DEPUTY Prime Minister/Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai denied he is not part of the team still to visit US for the postponed tariff talks due to Thailand having deported 40 Uyghurs back to China stating that he has not received a letter banning his entry, Amarin TV said today (Apr. 23). Asked about Foreign Minister
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Phumtham, Thavi in China to check on deported Uyghurs
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and Justice Minister Thavi Sodsong accompanied by executives of government agencies and the media arrived at China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to check on the welfare of Uyghurs deported from Thailand at 9.40 a.m. local time (an hour ahead of Thailand) this morning (March 19), Amarin TV said.
Read moreAnutin keeps mum on sending Uyghurs back to China
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul refused to comment on several embassies having issued a warning to their citizens to be careful of possible reprisal attacks after Thailand deported at least 40 Uyghurs back to China on Thursday (Feb. 27), Thai Rath newspaper said this evening (March 1). He clarified that he did not
Read moreUyghurs wrote three letters asking for help: MP
AN MP posted copies of three letters written by Uyghurs with one addressed to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and not delivered stating that they did not want to return to China after at least 40 Uyghur men were deported yesterday, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Feb. 28). However Prime Minister Paetongtarn
Read moreThailand deports 40 Uyghur men back to China after more than a decade in detention
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Taipei, Taiwan – A group of at least 40 Uyghur men detained in Thailand for more than a decade have been deported to China, Thai and Chinese officials said on Thursday (Feb. 27). The men made a public appeal last month to halt the deportation, saying they faced
Read moreNo Uyghurs being sent back to China anytime soon: Phumtham
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai today (Jan.17) categorically dismissed news reports that Uyghur refugees in Bangkok will be returned to China shortly. He said none of the total 48 Uyghur refugees currently detained at the Immigration Detention Centre will be deported to China on the upcoming Monday as earlier
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