Dr Cynthia Maung, the founder and director of the Mae Tao clinic in Tak’s Mae Sot district and an ethnic Karen born in Myanmar, has applied for Thai citizenship after helping to provide health services for patients along the border for three decades.
On Wednesday, Transborder News reported that Dr Maung and staff from the Hill Area and Community Development Foundation (HADF) had visited the Mae Sot District Office in Tak province to request her Thai police clearance certificate and submit an application for Thai citizenship.
Dr Maung told the press she has been working as a Myanmar refugee for over 30 years, and holding a Thai ID card would allow her to access more aid from international and Thai…
