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Turncoat warlord at centre of Myanmar drama
Reuters, Published on 25/04/2024
» Armed soldiers loyal to a turncoat warlord patrol the streets of the border town of Myawaddy, as troops of the ruling Myanmar junta and rebels jostle for control of the outpost that handles more than US$1 billion in border trade every year.
Exodus to Thailand continues after fall of Myawaddy
Reuters, Published on 12/04/2024
» TAK - A stream of people, some fearing air strikes, queued at a border crossing to flee Myanmar on Friday, a day after the strategically vital town of Myawaddy near Thailand fell to anti-junta resistance that is gaining strength.
Myanmar troops retreat to Thai border bridge
Reuters, Published on 11/04/2024
» MYAWADDY - Some 200 Myanmar military personnel withdrew to a bridge connecting the border town of Myawaddy to Thailand on Thursday following a days-long assault in the area by anti-junta Karen rebels.
150 Rohingya stranded on leaking boat off Ranong
Reuters, Published on 07/12/2022
» At least 150 ethnic Rohingya people are stranded at sea off Thailand after their boat broke down, activists said on Wednesday, adding that several may have died and urging authorities to rescue the survivors.
Myanmar army launches air strikes against rebels near Thai border
Reuters, Published on 11/04/2022
» Myanmar's military conducted air strikes on Sunday targeting ethnic rebels in Karen state, as fresh fighting broke out for control of the town of Lay Kay Kaw near the Thai border, according to a spokesman at the rebel group and media reports.
Oil spill reaches shoreline in Rayong
Reuters, Published on 29/01/2022
» Some of the oil that leaked from an underwater pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand washed up on a beach in Rayong province late on Friday, a senior official said.
Myanmar rebel group calls for no-fly zone to protect civilians
Reuters, Published on 22/12/2021
» TAK: Myanmar's oldest rebel force wants international help to establish a "no-fly zone" near the Thai border, after warning there was a danger of clashes with the army resulting in civilians being targeted by air strikes.
Myanmar youths fleeing security forces jump from building, at least 2 die
Reuters, Published on 11/08/2021
» Five people jumped from an apartment building in Myanmar's main city of Yangon, killing at least two of them, in a bid to escape a raid by security forces, media reports said, sparking condemnation among opponents of military rule.
Myanmar junta launches fresh air raids near Thai border
Reuters, Published on 28/04/2021
» Myanmar's military launched air assaults for the second day in a row into rebel-held territory after gunfire was heard from Mae Hong Son province, a Thai official said Wednesday, as fighting escalates along the border.
Myanmar protesters join new armed force near Thai border
Reuters, Published on 27/04/2021
» Chanting in Burmese their readiness to fight "for the people", around 120 youths jogged around a muddy forest clearing in the morning light in a video released by a group that has proclaimed itself a new fighting force against Myanmar's military junta.