Han Lay, who spoke out against the army's deadly suppression of anti-junta protests, is denied entry to Thailand despite taking refuge there for the past year.
abc.net.au/news/myanmar-beauty-queen-han-lay-stranded-in-thailand-airport/101470614A beauty queen who spoke out against Myanmar's military rulers has been stranded at Thailand's international airport for a third day, hoping to be granted entry, as activists and her employer urged authorities not to send her back to her homeland.
The 23-year-old model, whose real name is Thaw Nandar Aung, was stopped at Bangkok's Suvarnhabhumi airport on Wednesday, when returning from a brief visit to Vietnam. "I am just waiting on what will happen next," she said in a phonecall, declining to reveal where she is now.The events management team that works with Han Lay said they hoped she could re-enter Thailand.