`Democracy in Thailand can start from questioning`
(WorldNews South Korea)

Chanoknan Ruamsap By Jung Hae-myoung On Jan. 16, 25-year-old Thai college student Chanoknan Ruamsap received an urgent phone call from her friend who said Ruamsap had been indicted for insulting the royal family and could be jailed for up to 15 years if caught. Everybody advised her to leave her country. She had a few choices including Hong Kong, the Philippines and Korea - countries that had signed the 1951 UNHCR protocol to accept refugees, and had lenient visa regulations. Ruamsap landed in Korea the same day, and became the first Thai refugee recognized in the country, just 10 months after applying for refugee status. `I was very grateful when I heard the news, because my friends said it...