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Chapter 2.2 : Nepalese in Pilok recognized by Thai government

the mining industry start to start up in Pilok and Pilok became first Tin mining in Thailand with these Nepalese diaspora in Pilok as a skilled miner.

In 1939 The first flow were recognized by Karen hunter(Phapae and Pai) who live in the boarder and found that these foreigner are steeling mines from Thai area and selling to British so they both complain to the Headman of Pilok.

After these Nepalese miner in Pilok organised by Thai government. They enforced to stop all the mine work in Ethong. While the Thai government were trying to examine the mines. Later on in 1941, Government allow the first flow of Gurkha Army from Burma in Pilok as secure the village before the war in Burma.

After Thai government examine the mine they offered these Nepalese miners to work for them and in 1942 Official tin mining is approve and Nepalese miners continued the work for Thai company.

Somsak mining - one of biggest tin mining companies in who employed majority of Nepalese miners

Nepalese houses in Somsak mining plan from the photograph above