Picture: Daily Newws

 

Daily News reported the arrest of 48 Myanmar illegal immigrants who would be checked for Covid then deported.

 

The 16 men, 20 women and 12 children were caught in Ban Luang, Mae Ngon sub-district of Fang district in Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand.

 

All were found by a regular military patrol in the border area. 

 

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Not as porous as the UK's borders though. ☹️

2 hours ago, webfact said:

who would be checked for Covid then deported.

Personally, I think that it is very sad that they are being sent back into what is likely to be a war zone.

I thought that Thailand was crying out for labour?

Edited October 14, 20214 yr by Tropicalevo

2 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Personally, I think that it is very sad that they are being sent back into what is likely to be a war zone.

I thought that Thailand was crying out for labour?

I'm very familiar with Fang district.

No war zone across the border there.

But I wonder if they test positive for Covid, will they send them back or will they be allowed to stay.

2 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

I thought that Thailand was crying out for labour?

Yes indeed and my thought as well. Not only Burmese migrant workers but Cambodians as well. 

From the Khmer Press (13th October 2021):-

 

"A massive number of Cambodians were stopped in their tracks while attempting to sneak into Thailand by border patrol force in Battambang....... A total of 130 people were arrested...... and are looking for work despite the current pandemic situation in Thailand"

 

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50950903/border-force-intercept-more-than-100-cambodians-in-process-of-illegally-crossing-border-into-thailand/