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Thai citizenship plan for 8,000 Bur
- Subject: Thai citizenship plan for 8,000 Bur
- From: ausgeo@xxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 04:16:00
Subject: Thai citizenship plan for 8,000 Burmese approved
28 May 1997
Thai citizenship plan for 8,000 Burmese approved
THE Cabinet yesterday approved the granting of Thai citizenship to nearly
8,000 Burmese who entered Thailand before March 9, 1976, Prime Minister
Chavalit Yongchaiyudh said.
Chavalit said citizenship was approved for some Burmese presently living in
Tak, Prachuab Khiri Khan, Chumpon and Ranong provinces.
Those entitled to apply for citizenship include 4,614 displaced Burmese who
were born in Thailand but migrated to Burma. They later escaped the oppression
of minorities there and are now living in Tak province.
Another 3,208 people are considered Thai but their families lived in areas
given to Burma when it was still a British colony. They now reside in Prachuab
Khiri Khan, Chumphon and Ranong provinces, Chavalit said.
The premier was speaking after chairing the weekly Cabinet meeting.
Meanwhile, Interior Minister Snoh Thienthong said he was interested in how
many Thais might have been displaced after the land they were living on was
given to Burma.
Snoh dismissed speculation that some Burmese who came to Thailand to work
might exploit the scheme, saying he had instructed authorities to strictly
follow regulations in considering the applications for citizenship.
The Nation