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
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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 …
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 …
Singapore ‘tightens screws’ on Myanmar generals with arms trade crackdown
The UN says Russia, China and India continue to send weapons to Myanmar even as the Singapore route is blocked.
Myanmar’s junta is losing ever more ground
Rugged and landlocked, and with a population of just 300,000, Kayah (also known as Karenni) is the smallest and least developed of Myanmar’s seven ethnic states. The Kayah are used to war. They have …