YANGON: A Thai monk who repeatedly provided shelter to illegal Burmese workers has been arrested in plainclothes, according to Thai media reports.
A monk who allowed illegal Burmese workers to hide more than 20 times at a monastery in Toray, on the border of Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand, was arrested in disguise on Friday (June 19).
It was reported that a special operations team was ordered to arrest illegal workers after it was discovered that they were using religious sites as shelters.
The monk reportedly admitted that he had granted asylum to migrant workers more than 20 times.
The Kanchanaburi District Administrator said that since Kanchanaburi Province borders Myanmar and has many natural routes, there is a lot of illegal entry, and that strict vigilance is being exercised. - Eleven Media/ANN
