Myanmar model and junta critic denied entry to Thailand - set to be deported to Vietnam

[Bluespunk]

16 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Is you solution to everything insults and name calling?

Bye... I shall put you on ignore

Good.

[Burma Bill]

On 9/23/2022 at 10:36 AM, ThailandRyan said:

Such a screwed up country Myanmar has become.

Yes indeed. If you now click "like" on social media posts from so called terrorist organizations, you face 10 years in prison!!

 

Myanmar's ruling junta on Tuesday (Sep 20) warned the public against showing moral support for a "terrorist" resistance movement, threatening jail terms of up to 10 years just for liking or sharing its content on social media

 

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/myanmar-military-junta-jail-likes-shares-opponents-social-media-2951276

 

IMO the only genocidal terrorist organization in Burma is the Junta's Tatmadaw (Burmese military)!!!

 

[BangkokReady]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

They said this was because she was named in an Interpol Red Notice as a wanted person after her passport was revoked. 

Interpol allows "prisoners of conscience" onto their lists?

[Bangkok Barry]

 

Great that they forgot to pixilate the photos of this 'criminal'.

 

I think the issue is that her passport was revoked as she hurt the feelings of the Myanmar murderers military. In that case, immigration would have been in their rights to refuse entry to someone without a valid passport.

 

Going public in condemning a military regime is a very commendable but dangerous and silly path to take.

[rudi49jr]

2 hours ago, pomchop said:

Coups plotters and autocrats are a disgusting bunch and should be condemned worldwide.

Not just condemned, but brought before a court and sentenced to be put in prison in solitary confinement for the rest of their sorry lives.

[Curmudgeonly59]

3 hours ago, dcsw53 said:

Boss can put her up in his London apartment while she figures out what to do next, they will never find her there.

????

[scorecard]

On 9/23/2022 at 11:18 AM, ozz1 said:

It Just shows you they are brothers in arms   yet they can't find the red bull guy let's hope this gets a lot of coverage then they might change their minds

... they are brothers in arms ... says it all.

 

Their aim it to get the pleasure <deleted> in each others pocket and admiring each others uniforms and medals. While at the same time they work to make the plebs frightened of them.

 

Has any of this current matter and connection to building a civil society, national development, respect for law and order, human rights and are any of these subjects receiving any attention?

 

NO and NO.

[Caldera]

Another shameful decision. If her passport was revoked by the murderous Burmese junta, she clearly deserves refugee status. 

[anchadian]

https://twitter.com/KhaosodEnglish/status/1573280803853070336

 

 

[Mickmouse1]

IP Red notice does not apply to this bewty. HAPPT TO ADOPT HER ????

[webfact]

Former Myanmar beauty pageant contestant remains detained at Thailand’s airport, but will not be returned to Myanmar say authorities
 

 

By Nop Meechukhun

 

 

Bangkok – Former Myanmar beauty contestant Han Ley was detained at Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Thursday, September 22nd, after returning from Vietnam at around 2:30 AM.

According to her statement to BBC Myanmar, she was detained at the airport lounge after receiving her passport from an immigration officer who told her that she had committed a crime in Myanmar and was wanted by Interpol.

 

Han Ley is a model who previously captured international recognition for her speech against Myanmar’s anti-junta military coup during the Miss Grand beauty contest last year. She took refuge in Thailand for about one year after speaking out against the Myanmar military.

 

She traveled to Vietnam to renew her visa after staying in Thailand with a tourist visa for more than a year.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/23/former-myanmar-beauty-pageant-contestant-remains-detained-at-thailands-airport-but-will-not-be-returned-to-myanmar-say-authorities/

 

-- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-24

 

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[ukrules]

They've gone out of their way to create a situation out of nothing here.

 

Had they just let her in then there would be no potential PR disaster like the one that's unfolding right now.

[hotchilli]

Thailand may have done her a favour... she's better off in Vietnam.

Claim her asylum over there and stuff Thailand who have the same mindset as Myanmar generals.

[sandrew33]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Former Myanmar beauty pageant contestant remains detained at Thailand’s airport, but will not be returned to Myanmar say authorities
 

 

By Nop Meechukhun

 

 

Bangkok – Former Myanmar beauty contestant Han Ley was detained at Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Thursday, September 22nd, after returning from Vietnam at around 2:30 AM.

According to her statement to BBC Myanmar, she was detained at the airport lounge after receiving her passport from an immigration officer who told her that she had committed a crime in Myanmar and was wanted by Interpol.

 

Han Ley is a model who previously captured international recognition for her speech against Myanmar’s anti-junta military coup during the Miss Grand beauty contest last year. She took refuge in Thailand for about one year after speaking out against the Myanmar military.

 

She traveled to Vietnam to renew her visa after staying in Thailand with a tourist visa for more than a year.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/23/former-myanmar-beauty-pageant-contestant-remains-detained-at-thailands-airport-but-will-not-be-returned-to-myanmar-say-authorities/

 

-- © Copyright The Pattaya News 2022-09-24

 

- Cigna 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.

 

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“Committed a crime in Myanmar” 

 

Odd that the same Thai immigration staff kept missing the Red Bull heir on his frequent trips in and out of the country but someone who spoke some home truths about a junta gets this treatment ????????‍♂️

 

its almost like Thailand is run by its own pseudo junta who like the idea of sending messages about political dissent more than they care about actual crimes 

[TheFishman1]

Amazing Thailand this will make international news and then not a very good wayTIT

[Millcx]

55 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Thailand may have done her a favour... she's better off in Vietnam.

Claim her asylum over there and stuff Thailand who have the same mindset as Myanmar generals.

You got that right Hotchilli

[spidermike007]

Huge egg on the face of the leaders here, siding with the heinous military in Burma. If they are ever faced with a moral dilemma, they seem to always pick the least moral option. Afraid of China, are we? 

[nobodysfriend]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Han Ley is a model who previously captured international recognition for her speech against Myanmar’s anti-junta military coup during the Miss Grand beauty contest last year. She took refuge in Thailand for about one year after speaking out against the Myanmar military.

Detaining a critic of a murderous junta is a move that can damage Thailand's reputation .

Sidelining with the non elected junta in Myanmar is something better to avoid for Thailand . It would lead to the so much feared " loss of face " in the eyes of the international community .

[jacko45k]

13 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

Great that they forgot to pixilate the photos of this 'criminal'.

 

I think the issue is that her passport was revoked as she hurt the feelings of the Myanmar murderers military. In that case, immigration would have been in their rights to refuse entry to someone without a valid passport.

 

Going public in condemning a military regime is a very commendable but dangerous and silly path to take.

Yes, although could she perhaps could have claimed asylum. Surprised she was not blocked at the Vietnam end. 

[Reigntax]

All the Juntas like to stick together.

interpol, maybe Burns can teach the Thai authorities how to place a person on the watch list!!

but this is just more red faced bull!!

[kennw]

2 hours ago, sandrew33 said:

“Committed a crime in Myanmar” 

 

Odd that the same Thai immigration staff kept missing the Red Bull heir on his frequent trips in and out of the country but someone who spoke some home truths about a junta gets this treatment ????????‍♂️

 

its almost like Thailand is run by its own pseudo junta who like the idea of sending messages about political dissent more than they care about actual crimes 

Yes ! and "Mr Bull" is wanted in his own country, obviously there is a difference in wealth.

[thailand49]

Her detainment must be keeping officials working overtime in the backroom jerking on themselves. 

[brianthainess]

Hi USA, how's the rating today on Thailand's HUMAN Rights ??

[Aussieroaming]

So why would Interpol be processing red notices for an illegal Junta in Myanmar that is not recognized by the UN? Something strange about this.

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

She traveled to Vietnam to renew her visa after staying in Thailand with a tourist visa for more than a year.

She should have stayed in Vietnam.. knowing how Thailand and Myanmar have close links at the top.

 

[MyFriend You]

22 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Thailand could have given her a place to stay in the country while her request for asylum is heard.  Instead they side with the neighboring Junta who canceled her passport while traveling because she was a vocal critic.  Maybe she can get into another country who will make her feel wanted like the Myanmar Ladyboy millionaire who the Myanmar Government wanted arrested as well....

I suspect Thailands refusal of entry was more for her safety than anything political.  Myanmar's junta would send assasins into Thailand to take care of her, Oh, forgot, they are already there...............Peace

[klauskunkel]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

she was detained at the airport lounge after receiving her passport from an immigration officer who told her that she had committed a crime in Myanmar and was wanted by Interpol.

They do not disclose the specific crime she had committed, although it has to be spelled out in the Interpol warrant/notice, if there is one.

My guess is that she is not "wanted by Interpol" as the Thai Immi Officer told her, but by Myanmar, and that the actual charge has too much potential for eggs on the face of Thai officialdom to be revealed.

[Bangkok Barry]

5 hours ago, TheFishman1 said:

Amazing Thailand this will make international news and then not a very good wayTIT

Is there ever any good news about Thailand? Ever? Even the good news rescue of kids from a cave after their incompetent leader got them trapped was down to foreigners having to come in to rescue them.

 

Fortunately for those who believe that saving face is the most important thing in society, no-one in the world actually gives a rat's fart about what happens in Thailand as it's an insignificant SE Asian backwater with no influence on anything. Not since it began the worldwide financial crash in 1997, anyway. So I doubt that it will make international news to any significant extent, if at all.

[orchidfan]

22 hours ago, Walker88 said:

Freedom is under threat almost everywhere, as autocracy is almost becoming a fad.

 

Myanmar had a chance to move away from 1500 years of monarchs and dictators (with very short attempts at building a democracy), but the Tatmadaw had the deck stacked. It's self-written Constitution allowed the military to retake power at any time for any reason. That is what the coup plotters used to justify their takeover.

 

Critics are killed or imprisoned or have their bank accounts frozen. Spies are back in the tea shops, just like the days of SLORC/SPDC. Business is dying or dead. Hope is gone.

 

It's a shame, but hardly surprising, that the current Thai govt cooperates with the junta. I wonder about the Interpol comment, as it seems unlikely they would honor the authority of a pariah govt. Perhaps once the woman gets to Vietnam, she can enter a Western embassy and claim asylum.

Yes, look at the ancient history between Siam and Myanmar over many decades of battles and dominance. 

Finally the Thais drove them out. 

There was no love lost between them then. 

 

[radiochaser]

1 hour ago, Loucheboy said:

Ohhh don't be so touchy, just think of it as friendly fire.

Friendly fire is much worse than the fire from an enemy. 
Even though both are equally lethal.