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Myanmar beauty queen held by Thai immigration

AFP . Thailand
24 Sep 2022 00:00:00 | Update: 24 Sep 2022 00:13:28
Myanmar beauty queen held by Thai immigration

A Myanmar beauty queen who spoke out against the military coup in her homeland appealed Friday for help after being refused entry to Thailand by immigration officials. Thaw Nandar Aung, better known by her professional moniker Han Lay, has been held at Bangkok’s main international airport since Thursday after arriving on a flight from Vietnam.

She made headlines in March 2021 when she urged the world to “save” the people of Myanmar from the military, which had seized power a month earlier.

Thai immigration officials said she was denied entry to the kingdom because of a problem with her passport.

In a post on her verified Facebook page on Friday, Han Lay said she feared the Myanmar police would come and get her at the airport. “I request to Thai authority from here please help for me,” she wrote in English, adding that she had contacted the UN refugee agency.

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