By Naewna and Reuters – published by CNA A TOTAL OF 266 Thais who were trapped by the surge in fighting in northern Myanmar between junta soldiers and armed ethnic-minority groups have been evacuated to China and are flying back to Thailand tonight (Nov. 19), Naewna newspaper said. Police chief Pol. Gen. Torsak Sukwimon
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41 Thais return safely from northern Myanmar, over 200 still stuck there
MYANMAR officers brought 41 Thais who had fled fighting in northern Myanmar across from Tachileik to Mae Sai town today (Nov. 18) but over 200 more are stranded at a military camp in Laukkaing city with preparation being made to bring them back too, Matichon newspaper said. Receiving them on the Thai side were
Read moreMore Myanmar troops fleeing rebel attacks enter India
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News AT LEAST 29 more Myanmar soldiers entered India on Thursday (Nov. 16) fleeing an attack by insurgents on their military base close to the Indian border, an Indian police official said, as rebels step up their assaults against the ruling junta . Earlier this week, 43 Myanmar soldiers
Read more41 Thais among thousands fleeing heavy fighting in northern Myanmar
WITH fierce battles between Myanmar junta troops and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) fighters, backed by Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and Arakan Army (AA), raging in Laukkaing city, in Kokang autonomous region, thousands of people including 41 Thais have fled and are waiting to cross Mongyang state checkpoint to safety but only
Read moreMinistry rushing to help almost 300 Thais in Myanmar as fighting escalates
THE FOREIGN Ministry is working hard on the repatriation of almost 300 Thais from Laukkai city in Myanmar’s Shan state, just across the border from China, after fighting escalated with a bomb going off near their residence yesterday (Nov. 10), Naewna newspaper said this evening. Currently there are 293 Thais in this city on
Read moreTwo Thais dead as Israeli forces clash with Hamas gunmen
By Reuters – published by CNA, AP and Matichon PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin said upon arrival in Hong Kong at 12. 50 local time (1.50 p.m. in Thailand) that one more Thai had died in the attack on Israel by the Palestinian group Hamas, raising the death toll two with it being earlier reported
Read moreHeavy fighting near Mae Sot as Karens attack Myanmar junta base
THE SOUND of heavy gunfire reverberated through the Thai border town of Mae Sot last night (July 17) after Karen National Union (KNU) and People’s Defence Force (PDF) mounted an attack on a Myanmar junta artillery base just across the border, Matichon newspaper said. As Myanmar junta troops at this artillery base opposite Mahawan
Read more1,200 more refugees flee to border amid heavy fighting in Myanmar
OVER 1,200 more Karenni and Karen-Padaung (Long-Necked) refugees have fled continuing heavy fighting between Karenni Army (KA) plus their allies and Myanmar junta forces and are camped at the border right across from Mae Hong Son province, Naewna newspaper said today (July 5). In addition around 400 Shan residents who are close to Mae
Read moreMyanmar junta launches airstrikes near Thai border as clashes escalate
FIGHTING between Myanmar junta forces and Karenni armed groups just across the border from Mae Hong Son intensified yesterday (June 17) with the former launching 13 airstrikes against the latter, Naewna newspaper said today (June 18). Thai security forces said that Myanmar junta’s 430th Rapid Mobility Battalion continued to clash heavily with Karenni Army
Read moreThailand gears up to evacuate citizens from Sudan as fighting rages on
By Matichon and AFP – published by CNA THAILAND is moving to evacuate its citizens from Sudan where fighting between the army and Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries since Saturday has killed at least 270 people with foreign diplomats too attacked Mrs. Kanchana Phatrachok, head of the Foreign Ministry’s Department of Information, said today (Apr.
Read moreBuildings set ablaze in clash at Myanmar town near border
FIVE buildings were set on fire at the Myanmar town of Payathonzu which is opposite the Thai town of Sangkhla Buri in Kanchanaburi as clashes between Myanmar government troops and fighters believed to be from Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) raged from last evening to late night, Thai Rath newspaper said this morning (Jan.
Read moreMyanmar refugees start returning home as guns fall silent
WITH the fighting between Myanmar junta troops and Karen insurgents just across the border from Tak province having halted for three days in a row Myanmar refugees who fled to the Thai side for safety have started voluntarily returning home, TV Channel 7 said this evening (July 5). The fierce fighting between the two sides
Read moreAll quiet after Myanmar junta’s armed helicopters attack Karen position
MYANMAR junta forces sent two armed helicopters to attack a Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) position and three villages from 1. 30 p.m. onwards yesterday (Dec. 27) but the battlefield turned quiet after 4 p.m., Sanook.com this afternoon. Mainly soldiers were injured in the aerial attack but some civilians also died and got injured after
Read more4 temporary shelters opened for Myanmar refugees as new clashes erupt
FOUR temporary shelters have been opened in Mae Sot district to accommodate over 5,000 refugees who fled the heavy fighting across the border in Kayin state with a new round of clashes between Myanmar junta forces and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) soldiers having broken out early this morning (Dec. 27), Sanook.com said. Security
Read moreFighting near Mae Sot stops but combatants are making adjustments
CLASHES between Myanmar junta troops and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) soldiers subsided at 4 p.m. yesterday (Dec. 24) and it appears that the two sides are adjusting their forces while watching for a fresh attack on targeted areas, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Dec. 25). Lt. Col. Atthachai Aomsin-somboon, head of 346th Border
Read moreFierce fighting continues in Myawaddy with more refugees crossing over to Mae Sot
THAI authorities are keeping a close eye on clashes continuing between Myanmar junta forces and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) fighters in Myawaddy just across the border from Mae Sot today (Dec. 17) with this having led to 2,500 more refugees crossing over last night and another wave is on the way, Thai Rath
Read moreMyanmar town near India border sees exodus as thousands flee fighting
By Reuters and published by Channel NewsAsia MOST of the population of a Myanmar town near the Indian border have fled after buildings were set ablaze by artillery amid fighting between militia forces opposed to military rule and the army, according to residents and media reports. About 10,000 people normally live in Thantlang in Chin
Read moreMyanmar sinking into chaos as militias proliferate, warns International Crisis Group
By Nirmal Ghosh, The Straits Times Washington – A new report from the International Crisis Group (ICG) describes increasing lawlessness and chaos in Myanmar as conflict in the country spreads since the Feb 1 coup, with armed militias proliferating in both rural and urban settings. Some of these militias, armed with hunting rifles and other
Read morePope joins Myanmar bishops’ appeal for humanitarian corridors
By Reuters Staff, published by Channel NewsAsia Vatican City – Pope Francis today (Jun 20) appealed to Myanmar’s military leaders to allow aid to reach displaced, hungry people who have fled fighting since the Feb 1 coup and to respect religious sites as places of sanctuary. Speaking at his Sunday blessing to crowds in
Read moreMyanmar junta accuses ethnic armies over bombings
By Reuters, published by Channel NewsAsia MYANMAR’S junta on today (June 12) accused some of the country’s two dozen ethnic armed groups of providing training to its opponents to carry out a wave of bombings that it said had targeted public buildings including schools. Bomb attacks have become a daily occurrence as the army struggles
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