08-04-2024, 11:20 PM
Thailand says Myanmar junta requested 'special' flights near shared border. Thai soldiers guard a river crossing between Thailand and Myanmar in the border town.
BANGKOK: The Myanmar junta requested permission for "special" flights to land in Thailand and repatriate Myanmar nationals, the Thai foreign ministry said on Monday (Apr 8), following clashes in a nearby vital border hub.
Myanmar's civil conflict has stepped up in recent months with forces opposed to the military – which seized power from a democratically elected government in a 2021 coup – making gains across the country.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/tha...ng-4251176
BANGKOK: The Myanmar junta requested permission for "special" flights to land in Thailand and repatriate Myanmar nationals, the Thai foreign ministry said on Monday (Apr 8), following clashes in a nearby vital border hub.
Myanmar's civil conflict has stepped up in recent months with forces opposed to the military – which seized power from a democratically elected government in a 2021 coup – making gains across the country.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/tha...ng-4251176