Thailand South-three Burmese Migrants Suffocated

According to the August 30th issue of the local Thai-Rak newspaper, The Kyone Phaw rescue team found the corpses of three unidentified Burmese migrants who were probably suffocated at Annong Kyawklip Monastery (Wat), Mu-5, Tar Monakha village, Chumphon Township in southern Thailand.

On 28th August at around 09:00 villagers near the Monastery (Wat) saw the corpses about 30m from the main entrance road. The village leader, Nai Phanein Kaemani informed local police who sent a rescue truck to Chumphon hospital, according to the newspaper.

Special crime unit Police officer, Tuchat Tililucphone said; “Maybe Burmese, no ID card or legal document was seen, not even wearing shoes. Drivers are worried they will be linked to the dead in such trafficking cases, so they get rid of the corpses,” according to the media.

The newspaper reported that, according to hospital records, the three Burmese migrants had suffocated 10 hours before they were found.

There was the possibility of a dumped container, according to villagers and police were investigating the container owner and talking with Burmese migrant workers around the Chumphon area.

Because of economic instability and the lack of employment opportunities in Burma, many Burmese come to neighbouring Thailand any way they can, and unfortunately these sorts of incidents occur.

On 10th April, 2008, an unfortunate incident took place where more than one hundred Burmese migrants were trafficked from Ranong to Phuket and due to the failure of air conditioning 54 people suffocated.

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