A beauty queen who spoke out against Myanmar’s military rulers remained stranded at Suvarnabhumi airport for a third day on Friday, hoping to be granted entry, as activists and her employer urged authorities not to send her back to her homeland.
Han Lay captured international attention last year with a moving speech at the Miss Grand International pageant in Bangkok, where she called for urgent help for Myanmar’s people. She has been denied entry by the Immigration Bureau, despite having taken refuge in Thailand for the past year.
