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Authorities to blame for entry of illegal migrants: poll

Soldiers in Mae Sot district in Tak stand on the bank of the Moei River to guard the Thai border with Myanmar. (Photo by Assawin Pinitwong)

Government authorities are to blame for failing to properly enforce the law and being corrupt, allowing the entry of illegal migrants that sparked the recent Covid-19 outbreak in the country, according to an opinion survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.

The poll was conducted online on 1,295 people throughout the country during Feb 6-12 for opinions about “illegal migrants and Covid-19”. The respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer for every question.

Concerning the illegal entry of migrants that apparently set off the recent wave of Covid-19 in Thailand, 72.14% cited negligence on the part of law enforcers; 71.21% said the…

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