View Poll Results: Is it right and just the way Thais treat the Burmese?

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    Phuket puts those nasty Burmese slaves into place

    Burmese concert hits bureaucratic barrier

    PHUKET CITY: An ambitious plan to stage a concert to bring some fun into the lives of some 30,000 minimum-wage Burmese laborers living in Phuket received a lukewarm reception from Vice-Governor Worapoj Ratthasima yesterday, who said the event would need to be organized in accordance with all provincial regulations imposed on migrant workers – including the controversial 8 pm curfew.

    The idea was put to V/Gov Worapoj by Burmese national May Kyawt Shin, who visited his office at Phuket Provincial Hall.

    May Kyawt, a Bangkok-based announcer for Radio Thailand’s Burmese-language broadcasts, is also an English-language teacher at Bangkok University and at the Military Language Academy, also in Bangkok.

    Concerts featuring well-known Burmese music artists have already been staged without incident in Ranong and Phang Nga, May Kyawt told V/Gov Worapoj.

    The event would also be used as an occasion for the Burmese living here to show their deep respect for HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej and to celebrate the recent acceptance by referendum of Thailand’s new Constitution, she added.

    With provincial approval, the event would be staged at Saphan Hin in September with the workers each paying a 100-baht admission fee, she explained.

    Despite the statements of good intention, V/Gov Worapoj expressed concern over security. He said that Phuket is a tourism province with greater security concerns than the other provinces where concerts have already been held.

    He also pointed out that Phuket has many more registered Burmese migrant workers than provinces such as Ranong, where there are only 5,000.

    While not ruling out the event outright, V/Gov Worapoj said it would have to be organized on a step-by-step basis and in accordance with all regulations, including the curfew.

    As an example, he noted that May Kyawt’s work permit specified radio broadcasting and English teaching – not concert promotion – as the work she could legally do. Thus, he suggested that a local high-ranking military officer be the official organizer.

    Other government agencies, such as Phuket’s Muang District Office and the provincial labor office, must also approve the event, he added.

    Nattaya Anudit, who heads the Phuket Labor Department office, which oversees the registration of migrant workers from Burma, said that it would be hard to stage the concert by night as Burmese are not allowed to go out after 8 pm unless accompanied by their employer.

    The regulation is just one of many imposed on Burmese workers in Phuket and other provinces with large numbers of migrant workers. Other rules forbid Burmese workers riding motorcycles and using mobile phones.

    May Kyawt left the meeting saying she would follow the vice-governor’s advice and try to have the event organized in compliance with all related regulations.

    Phuket Gazette

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    Quote Originally Posted by dirtydog View Post
    Other rules forbid Burmese workers riding motorcycles and using mobile phones.


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    You've got to be joking, you come to a country to work doing jobs the locals don't want to do and you ain't allowed to use a phone or ride a bike??? WTF??

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    Now you know what Thais think of the nasty evil foreigners, suprised they don't have a curfew for those nasty TEFLers

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    Quote Originally Posted by buriramboy
    and you ain't allowed to use a phone or ride a bike??? WTF??
    Yes Khunt Hai doesnt give a shit about poor foreigners.

    Us "rich" ones get a raw deal also, but shagging everything in sight makes up for that

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    Quote Originally Posted by buriramboy
    you ain't allowed to use a phone or ride a bike??? WTF??
    It is only recently that they have allowed white nasty foreigners to own mobile phones without a work permit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dirtydog View Post
    The event would also be used as an occasion for the Burmese living here to show their deep respect for HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej and to celebrate the recent acceptance by referendum of Thailand’s new Constitution, she added.
    Hmmm....

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    Must be a love hate relationship between the Thais and the Burmese, can't live with them and can't live without them.

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    Hate the Burmese from past wars, which are relived in romantic drama. Burmese workers on Samui? Sure. Few years back, some of these folks asked for their Bt100 a day pay after a few months. Construction boss sent them out on a boat and they were hacked up and thrown overboard. Others lived in a tin shanty near me. My dog was killed by a lorry one day. Guy runs over with a sack and says he'll bury him. I gave him Bt100 and they had a good dinner. Nice people. Don't begrudge them anything. Poor but cheerful. Guess if they were rich they would be different.


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    bit of a difference between the people and their upper crust

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    Thais are scum; bullies and cowards of the worst kind - I don't think this idea is anything new to the majority of folks who have spent enough time here to understand them and their pathetic culture...

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    Poor Thais who go overseas to work are treated the same in there host countries as Burmese are treat here, must be part of some Asian countries culture
    My wife's sister worker in Taiwan for 400 baht a day, no Taiwanese would work for such a low wage

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bettyboo View Post
    Thais are scum; bullies and cowards of the worst kind - I don't think this idea is anything new to the majority of folks who have spent enough time here to understand them and their pathetic culture...
    I disagree with you there are plenty of nice Thai people but you will not find them in bars or massage parlours
    Most are are hard working and want to have a decent life and give there children a good education

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    Quote Originally Posted by petercallen
    and give there children a good education
    Shame you didn't get one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gerbil View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by petercallen
    and give there children a good education
    Shame you didn't get one.
    Another troll, you should change your name to Shrek

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hootad Binky View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by dirtydog View Post
    The event would also be used as an occasion for the Burmese living here to show their deep respect for HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej and to celebrate the recent acceptance by referendum of Thailand’s new Constitution, she added.
    Hmmm....
    Have i missed something .????????

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