While the junta faces no imminent risk of being overthrown, the loss of critical territories and a severe hit to troop morale is testing general Min Aung Hlaing’s grip on power and could prompt a shift in the way Myanmar’s neighbours approach a weaker regime.
Payment mechanism for traders importing pulses from Myanmar simplified: Govt
Government eases payment mechanism for importing pulses from Myanmar, urging traders to utilize Rupee/Kyat direct payment system.
Thai foreign minister urges Myanmar’s military to avoid violent attack on border town its army lost
Thailand’s foreign minister on Friday said he urged Myanmar’s military authorities not to violently respond to its army’s loss of an important border trading town to its opponents, and that so far they seemed to be exercising restraint.
Fall of Myanmar town to rebels sends people fleeing into Thailand
By Panu Wongcha-um MAE SOT, Thailand (Reuters) -Hundreds of refugees crossed over the river frontier between Myanmar and Thailand on Friday following the fall of a strategic border town to rebels fighting Myanmar’s military junta.
Why the fall of Myawaddy, Myanmar’s ‘gateway’ to Thailand, is so important
Anti-coup fighters say they’ve taken control of the eastern border town, sending the remaining soldiers into retreat.
Sasha Goss: What about Myanmar?
There has been a hidden civil war and genocide going on in Myanmar for quite some time, yet no protesters in our area. Interesting how one war gets huge amounts of attention and another goes unnoticed …
India relocates staff from Myanmar’s Sittwe to Yangon due to security concerns
“We are closely monitoring the security situation in Myanmar, particularly in the Rakhine State … READ ALSO: ‘Positive development’: MEA on Taliban ‘allegedly’ restoring property rights of Hindus …
UPDATE 1-Thailand says it has asked Myanmar junta to reduce violence
MAE SOT, Thailand, April 12 (Reuters) – Thailand has sent messages to Myanmar’s junta to reduce violence, its foreign minister said on Friday, adding preparations are underway for an influx of people …
UPDATE 1-Thailand says it has asked Myanmar junta to reduce violence
MAE SOT, Thailand, April 12 (Reuters) – Thailand has sent messages to Myanmar’s junta to reduce violence, its foreign minister said on Friday, adding preparations are underway for an influx of people …
Exodus to Thailand continues after fall of key Myanmar border town
A stream of people, some fearing air strikes, queued at a border crossing to flee Myanmar early on Friday, a day after the strategically vital town of Myawaddy near Thailand fell to anti-junta …