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Thailand must act in Myanmar fiasco 8 Editorial Bangkok Post editorial column published : 2 May 2021 at 04:00 8 In less than a week, any sense of optimism about a possible peace process getting under way in Myanmar seems to have evaporated. Only two days after an Asean summit in Jakarta on April 24 -- a much-awaited event when coup-maker Senior Gen Min Aung Hlaing attended to discuss a peace process with Asean leaders -- Myanmar soldiers clashed with ethnic groups in areas close to the Thai border. On April 27, about 250 Thai villagers in Mae Sam Laep village in Mae Sariang...

Bomb blasts, protests in Myanmar coup in the fourth month of Military News The blasts rocked Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon, on a night of demonstrations in support of the pro-democracy march and candlelight, challenging the savage military leadership that has taken power for three bloody months. The country has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, ending Myanmar’s brief experiment with democracy. The seizure of power caused a tremendous uprising, with authorities trying to appease the deadly force and live ammunition. As Myanmar entere...

AFP/KNU Dooplaya district More than 30,000 Myanmar civilians have fled their villages in the eastern state of Karen and are hiding in nearby jungles following air strikes in populated areas in response to the seizure of a government military post by a rebel ethnic army, an official from an NGO said Friday. Fighting that flared up in March in Karen has driven thousands of ethnic Karen into Thailand, while others cluster near the border. To Myanmar’s west, Bangladesh has beefed up border patrols to stop an influx of Rohingya trying to join fellow members of their ethnic minority...

REUTERS NEWS SCHEDULE AT 22:00 GMT/6:00 SGT Reuters 9 hrs ago Here are the top stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 10 p.m. GMT/ 6 a.m. SGT. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect https://www.reutersconnect.com/planning. TOP STORIES U.S. citizens killed in Israel festival disaster, anger mounts JERUSALEM - U.S. citizens are among the dozens killed and injured in a stampede at a religious festival in Israel, the U.S. Embassy said on Saturday, as criticism mounted in the wake of one of the biggest civilian disast...

Thousands of people are ready to flee to Thailand new Conflicts due to violence The Thai Foreign Ministry said 2,267 civilians from Myanmar had crossed into Thailand early Friday since the conflict began in the final round. Thousands of Karen residents of Myanmar are ready to move to Thailand on Friday, as expected as fighting escalates between the Myanmar army and Karen fighters, joining those who fled the aftermath of the February 1 coup. Karen rebels and the Myanmar army have been fighting near the Thai border for weeks after Myanmar generals ousted the elected government led by democracy ...