Yunnan caps hotel prices for Myanmar refugees   

6万人次缅甸边民进入中国境内 云南严禁宾馆涨价

6万进进出出的缅甸边民可分两类，一类是在中国境内有居住证明或在云南有亲戚可投靠的；另一类是经济条件较好的。后者选择租房子或住酒店，最开始宾馆房价还因此被抬高，最高可达每晚800元。但随后云南省政府严禁哄抬物价，现在宾馆的房价为每晚200多元。[查看全文]

(ECNS) - Southwest China's Yunnan province has introduced measures, including a cap on hotel prices, to facilitate the influx of Myanmar refugees amid conflict with China, the Beijing Youth Daily reported on Monday.

Ten days ago, a bomb fell from a Myanmar warplane and hit a sugarcane field in the southwestern Chinese border city of Lincang, killing five people and injuring eight others.

Since the conflict broke out, about 60,000 Myanmar residents living in the border area have fled to China to temporarily live with friends and relatives, China's Foreign Ministry confirmed on Friday.

People without family or friends in China are having to live in hotels or rent houses. As a result, the price of accommodation surged, reaching almost 800 yuan ($129) per night.

The Yunnan provincial government has since taken pre-emptive action and limited hotel prices to about 200 yuan ($32) per night, according to the report.

The government has also taken measures to settle poor people from Myanmar, including building 15 large settlements and providing assistance, the Red Cross says.

A group has been set up to cope with the aftermath of the unrest. Measures include launching a thorough investigation into the incident, providing compensation to the families of victims, and sending armed patrols to the region.