Thailand
- In-Depth
Myanmar migrants struggle as second wave of Covid-19 hits Thailand
Discrimination has made the resurgence of the coronavirus in Thailand especially hard on Myanmar workers
- In-Depth
‘I guess we’re just supposed to starve’ – laid-off Myanmar migrants denied wages and trapped by Thailand lockdown
With businesses closed and travel restricted, tens of thousands are running out of food, money and options
- In-Depth
‘We’ll Arrest Your Family if You Don’t Confess’… Myanmar Migrants ‘Scapegoated’ by Thai Police
A Thai girl’s murder led to the wrongful conviction of four Myanmar migrants. Advocates say it is a familiar story
- Myanmar
Of millions of Myanmar migrants in Thailand, just a fraction set to vote
The details of that morning 25 years ago are hazy but Than Than Aye remembers vividly the palpable excitement as an 18-year-old voting in her first election. She does not remember who she voted for in the 1990 elections- possibly Aung San Suu Kyi’s party – but recalls putting the voting slip in the ballot box in a small town in Mon state in eastern Myanmar. “I’m so eager to vote,” said Than Than Aye, who has been working in Thailand for close to 20 years, of the upcoming elections on Nov. 8. “Of course I would vote for Daw Suu. If the leader is good, the country will become better. And if the country prospers, we will too,” she added, laughing. Yet on Oct. 17, when Myanmar nationals living in neighbouring Thailand cast advance ballots for the elections, Than Than Aye will not be in the queue. Neither will hundreds of thousands of her compatriots. Around 3,000 voters have registered for advance voting at the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, Win Maung, Myanmar’s ambassador to Thailand, told Myanmar Now in a telephone interview. That is just a tiny fraction of the estimated 2.5 to 3 million Myanmar workers toiling away…
