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Some said they feared airstrikes by the Myanmar military after the rebel capture of Myawaddy, a town of around 200,000 people lying across the Moei River from the Thai city of Mae Sot. Thailand's ...
The retreat of junta troops in Myawaddy, adjacent to the Thai town of Mae Sot, signals the potential loss of another key border trading outpost with direct highway access to parts of central Myanmar.
The situation was highlighted Sunday night when a Myanmar plane made an unscheduled flight to Mae Sot from Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city. Thai media reported that the plane had received ...
On 2 November 2021, the Myanmar Army raided an ABSDF liaison office and arrested four staff members on unknown charges. As clashes erupted into December 2021, the Thai Border Patrol Police strengthened security around Mae Sot after more stray shells landed in Thailand. Thai soldiers also visited refugee camps to provide aid.
Mae Sot (Thai: แม่สอด, pronounced [mɛ̂ː sɔ̀ːt]; Burmese: မဲဆောက်, [mɛ́ sʰaʊʔ]; Shan: မႄႈသၢႆ, [ɛ sʰaaj]; S'gaw Karen: မဲၢ်စီး) is a district in western Thailand that shares a border with Myanmar to the west, and has been described "an almost entirely Burmese town". [1]
The junta requested Thailand for a military flight from Mae Sot to evacuate certain officials and others awaiting refuge on the border. [10] Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and People's Defence Force (PDF) troops were seen at the Thai–Myanmar Friendship Bridge border crossing in northeastern Myawaddy on the morning of 9 April. [9]
My neighbour was checked by Thai soldiers when she went near the border area," a Myanmar citizen sheltering in Mae Sot said, declining to be named. "The soldiers are patrolling along the border ...
Smoke rising from Myawaddy, April 2024 Civilians fleeing to Thailand during the siege of Myawaddy, 2024 Thai-Myanmar friendship bridge from Mae Sot, Thailand. On 20 March, the Karen National Liberation Army and its PDF allies began to besiege the town of Papun, the capital of Hpapun District, Karen State. Eight days later, the town was captured ...