rooster59 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Plan to move stranded family out of airport By JESSADA CHANTARARAK THE NATION A ZIMBABWEAN family who have been stranded in the departure lounge at Suvarnabhumi International Airport for three months after refusing to return to their home country may be moved to a Bangkok detention centre, pending a consideration of their asylum application by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Pol Colonel Choengron Rimpadee, deputy immigration commander, said the UN agency had already agreed to seek a solution for the family of four adults and four children aged from two to 11 years old but nobody knew how much longer the process would take. “If the UNHCR’s procedure takes a long time, we plan to move them to Soi Suan Plu detention centre where they will be allowed stay in a waiting area,” he said. “However what I have learnt from UNHCR is that the procedure will not be long.” According to Agence France-Presse, Vivian Tan, a spokeswoman for the UN refugee agency in Bangkok, has said the UNHCR was “currently exploring potential solutions” for the family but could not provide more details for confidentiality reasons. The family have been trying to fly to Spain since late October but were charged with overstaying their visas. When Thai immigration officials wanted to deport them to Zimbabwe they refused, citing political tensions in the country. In November, they tried to board a Ukraine International flight to Mauritania via Ukraine and Spain. When they arrived in the Ukraine, they were not allowed to board their onward flight as they had no proper travel documents. They were sent back to Bangkok and have been staying at the airport ever since. Their plight came to light this week after an airport staffer posted photos of himself handing a Christmas present to the children. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30335068 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-12-30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 (edited) ...what about the Thais who need help first.. Edited December 30, 2017 by Rhys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 send the country shoppers back to Zimbabwe ..... they are illegal immigrants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 From what I've read, the situation in Zimbabwe is stable so there really doesn't seem to be any reason for them not to go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inepto Cracy Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Send these people back to Zim. Somebody is paying heaps of money to keep them here. There are big changes in Zim now, so they have nothing to fear. These peoples excuse could be used by South African farmers who genuinely have a fear of terror and murder attacks on their farms. Imagine 2 million white farmers arriving by the plane load to seek asylum in Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevc Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 But their not stranded they could go back home but don't want to.Sent from my SM-P901 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 IDC is the usual place for illegals, what so special about this lot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inepto Cracy Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 This bunch seems to have a lot of money for asylum seekers from Zim. One hundred Trillion Zim dollars can buy half a loaf of bread. They must have brought a 40' container full of the stuff. One hundred trillion zim $ is worth 0.40 USA cents. Me thinks that there is more than one reason why this family is scared to go back home, how did they get so much money if most of the country is starving??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SABloke Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 13 hours ago, rooster59 said: A ZIMBABWEAN family who have been stranded in the departure lounge at Suvarnabhumi International Airport for three months after refusing to return to their home country If you refuse to leave a place you are NOT stranded As an aside, my Zimbabwean friend has just returned to Harare from a nice trip to Singapore and Cambodia. No problems at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 (edited) Amazing what crawls out of the woodwork on some threads. Well, I say amazing, I really mean...let’s see...I know, nauseating. Edited December 30, 2017 by Bluespunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Interesting no one noticed them until their plight hit the international press... Seems they are looking for a back door into Europe, presume they have a lot of money and the new Zimbabwe administration would like to talk to them about how they came by it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeupplease Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 As it hits the worlds headlines thanks to the BBC, we see action after hell for 3 months, nice country to live in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 15 hours ago, Rhys said: ...what about the Thais who need help first.. Which Thais do you mean who need help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psimbo Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Economic migrants deserve no special treatment- ship them home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psimbo Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Bluespunk said: Amazing what crawls out of the woodwork on some threads. Well, I say amazing, I really mean...let’s see...I know, nauseating. I concur- we haven't seen you for a while! You haven't actually contributed anything constructive to this thread so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 14 hours ago, djayz said: From what I've read, the situation in Zimbabwe is stable so there really doesn't seem to be any reason for them not to go back. A concentration is stable....does not mean it's safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnThailandJohn Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 5 hours ago, Inepto Cracy said: Somebody is paying heaps of money to keep them here. What you thinking 250 baht a day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, Psimbo said: I concur- we haven't seen you for a while! You haven't actually contributed anything constructive to this thread so far. Nah, showing one’s contempt for non thinking and knee jerk reactions based on unsavoury “judgements” is always constructive. Edited December 30, 2017 by Bluespunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 4 hours ago, Psimbo said: Economic migrants deserve no special treatment- ship them home. Evidence for your “thoughts” on why this family is seeking asylum, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Amazing what publicity does in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captspectre Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 stranded for three months? what the hell kind of law enforcement is that? who fed them? where did they wash? in the face bowls? that country just held an election! so why does the Thai's still think they need asilum? ship the fools home and fire the thai responsible for this mess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 14 hours ago, JohnThailandJohn said: What you thinking 250 baht a day? what will you get for 250B airside at Swamppy??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 I'll throw in a bit of gratuitous Thai bashing to end the year. They have a plan, well is there anything further to offer? Or is it in a letter to be submitted to the authorities and acted on in 30 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 On 30/12/2017 at 10:45 PM, The manic said: A concentration is stable....does not mean it's safe. Stable is good enough for me or should we put them up? Another bleeding heart... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfarang Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Why not deport them to the UK, where in certain areas they will be part of the majority, claim political asylum that will guarantee them free housing and welfare for at least the next 40 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 So, when some people are found to overstay thier visas, they can later try to board a plane. Why are they not in detention already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 “Do you suffer from callous-narrow-minded biases? I’m humanely secondhand embarrassed for you.” JT Sanz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 On 12/31/2017 at 3:38 AM, Bluespunk said: Evidence for your “thoughts” on why this family is seeking asylum, please. Because they are refusing to go home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Orton Rd said: Because they are refusing to go home? Not even related to the question I posed. Try again. Actually, the only one who can answer the question is the one whose “thinking” I am curious about. They still haven't got back to me... Edited January 1, 2018 by Bluespunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Get Real said: So, when some people are found to overstay thier visas, they can later try to board a plane. Why are they not in detention already? On 30/12/2017 at 12:09 AM, rooster59 said: The family have been trying to fly to Spain since late October but were charged with overstaying their visas. When Thai immigration officials wanted to deport them to Zimbabwe they refused, citing political tensions in the country. According to the BBC they had overstayed by 5 months... Assuming they had not been arrested before presenting themselves to Immigration, they would be subject to a 500B per day fine each + 1 year exclusion ban, that's why they can not re-enter, the reason they were not detained was they paid the fines and had valid plain tickets, they were denied boarding at the gate by the airline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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