By reading the BBC News article “Asiamigrants: Malaysia orders search and rescue for boats”(2015), Malaysia government rejected Rohingya migrant boats (about 7,000 people) that have Rohingya Muslims that are fleeing persecution in Myanmar, and Bangladeshis that are economic migrants to their land. It leaded to have a meeting between Malaysia, Indonesia, and Myanmar. Finally Malaysia and Indonesia will help them temporarily, but Myanmar doesn’t help because they caused many problems in Myanmar.
In Thailand, we have this problem too. I read the news that Rohingya’s boats passed Thai waters and Thai government help them with the food, oils, and water. Some reporters in Thailand want Thai government to take care Rohingya, but most of Thai people don’t agree with it, they think that Thai has many problems that can’t manage now and Thailand isn’t a rich country that can support them. I agree with most of Thai people. Moreover, Thailand is a Buddhist, but Rohingya is a Muslim. The different religion can lead to a big problem in the future.
In a humanitarian way, to help people when they meet a trouble is a correct way, especially kid and elder. When they sick or stave, we should help them, but how do we know that they really need your help? If they are set by someone and we help them, who will receive the benefit? I think this is a good point to think about it.
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When May writes that "Thailand is a Buddhist," should we infer that the way Thai authorities and many Thai people have reacted follows the Buddhist teaching?
ReplyDeleteThis is what the world is learning about Buddhism in the Thai way, as both the BBC News and more explicitly the Bangkok Post say today: BBC News lead story on front page, "Sold for ransom: On the trail of Thailand's human traffickers" (J. Head, May 22, 2015) and Bangkok Post opinion piece, "Migrants' plight brings out the worst of Thai psyche" (W. Techawongtham, May 22, 2015).
I think that what she actually want to say is "most Thai people are Buddhist" or "Thailand is a Buddhist country." Anyway, these aren't true anymore. If we're still following Buddhist teaching, that is to have compassion for suffering people, we would already accept Rohingya since long ago.
DeleteIn my opinion, each country, including Thailand, can try to take in these Rohingya people as many as possible.
Most of Thai people are just Buddhist by the name such as me myself, I born Buddhist but I choose to be Atheist, and that's not all about it, Thai people who call themselves Buddhist are follow nothing but a false believe that they thought it is Buddhist, so I think this problem is not about religious at all, It is just Thai people racism at it best.
DeleteI think when we want to help someone, if it is a big problem, we should consider about are we ready for help. We should think in many side such as money, policy and economy. Although I don't know much about Rohingya, I think Thailand is not ready for help them because of many way such as unstable policy. However, because of humanity, we should help them as much as we can.
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