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Get me out of here, say frustrated young Thais
Mismanagement of Covid-19, corruption, nepotism and human rights violations are their main reasons for wanting to emigrate
Updated: May 07, 2021 07:31 AM GMT
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Buddhist monks and rescue volunteers oversee the funeral of a woman who died after contracting the coronavirus at Wat Rat Prakhong Tham in Nonthaburi on May 5. The Thai government has been criticized for its mismanagement of the Covid-19 crisis. (Photo: AFP)
Hundreds of thousands of young Thais have sent a resounding message to their country’s conservative establishment, which they see as hopelessly corrupt and incompetent: given a chance, they would love to go and live somewhere else.
Moderately busy: People shopping at a market in Bangkok before the latest Covid-19 curbs were imposed. A new social media movement has raised concern over the departure of people from Thailand. AFP
MORE than half a million Thais have joined a social media group urging people to move out of the country, reflecting dissatisfaction with the government.
“Yai Pratet Kan Ter” (Let’s move from this country) was created as a Facebook group on Saturday.
By yesterday, the number of people who had signed up had reached around 650,000.
Most of the content in this group is about experiences of people outside Thailand, as well as advice on how to move to other countries.