raymondpert, 1 month ago to thailand

Exodus to Thailand continues after fall of key Myanmar border town

> MAE SOT, Thailand, April 12 - A stream of people, some fearing air strikes, queued at a border crossing to flee #Myanmar early on Friday, a day after the strategically vital town of #Myawaddy near #Thailand fell to anti-junta resistance that is gaining strength. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/exodus-thailand-continues-after-fall-key-myanmar-border-town-2024-04-12/ #SouthEastAsia #TootSEA

Norobiik, 1 month ago to thailand

About 200 #Myanmar military personnel withdrew to a bridge to #Thailand on Thursday after a days-long assault by the #AntiJunta resistance, which declared it had won control of the critical border town of #Myawaddy, the latest in a string of rebel wins. The military has already lost control of areas along Myanmar's borders with #Bangladesh, #China and #India, while suffering a significant loss of manpower. #MyanmarCrisis

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Myanmar military loses border town in another big defeat (www.bbc.com)

A coalition of opposition forces in Myanmar has taken control of the busiest border crossing into Thailand. The military regime which seized power in Myanmar three years ago has suffered another big defeat, this time on the eastern border with Thailand. Troops had suffered weeks of attacks by ethnic Karen insurgents, allied with...