Model who criticized Myanmar's military fears repatriation

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A model from Myanmar who denounced her country’s military rulers last year from the stage of a beauty pageant in Thailand said Friday she fears she may be forced back home. Thaw Nandar Aung, also known as Han Lay, told The Associated Press by phone that she has been stuck at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport since being denied reentry to Thailand when she arrived Wednesday night from a short trip to Vietnam. She has been living in Thailand but needed to exit and reenter in order to extend her stay.

2 months ago·กทม, Thailand

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Model Thaw Nandar Aung who criticised Myanmar's military fears repatriation

She said she was seeking the assistance of the United Nations' refugee agency to avoid being sent back to Myanmar, where she feared harsh punishment from the military government she has criticised.

2 months ago·India

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Model who criticized Myanmar's military fears repatriation

BANGKOK (AP) — A model from Myanmar who denounced her country’s military rulers last year from the stage of a beauty pageant in Thailand said Friday she fears she may be forced back home. Thaw Nandar Aung, also known as Han Lay, told The Associated Press by phone that she has been stuck at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport since being denied reentry to Thailand when she arrived Wednesday night from a short trip to Vietnam.

2 months ago·United States

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Model who criticized Myanmar's military fears repatriation

A model from Myanmar denounced her country’s military rulers last year from the stage of a beauty pageant in Thailand

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Model who criticized Myanmar's military fears repatriation

By JERRY HARMER Associated PressBANGKOK (AP) — A model from Myanmar denounced her country’s military rulers last year from the stage of a beauty pageant in Thailand. Now she fears she may be forced back home. Thaw Nandar Aung told The Associated Press by phone that she was stuck at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. When she arrived Wednesday night by air from a short trip to Vietnam, she was denied reentry into Thailand. Thai Foreign Ministry spok…

2 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Model who criticized Myanmar’s military fears repatriation

BANGKOK >> A model from Myanmar who denounced her country’s military rulers last year from the stage of a beauty pageant in Thailand said today she fears she may be forced back home.

2 months ago·Honolulu, United States

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