[Myanmar] Burma Asked to Protect Thai Tourists

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Thailand on Wednesday asked Burma’s government to better protect Thai tourists following the abduction of five Thai tourists last month, the Bangkok Post reported on Thursday. The request came at a meeting of the Thai-Myanmar Border Township Committee (TBC) in Tachilek, where the five Thais were kidnapped in May by members of the ethnic Wa minority who demanded a 6 billion baht ($200 million) ransom. The Thais managed to escape from their captors on June 1 after being held for four weeks. The request from Thailand comes as Burma last week rolled out a $500 million plan to boost tourism.

Source: Irrawaddy.org