Young Burmese who once hoped for a freer country have now fled their homes in fear.
For Pann Pann, the decision to leave Myanmar was not an easy one.
But she says there is some semblance of stability. She now earns 12,000 baht a month, enough to foot rent for a small room close by. "But I think this is the right decision," she says. "I did not come to Thailand because it is more comfortable. I didn't even know what Thailand was like. But when I was in Myanmar, I only had one thing on my mind: I have to leave."
"It was a difficult decision. I love my country, my village, and I want to work for my people, but I chose to leave because our lives are valuable," he said."I wanted to become director of my [former] department and to focus on child and youth development. Now I do not have regular work. I help friends and they share their earnings with me. This is not satisfying," he said.
She says it has been disconcerting to live a relatively peaceful life when friends and family back home are confronted with violence and instability every day.
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