More displaced people flee from Myanmar into Thailand

[webfact]

 

Fighting between Myanmar government and Karen rebel forces continued throughout Saturday night and into Sunday morning, driving more civilians to seek temporary refuge in Mae Sot district of Thailand’s western province of Tak.

 

The rebels launched mortar and drone attacks against the remnants of Myanmar troops, who have retreated from their last camp in Myawaddy township and are now holding out in trenches and bunkers near the second Thai-Myanmar friendship bridge, about 1.5 km from the Thai border in Tha Sai Luad sub-district, Mae Sot district.

 

Meanwhile, the Myanmar government responded with air strikes, using Russian-made MiG-29 fighters and helicopter gunships, against rebel positions in Myawaddy. The sound of bomb explosions and automatic gunfire could be heard from the Thai border throughout the night.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-04-22

 

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[soi3eddie]

13 minutes ago, webfact said:

Meanwhile, the Myanmar government responded with air strikes, using Russian-made MiG-29 fighters and helicopter gunships, against rebel positions in Myawaddy. The sound of bomb explosions and automatic gunfire could be heard from the Thai border throughout the night.

 

Has anyone heard the Thai government comment or condemn this action by the Myanmar military junta government? The Thai government should be offering safe refuge to the innocent Myanmar civilians caught up in the fighting. But will they?

 

 

[AndyAndyAndy]

Can't wait how of them are gonna murder innocent couples while backpacking on islands.

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

 

Has anyone heard the Thai government comment or condemn this action by the Myanmar military junta government? The Thai government should be offering safe refuge to the innocent Myanmar civilians caught up in the fighting. But will they?

 

 

They provided safe passage for the Junta and their spouses during an airlift

[ChipButty]

22 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

They provided safe passage for the Junta and their spouses during an airlift

With all the cash and gold

[Tropicalevo]

5 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

 

Has anyone heard the Thai government comment or condemn this action by the Myanmar military junta government? The Thai government should be offering safe refuge to the innocent Myanmar civilians caught up in the fighting. But will they?

 

 

Burma     - illegal non elected, non democratic government supported by the military, Russia and China.

Thailand - illegal non elected, non democratic government supported by the military, Russia and China.

 

Spot the similarities?

[ChipButty]

They get treated like <deleted> from both sides of the boarder, since covid we have got to know a few of them Burmese and they are a canny bunch of people, In our soi there is a row of rooms I think about 10 there all Burmese looks like hey all work in the hotels one couple we got to know both work in a 5 star hotel, they keep the place clean and tidy no noise of any trouble, 

The one girl we know you should see the house she has built, fair play to her, and her husband will come and change light bulbs for us and plumbing issues, he also gave us a load of plants, 

Another Burmese woman we know has been here 17 years was telling us she has nothing to go back to, the army ransacked her house and robbed everything. I guess she wont be supporting the junta, 

A couple of months ago the wife decided she wanted to sell her scooter, the first to call about it were Burmese, they wanted to come and see it obviously, they turned about 6 of them, One of them seemed to be the boss he was doing all the talking, anyway they wanted the bike they paid the cash, the bike was for one of the other guys, what was happening all these guys donate money to the boss man, maybe every month until they have enough money and they will buy the next guy a scooter, before they went they asked me have I got any more scooters, If I find they will buy, quietly he said we buy from farang is better, 555 

[borderhopper2005]

Brutality of military junta in Burma.

The world really needs this man...

 

 

Edited April 22 by borderhopper2005

[borderhopper2005]

16 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

 

Has anyone heard the Thai government comment or condemn this action by the Myanmar military junta government? The Thai government should be offering safe refuge to the innocent Myanmar civilians caught up in the fighting. But will they?

 

 

16 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

 

Has anyone heard the Thai government comment or condemn this action by the Myanmar military junta government? The Thai government should be offering safe refuge to the innocent Myanmar civilians caught up in the fighting. But will they?

 

 

 

ASEAN member nations' principal: No interference with internal affairs each other.

Thailand might accept refugees from Burma. 

But accusing their regime is the last thing Thai Govt ever does.

Thailand did not take part in economic sanctions (imposed by the West) against their previous military government either.

In that respect, their policies have been pretty consistent for decades; in return, Thailand can import large amount of  resources(e.g. natural gas) at concessional rates.  

 

Edited April 22 by borderhopper2005

[BangkokReady]

17 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

Has anyone heard the Thai government comment or condemn this action by the Myanmar military junta government? The Thai government should be offering safe refuge to the innocent Myanmar civilians caught up in the fighting. But will they?

 

Thailand doesn't condemn anything.  It's a cultural thing.  Thai people generally don't condemn or speak out against anything either.

 

It's about avoiding any possible negative consequences.

[KhunLA]

News- blip implying Thais may be displaced from Myanmar soon ....

 

Got to love the photo though in the news-blip 

Couldn't start a new thread in TH News

 

https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thai-navy-on-standby-for-potential-myanmar-evacuations-amid-escalating-conflict-2

RTN prepares for Myanmar evacuation amid conflict

 

"The directive came from RTN Chief Admiral Adung Pan-Iam, who has instructed the Region 3 commander to prepare two frigates, HTMS Saiburi and HTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan, and two landing ships, HTMS Saiburi and HTMS Mattaphon, for potential evacuation operations."

 

 

Edited May 1 by KhunLA