webfact Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Doubts remain about a foreign man who was arrested for vagrancy and illegal entry into China in the city of Tianshui in Gansu province. He says he is a Thai called Prakop Cheuasaeng, 45, from the Thungfon district of Udon Thani, reported Thai Rath. He appears to have been in China since well before the pandemic. He had no passport or other papers. Officials in his home province said they have no one of that name on their books. They think he may be a hilltribesman. A Thai woman living in Tianshui called Sukanya was brought in as interpreter. Prakop could not sing the Thai national anthem correctly and did not know his ก-ฮ (gor to hor) - the Thai ABC. He provided conflicting information over a three day period after which the Chinese immigration police decided to stop the interrogation. But they are not sure where to send him next. It has also emerged that Prakop was arrested in Yunan province 14 years ago so was thought to have been in China at least 15 years. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2023-03-17 - 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. The most versatile and flexible rental investment and holiday home solution in Thailand - click for more information. Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ignore it Posted March 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2023 (edited) So lacking in alternatives, they decided he was not a Thai, but a Uighur practioner of Falun Gong and they sent him off to do slave labor until his organs were needed for transplanting. Edited March 17, 2023 by ignore it Anticipating removal for trolling. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 No passport, so how did he get to China? After 15 years he probably spoke better Chinese than Thai and he must have been working and living somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoDisplayName Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 The southern border of China with Vietnam and Laos is relatively porous, less so with Myanmar. In many places it's possible to climb a 1.5m fence or wade an ankle-deep stream. There are a number of local crossings he could have gotten through, and even some spots markets are set up directly on the border, where it's no problem to simply walk through ending up across the border. Visit the border market, admire the lovely border marker..... Hey! Those aren't Chinese flags! Oooops! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaoNiaw Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 (edited) It would be interesting to know if he spoke central Thai or Isan dialects, which would seem a better indicator than the alphabet or the national anthem after such a long period of time. Yunan has a large ethnic Tai population so if he was only using a dialect from that region, it would probably mean he's Chinese? I'm guessing they looked into that though? Edited March 17, 2023 by KhaoNiaw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, webfact said: Prakop could not sing the Thai national anthem correctly and did not know his ก-ฮ (gor to hor) - the Thai ABC. ???????? Reminds me of the story of the handicapped Hong Kong boy, who, years ago, had somehow made it without a passport to mainland China, and after sending him back and forth, Hong Kong Immigration finally sent him "back" to mainland China, cause his clothes were made in China, and he couldn't name popular Hong Kong pop stars. He was never seen or heard of again... Edited March 17, 2023 by StayinThailand2much 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Reciting the Thai anthem and ABC relies on it being taught to him if he went to school many don't ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marin Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 25 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said: Reciting the Thai anthem and ABC relies on it being taught to him if he went to school many don't Many? Not many at all. 10%? Totally illiterate today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 20 minutes ago, marin said: Many? Not many at all. 10%? Totally illiterate today? So about 7m? by your calculation or many in mine ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the jungle Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Is he incapable of driving? Does he believe lottery numbers can be predicted by worshipping a rock? What is his amulet count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayArea Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 7 hours ago, KhaoNiaw said: Yunan has a large ethnic Tai population so if he was only using a dialect from that region, it would probably mean he's Chinese? By looking at him, he doesn't look Chinese or southern Chinese for that matter and if your hypothesis is correct, wouldn't he be one of the Tai minorities then? But if he was, Tai names in the region are not similar to Thai national in Thailand, not even close. Lastly, when you say he's Chinese, do you mean Chinese national/ citizenship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 16 hours ago, ignore it said: So lacking in alternatives, they decided he was not a Thai, but a Uighur practioner of Falun Gong and they sent him off to do slave labor until his organs were needed for transplanting. You beat me to it... I'm sure they have a safe house in mind for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Cue the Thai authorities to dismiss him as thoroughly as possible…. Thai person committed a crime?, entered illegally, etc etc; must be a minority, must be an immigrant, definitely not Thai, never! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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