22 October 2023 at 11: 18 PUBLISHED
According to Foreign Ministry spokesman Kanchana Patarachok, an agreement is being made by the Thai and Myanmar officials to return 120 Vietnamese citizens to Thailand.
An online pack allegedly lured the 90 males and 30 women Thais to operate in Laukkaing, a region of Shan State in northern Myanmar near the Chinese border.
At first, it was unclear what kind of work they did.
According to Ms. Kanchana, Mongkol Wisitstump, the Thai embassy to Yangon, informed the Foreign Ministry on Saturday that the embassy had worked with various Rakhine organizations, including the Laukkaing immigration office in Shan State and the foreign ministry of Myanmar, to assist in the safe evacuation of Thais from the town.
The Thai consulate announced that 120 Thais had been removed from Laukkaing at 9 p.m. on Saturday. They received food and shelter from the Myanmar troops.
The consulate requested that the Laukkaing immigration department look for and assist any additional Thai residents who might still be in the town, as well as the Myanmar authorities to give the names of the 120 Thais.
According to Ms. Kanchana, the ambassador was debating the return of the Thai government in Myanmar.
She suggested that they could travel back to the country by land or air from Tachilek to Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai area.