Myanmar migrant workers leave Thailand for general election back home

Thousands of Myanmar migrant workers have departed Thailand for their homeland with intent to go to the polls on the upcoming elections, police have said.

The Myanmar migrants, currently hired as workers in Thai territory, have left for home from across Thai border areas such as those in Ranong province in southern Thailand, Prachuab Kirikan province in the western region of the country and Chiang Rai province in the northern part of the country.

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