TRANSNATIONAL MIGRATION OF THAI WOMEN MARRIED WITH MALAYSIANS A CASE STUDY OF TERENGGANU STATE

Abstract

Abstract

            The objectives of this research were to study factors affecting transnational migration of Thai women married with Malaysian case study of Terengganu State, to study the level of transnational migration of Thai women married with Malaysian case study of Terengganu State, and to study problems and suggestions about transnational migration of Thai women married with Malaysian case study of Terengganu State. The samples of the study were 197 of Thai women who were married with Malaysian. The sample size was determined by using Purposive Sampling. The study was quantitative research, and the data were collected through a questionnaire. The findings of the study are as follows.

            (1) In overall, the transnational migration of Thai women married with Malaysian case study of Terengganu State was at a high level (mean = 3.49, SD = 0.45). The means in a descending order were economic condition at the high level (mean = 4.17, SD = 0.57), job duty at the high level (mean = 3.97, SD = 0.90), marriage at the high level (mean = 3.86, SD = 0.59), environment at the moderate level (mean = 3.17, SD = 1.01), and culture at the moderate level (mean = 3.12, SD = 0.66).

(2) Educational institutions should arrange short training courses about cultures and lifestyles to build good families before getting married and starting families, and to determine direction to make families with success, warmth, strength and happiness with equal treatment to each other, leading to the goal of sustainable love.

Keywords: international migration, Thai people marrying Malaysians, Terengganu state.