Tag: Myawaddy
2,000 foreigners to arrive in Mae Sot from Myawaddy starting Monday
The local-level Thai Myanmar border committee has tentatively agreed that 500 trafficked foreigners, of the about 2,000 who have expressed their wishes to return to [Read More…]
Thai PM calls urgent meeting of top security officials on Myawaddy situation
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra called an urgent meeting this afternoon with heads of security agencies, including commanders of the three armed forces and the police [Read More…]
Myanmar protesters call for ban on Thai goods
Burmese residents of the Myawaddy border township held a protest march today against Thailand’s utility supply cuts, which they claim are causing hardships, especially to [Read More…]
Improved Situation at Myanmar Border: Thai FM
BANGKOK, April 24 (TNA) – The Foreign Ministry discloses that the situation at the Thai-Myanmar border has improved, with no shootings in Myanmar reported within [Read More…]
Border Clashes Escalate at Thai-Myanmar Border
BANGKOK (NNT) – Recent developments at the Thai-Myanmar border have heightened concerns over regional stability. Officials details a clash on April 23, where a unit [Read More…]
1,200 people escape Myawaddy into Mae Sot today as fierce fighting flares
Fierce fighting flared up today in Myawaddy township, close to Thailand’s Mae Sot district in Tak province, between anti-junta Karen rebels and Myanmar forces, forcing [Read More…]
Second Friendship Bridge to be built at Mae Sot
A second “friendship bridge” linking Myawaddy and Mae Sot on the Thai-Myanmar border will be built soon, Myanmar’s Ministry of Construction revealed this week. Ministry [Read More…]
Burma tells Thailand to ‘clear out’ rebels
The reopening of a prized trade point along the Thai-Burma border will rest on Thailand’s ability to effectively clear border towns of anti-Napyidaw armed groups, [Read More…]
