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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 ...
Myanmar has an embassy in Bangkok, while Thailand has an embassy in Yangon. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In recent decades, relations between Burma and Thailand focus mainly on economic issues and trade. Burmese-Thai relations have been shaped by a long and complex history, marked by periods of cooperation, conflict, and political maneuvering.
The 1999 Myanmar Embassy siege of 2 October 1999 was the seizure of the Burmese embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.A group of Burmese dissidents from the Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors (VBSW) and allegedly God's Army stormed the Burmese embassy and held 89 people, including embassy staff, Burmese nationals, foreigners, and Thai citizens.
Macquarie University estimates that the average annual remittances from Thailand to Burma exceed US$300 million. [3] [4] The movement of Burmese nationals into Thailand began in the 1970s, following the 1962 Burmese coup d'état and resulting economic decline from implementation of the Burmese Way to Socialism, and ongoing civil conflicts. [5]
On 1 February, in response to 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, Thai and Myanmar protesters organised an event at the Myanmar embassy in Bangkok, resulting in three arrests. [203] On 10 February, the protesters held the first street rally in months, to protest the detention of four prominent members who were charged with lese majeste, among others.
On 8 March, DVB—along with four other networks (Myanmar Now, Mizzima News, Khit Thit Media, and 7Day News)—were banned by the junta. [2] The arrests and torture of journalists is an ongoing theme of Burma's 2021 military coup. Thus far, five DVB staff have been detained or arrested following violent abductions performed by the Burmese military.
The Rohingya conflict is an ongoing conflict in the northern part of Rakhine State, Myanmar (formerly known as Arakan, Burma), [37] characterised by sectarian violence between the Rohingya Muslim and Rakhine Buddhist communities, a military crackdown on Rohingya civilians by Myanmar's security forces, [38] [39] [40] and militant attacks by Rohingya insurgents in Buthidaung, Maungdaw, and ...
A suspected hitman accused of killing a Cambodian former opposition lawmaker in a brazen attack in Bangkok was handed over to Thai authorities on Saturday from Cambodia, where he had been arrested ...