Myanmar beauty queen lands in Canada after Thai airport limbo

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A Myanmar beauty queen who had spoken out against military rule in her country and became stranded at Thailand's airport said she was relieved but remained defiant after landing in Toronto on Wednesday.

after a brief exit and spent days in Bangkok airport, pleading on social media not to be sent back home.

The 23-year-old, whose real name is Thaw Nandar Aung, said she was going to live in Prince Edward Island, a province off Canada's Atlantic coast, with the government's assistance but did not say how long she would be there or what her status in Canada was. Myanmar has been plagued by violence since the military seized power early last year, with clashes between junta forces and militias allied with a shadow government and pro-democracy groups. A crackdown has targeted pro-democracy and youth groups, activists, politicians, celebrities and social media influencers.

 

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