Emigrants worry international community could recognize junta-run election

Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand fear the international community could recognize the junta-led election despite its lack of freedom and fairness.

A survey by Burma Affairs & Conflict Study (BACS), a research institute, found that most Myanmar emigrants in Thailand are concerned that other countries, including Thailand, might accept the election results.

When BACS released its survey, RESPECT Myanmar, many respondents said that international recognition of the junta after the election could escalate violence and oppression in Myanmar and increase pressure on migrants abroad.