Karenni Army mounts fierce attack on town opposite Mae Hong Son
AFTER Karen National Union (KNU) and People’s Defence Force (PDF) fighters almost fully seized Myawaddy town, oppositie Thailand’s Mae Sot town, with one Myanmar junta battalion holding out, the Karenni Army (KA) and their allies stepped up their attacks at two townships and Pha Song town opposite Mae Hong Son province’s Mueang district, Naewna […]
Read MoreThai F-16 fighters patrol border area as fighting escalates in Myanmar
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI AIR FORCE’S F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon jets have been conducting several rounds of air patrols daily in Thai airspace over a northwestern border area in the wake of escalated fighting inside Myanmar, according to an air force source. The General Dynamics F-16AM/BM fighters have scrambled from Wing 4 in […]
Read MoreGovt urged to get ready for a flood of Myanmar refugees
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE GOVERNMENT WAS PRESSED today (Jan.18) to get prepared for a probable influx of refugees fleeing fighting across the border from the war-torn Myanmar where many townships have reportedly been seized by armed ethnic rebels. During a weekly interpellation at parliament, Move Forward MP Rangsiman Rome called on the Pheu […]
Read MoreMyanmar navy chief removed in surprise transfer
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN A SURPRISE MYANMAR MILITARY move, Adm. Moe Aung has been immediately removed from the post of navy chief amidst escalated, armed conflict with ethnic rebel forces, especially that in Rakhine state, according to an informed source. Myanmar junta head/prime minister Myint Aung Hlaing has ordered for the transfer of […]
Read More266 Thais returning home from Myanmar via China amid heavy fighting
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 […]
Read More41 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 […]
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