The Thai Labour
Minister Phadermchai Sasomsap yesterday instructed the Thai ambassador in Seoul
to prepare a plan for the speedy evacuation of all Thais after North Korea on
Saturday declared it was at a "state of war" with South Korea.
Pyongyang's announcement came as the communist country
escalated its bellicose rhetoric against both South Korea and its staunch ally
the United States.
The emergency plan includes the setting up of
temporary shelters in places like Busan and the arranging of flights and ships
to transport Thais, mostly contract workers, to Japan if hostilities really
break out, Phadermchai said.
The labour attaché at the embassy was ordered to
gather information on the number of Thai workers in the northern part of South
Korea.
About 44,000 Thais are in South Korea and 10 Thai
employers are in North Korea, Foreign Ministry spokesman Manaswee Srisodaphol
said.
The spokesman added that the ministry has not yet
announced the evacuation plan to avoid panic.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has directed the
Foreign Ministry to closely monitor the conflict on the Korean Peninsula and to
take care of Thais living in South Korea.
"We don't want to see any violence or force used.
We want to see peace talks," she said.
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