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Bangkok (AFP) April 19, 2024 - Southeast Asian regional bloc ASEAN said it is deeply concerned about a recent upsurge in fighting in Myanmar, after fierce clashes over a key trading hub on the Thai border.
Regional bloc ASEAN said it is "deeply concerned" about a recent upsurge in fighting in Myanmar, after fierce clashes over a key trading hub on the Thai border.
Myanmar junta troops have withdrawn from their positions in a major trade hub near the Thai border following days of clashes, an ethnic armed group said Thursday, in a further blow to the embattled military.
Myanmar's military will do "whatever it takes" to crush opposition to its rule, its top general said on Wednesday, after the junta extended a state of emergency and further delayed elections.