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A Time to Fly': How a stateless boy pursued his dream | The Nation

December 14, 2022

The incredible story of Mong Thongdee, a stateless citizen, and his rise to become paper plane champion of Thailand is told through cinema in “A Time to Fly”.

Paper-plane champ Mong votes for first time

March 24, 2019

Mong Thongdee, who gained national fame for his skill at folding and flying paper aeroplanes, was on Sunday able to vote for the first time since being granted citizenship last year.

Paper aeroplane champ's citizenship formally approved

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2018

Almost a decade after earning fame by winning a national paper-aeroplane championship at the age of 12, Mong Thongdee has collected a letter of approval for his Thai citizenship on Friday.

Paper aeroplane champ Mong Thongdee gets Thai citizenship at last

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 06, 2018

Mong Thongdee is to become a Thai citizen, almost a decade after earning fame by winning a national paper-aeroplane championship at the age of 12.

Thai citizenship hopes brighten for migrant champion

THURSDAY, AUGUST 09, 2018

HOPES of becoming a Thai citizen are once again rising for Mong Thongdee, the migrant who represented Thailand and won a paper aeroplane competition in Japan 10 years ago.

Political aircraft don’t fly far

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2016

You might recall that in 2009 a 12-year-old Chiang Mai boy named Mong Thongdee