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BANGKOK —  Ethnic Karen guerrillas said they captured a Myanmar army base Tuesday in what represents a morale-boosting action for those opposing the military’s takeover of the country’s civilian government in February. A spokesman for the Karen National Union, the minority’s main political group seeking greater autonomy from Myanmar’s central government, said the group’s armed wing attacked the base at 5 a.m. and burned it down just after dawn. Casualty figures were not yet known, the KNU’s head of foreign affairs, Padoh Saw Taw Nee, said in a text message. There was no immedi...

Salween shooting called 'misunderstanding' published : 24 Apr 2021 at 16:57 4 A boat with the Thai flag patrols along the Salween river, as seen from Mae Sam Laep in Sop Moei district of Mae Hong Son on March 31. (AFP Photo) Thai officials said on Saturday that a “misunderstanding” led to the Myanmar military firing warning shots above a civilian boat carrying Thai border patrol officers on the Salween River in Mae Hong Son. Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanee Sangrat said the warning shots on Thursday were used to signal boats for inspec...

Myanmar troops fire warning shots above boat carrying Thai border officials Reuters 1 hr ago BANGKOK (Reuters) - Myanmar's military fired warning shots above a civilian boat carrying Thai border patrol officers amid heightened tensions in border areas since the junta seized power, but Thailand said on Saturday the incident was a misunderstanding. Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanee Sangrat said the warning shots on Thursday were used to signal boats for inspection due to the lack of official coordination method on the section of the Salween River where Thailand and Myanmar shared a bord...

Myanmar must end bloodshed, restore democracy: Widodo AFP, JAKARTA The Burmese military must restore democracy and stop committing violence against citizens, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said after crisis talks with Burmese junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and Southeast Asian leaders yesterday. The strongly worded statement followed a meeting of ASEAN in Jakarta, which marked the Burmese general’s first foreign trip since security forces on Feb. 1 staged a coup that ousted Burmese State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi. Min Aung Hlaing has become the focus of international outrage ...

BANGKOK —  Aid workers and activists are warning Myanmar’s political upheavals risk causing a regional refugee crisis as the strife following a February coup displaces growing numbers of people who have lost their livelihoods. Tom Andrews, the U.N. special rapporteur for Myanmar, said violence has left nearly 250,000 people displaced. As Myanmar’s neighbors prepare for a summit this week to discuss the coup, he and other rights advocates are warning that the situation could spiral out of control. “The world must act immediately to address this humanitarian catastrophe,” Andrews ...