“SHARE” 232 –“Hill tribes’ Blood is in My Veins.”
Articles of this issue “HILL TRIBES’ BLOOD IS IN MY VEINS.” – AN ADVOCATE WALKING ALONGSIDE MARGINALISED HILL TRIBES Written by: Lai Ka Chun In mid-2018, a junior football team and their assistant coach were rescued after 18 days in Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. Their 25-year-old coach’s care in the cave was indispensable. This incident made the coach a hero in Thais’ hearts. However, this coach was originally stateless, as well as the other 3 boys, who had no Thai citizenships. According to UNHCR, there are about 480,000 stateless people in Thailand, and most of them were living in remote mountainous area near the border. As they belonged to no country, they