Hmong News – Thailand
Thai police seize RM188 million in drugs
Thai police believe the large haul of drugs seized in the operations originated from drug factories deep inside Shan State and Wa State in Myanmar and were smuggled into Thailand by Hmong tribesmen.
Police announce three massive drug busts worth Bt3 billion
The arrest stemmed from a tip-off that a group of Thai Hmong men would transport drugs from Chiang Rai into Central Thailand in a caravan of three pick-up trucks. After the suspects refused to pull over, police chased the trucks, which separated.
Massive meth seizure in Lampang
Prior to the drug seizure, the NSB team learned from a police spy that a group of Hmong people were plotting to smuggle drugs into the inner part of the country through Chiang Rai. The group planned to use a pickup truck in the smuggling taking Highway No …
Hmong: First Global Hmong Women’s Summit A Success
From 19 to 24 December 2016, the first Global Hmong Women’s Summit took place in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The summit was attended by over 100 Hmong community advocates from around the globe, including the United States of America (USA), France, Thailand …
The law on refugees: Our door opens only when we choose
When the Boat People started to flee Vietnam by sea in 1978 and the Hmong started to swim across the Mekong River to enter Thailand, not one of them had a right to land on Thai soil or anywhere else for that matter. The Thai border guards shot people …
Thailand at head of drug ‘highway’
One route is via Nakhon Phanom, which adjoins Laos. Some members of the Hmong and Wa hilltribe ethnic groups are believed to use this route to smuggle drugs into Thailand. The drugs are kept at houses located in plantations or condominiums in Bangkok’s …
Immigration’s economic impact: Local businesses worry over order’s effect
The refugees also created an estimated $2.7 million in tax revenue at the local and state levels. In 1980, thousands of Hmong, an ethnic group from rural regions of Laos and Thailand, were granted refugee status and immigrated to the U.S. following the …
Refugee ban goes beyond seven countries, has Twin Cities families on edge
The Hmong people are no longer classified as refugees by the State Department, as the camps they occupied in Thailand have been closed, Graupman said. As such, Trump’s travel ban does not officially apply to them, but many remain nervous or confused …
Thai cops probe Laos drug lord’s ‘celebrity links’
Thai police have already arrested six suspects accused of working for the crime boss, including three ethnic Hmong men in northeastern Thailand. They allegedly helped move drugs manufactured in the “Golden Triangle” — a lawless border region where …
Thailand and Laos – day twenty (Chiang Mai, Tuesday)
Absurdly cheap. From there we went around the corner to the Hmong market. All the components for making traditional Hmong clothing can be found there, as well as clothing already made. It is where the locals shop. I am sure that we are charged farang …
Parish roundup: Boston digitizes records; serving Asian Catholics
A priest from Thailand, a member of the Hmong community, visits Minnesota and North Carolina to minister to people of his community. He is a rarity, a priest who speaks the language and knows the culture. Deacon Alex Jones of Detroit, who died recently …
Thailand and Laos – day fifteen (Luang Prabang to Chiang Mai, Thursday)
Time for that last minute shopping! There was a small shop further up the road selling goods that were repurposed from Hmong clothing. Clare and I chose a wall hanging and some cushions covers, each with fabric that combined indigo batik and embroidery.
‘Hmong Songs of Memory, Hmong Threads of Life Secular & Sacred Music & Textiles’ at Tamarind Village Chiang Mai
‘Hmong Songs of Memory, Hmong Threads of Life: Secular & Sacred Music & Textiles’, an all-new exhibition by American researcher, writer and film maker Victoria Vorreiter, is open for all to enjoy at Tamarind Village Chiang Mai in Thailand. The …
Thailand and Laos – day twelve (Luang Prabang, Monday)
While Stella continued to weave I was able to tour around the Centre and examine the exquisite batik being carried out by Mae, a Hmong woman. Wax is applied to hemp fabric in intricately detailed patterns, then the fabric dyed with indigo. It can then …
National Children’s Day Celebrated Throughout Chiang Rai
Recreation activities were also held for the enjoyment of 250 children. Most children in Chiang Khong are members of eight local hill tribes, especially Hmong, and Karen.
THAI Smile on the move
This annual tourism event also celebrates Thailand’s ethnic diversity with the Akha, Lahu, Hmong, Karen and other hill tribes showing off their food and traditional dances.
From Stateless to Citizen: Thailand’s path to citizenship for 80,000 stateless residents
In Thailand, the stateless include Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar and members of hill tribes, such as the Karen, Mon and Hmong. These people can’t vote, travel, buy property or work legally with stateless status, reported BenarNews. The new resolution …
Hmong girls get justice
Spectrum helped clear the names of two Hmong girls once falsely accused of being robbers by reporting their side of the story in our Dec 11 edition. The sisters, Dokmai, 10, and Gaolhee, 7, used to go to Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai after school to earn extra …
