Wa rebels not pulling out from high terrains in Thai territory
By Thai Newsroom Reporters WA REBELS HAVE YET shown no signs of withdrawing from high terrains in Thai territory of Mae Hong Son sharing the northern border with Myanmar’s Shan State despite a stern warning from Thailand, said a noted observer today (Dec. 19). An estimated 2,000 United Wa State Army rebels have been […]
Read MoreArmy tackling border encroachment by Wa rebels: Rangsiman
WA REBELS have encroached on Thai territory in the high terrains of Mae Hong Son’s Pai district and set up a base there with the military working hard to resolve the problem, House Committee on National Security, Border Affairs, National Strategies & Reforms Chair Rangsiman Rome said today (Dec. 13), according to Naewna newspaper. […]
Read MoreNo Thai army operations to repel Wa rebels: Phumtham
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NO COMBAT OPERATIONS will be launched for the time being by the Thai army to repel Wa rebels from a Thai-Myanmar border area in northern Thailand, according to Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai. Phumtham categorically denied today (Nov. 27) that the Thai army would probably be poised to conduct […]
Read MoreKaren rebels say they have repelled junta push to take back Myawaddy
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Mae Sot – A resistance group fighting Myanmar’s military rule said on Sunday (Apr.14) its fighters had repelled an attempt by junta troops to advance on the key town of Myawaddy along the Thai border that was seized by the rebels last week. Reinforcements of junta forces have […]
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