Myanmar junta revokes passports held by some citizens who are Singapore PRs

Myanmar national May Kyaw found out that her passport was invalid when she was going to fly from Singapore to Thailand. - ST

SINGAPORE: May Kyaw was headed to Bangkok in August when she was stopped at Changi Airport.

“I was flying to Bangkok to meet a friend and when passing through immigration, the officer told me that my passport was invalid,” said the 50-year-old Myanmar national and Singapore permanent resident (PR).