Popular Post webfact Posted March 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2022 Khoukham Keomanivong (L) and Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal (R) at Bangkok’s Suvarnnabhumi Airport, March 10, 2022. Khoukham Keomanivong, a UN-recognized refugee, was wanted in Laos for his advocacy work. A Lao human rights activist who was living in Thailand under threat of deportation to his communist homeland has arrived in Canada where he will seek asylum with the support of the United Nations refugee agency and human rights groups. Khoukham Keomanivong, a U.N.-recognized refugee, was convicted on Jan. 31 in a closed-door Thai trial of overstaying his visa and had been held pending deportation to Laos, where he faced arrest for his advocacy work he says he has refrained from for more than two years. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe He was later released on bail and was finally allowed to leave Thailand on Thursday for Canada with the assistance of rights groups and the UNHCR. Khoukham arrived in Vancouver on Friday after transiting in South Korea and was undergoing quarantine procedures for COVID-19. Full story: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/arrival-03112022213348.html -- © Copyright Radio Free Asia 2022-03-12 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoePai Posted March 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2022 Good for him - and shame on Thailand to even think of deportation 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 7 hours ago, JoePai said: Good for him - and shame on Thailand to even think of deportation That's what they do. Birds of a feather club. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumpie Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 9 hours ago, JoePai said: Good for him - and shame on Thailand to even think of deportation Thailand is no different from China and is starting to emulate it in every way. IT's very frustrating to see but there is little that can be done. Westerners are far different from Thais in that we grew up with basic rights and freedoms. They did not so are unaccustomed to making a fuss in any real substantive way. IT's not something that anyone can change, and Thailand will go where it goes like a tanker and there will be no stopping it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegman Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 16 hours ago, JoePai said: Good for him - and shame on Thailand to even think of deportation Good on Canada too for once again being one of the few countries that offers sanctuary in such cases. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herfiehandbag Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, Blumpie said: Thailand is no different from China and is starting to emulate it in every way. IT's very frustrating to see but there is little that can be done. Westerners are far different from Thais in that we grew up with basic rights and freedoms. They did not so are unaccustomed to making a fuss in any real substantive way. IT's not something that anyone can change, and Thailand will go where it goes like a tanker and there will be no stopping it. I am afraid I don't agree. The up and coming younger generation are aware of the concept of basic rights and freedoms, understand that ( in theory) those rights are guaranteed by the constitution ("de jour"), and expect those rights and freedoms to be upheld. That started to bleed through electorally with the strong support for Future Forward in the last election. The generation not yet ( but almost) of voting age are just as, if not more aware. Oh they may load their phones with videos of "Black Pink" or rap artists we can't understand, but they are very aware. The uniformed dinosaurs are fighting a hard rearguard action, but it is doomed. The young people just don't care about the things which they believe justify how they rule.we saw that in various of the street protests in Bangkok last year. They ( the dinosaurs) will come unstuck. Edited March 13, 2022 by herfiehandbag 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 And what of the hundreds of activist exiles that also seek mainstream conscious attention? The randomness of the selected martyrs is predictable by way of these news circles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knocker33 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 22 hours ago, zzaa09 said: That's what they do. Birds of a feather club. More like the Dicktators club. Spelling mistake intended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumpie Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 9 hours ago, herfiehandbag said: I am afraid I don't agree. The up and coming younger generation are aware of the concept of basic rights and freedoms, understand that ( in theory) those rights are guaranteed by the constitution ("de jour"), and expect those rights and freedoms to be upheld. That started to bleed through electorally with the strong support for Future Forward in the last election. The generation not yet ( but almost) of voting age are just as, if not more aware. Oh they may load their phones with videos of "Black Pink" or rap artists we can't understand, but they are very aware. The uniformed dinosaurs are fighting a hard rearguard action, but it is doomed. The young people just don't care about the things which they believe justify how they rule.we saw that in various of the street protests in Bangkok last year. They ( the dinosaurs) will come unstuck. I can't agree more that "they are aware of it" however as people age they change their thinking patterns and tend to get in line with group thought. IT's no different in any other country. Look at university students when they start voicing their opinions. Nah, they aren't going to change. To change the way that things work it takes a generation or two at least. Just my opinion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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