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‘Afraid to sleep at home’: Myanmar civilians flee to Thai border as conflict intensifies
Residents cross the Moei River, which separates Myanmar and Thailand, as violence continues to flare in the town of Myawaddy. New: You can now listen to articles. MAE SOT, Thailand: Ms Phone Myat Maw is sweaty,
Myanmar’s Junta Recaptures Town That Was a Significant Gain for Rebels
Resistance soldiers were forced to leave Myawaddy, a key trading center on the border with Thailand, weeks after capturing it.
Myanmar rebel group withdraws troops from key town on Thai border
An armed ethnic group in Myanmar has withdrawn its troops from a town along the Thai border following a counteroffensive by the ruling junta from whom rebel fighters wrested the key trading post this month,
Myanmar civil war: Sky reports from the border with Thailand where fighting is intensifying
Sky’s Cordelia Lynch is on the ground at the Thai-Myanmar border where fighting is intensifying as Myanmar’s military government loses ground to pro-democracy militias.
Myanmar rebel group withdraws from key town on Thai border after counteroffensive by junta soldiers
As recently as Saturday, there had been fighting in Myawaddy, forcing 3,000 residents to evacuate as insurgents battled to free Myanmar junta forces who had been held up at a border bridge crossing fo
Thailand says ready to speak with armed groups in Myanmar conflict
Thailand is working to help dial down tensions in Myanmar by engaging with Myanmar's military regime as well as ethnic armed groups. Clashes between both sides have shown no signs of easing. A high-level delegation is visiting the Thai-Myanmar border town of Mae Sot to assess the increasingly tense situation.
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Asean, neighbours can break Myanmar impasse
Since the military coup in 2021, fighting continues unabated in several parts of Myanmar, including the strategically ...
Ethnic Karen guerrillas in Myanmar leave a town that army lost 2 weeks ago as rival group holds sway
Guerrilla fighters from the main ethnic Karen fighting force battling Myanmar’s military government have withdrawn from the ...
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Myanmar's health ministry issues heat advisory amid soaring temperature
YANGON, April 25 (Xinhua) -- As temperatures continue to rise across Myanmar, the ministry of health is advising citizens to take precautions to protect their wellbeing, according to the ministry's ...
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Hundreds of Myanmar Junta Personnel Who Fled Rakhine Clashes Repatriated From Bangladesh
A Myanmar naval vessel picked up the 288 troops, border police and immigration officials near Cox’s Bazar on Thursday morning ...
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The Myanmar 'Water Brothers' Salvaging Shipwrecks On The Tide
His target is a 53-metre (174-foot) long cargo vessel resting on the silty riverbed in Myanmar's commercial hub, whose ...
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ASEAN calls for a ceasefire in Myanmar a boon for struggling junta
The latest call from Bangkok for negotiations comes as ethnic armies and other anti-junta forces are gaining the upper hand ...
450,000 stimulant tablets seized in Myanmar's Yangon
Myanmar authorities have seized 450,000 stimulant tablets in the major city of Yangon, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on Thursday.
Myanmar’s figurehead vice president, a rare holdover from Suu Kyi’s civilian government, steps down
Myanmar’s Vice President Henry Van Thio is stepping down. He served in the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and then ...
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Hundreds of Myanmar Junta Personnel Who Fled Rakhine Clashes to Be Brought Home From Bangladesh
A Myanmar naval vessel will repatriate the 288 troops and immigration officials this week after deporting 173 Bangladeshis to ...
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Myanmar refugees sent back from Thailand as military, rebels regroup
MAE SOT, Thailand -- When aid groups arrived before noon on Wednesday to deliver lunch to around 2,000 Myanmar civilians ...