The town of Myawaddy on the Thai-Myanmar border remains under Junta control despite reports suggesting otherwise. A garrison town near Myawaddy was captured by the resistance. Myanmar civil servants and military officials started evacuating Myawaddy, marking a significant setback for the regime. Thailand remains neutral in the Myanmar conflict and is prepared to accommodate up to 100,000 refugees if needed.
Thailand denies Myanmar officials took Myawaddy evacuation flight https://t.co/sFdmPR4UxG
Thailand denies Myanmar officials on Myawaddy evacuation flight https://t.co/VFBWUQfdTk
Guerrilla fighters from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority claimed to be close to seizing control of a major trading town bordering Thailand, as soldiers and civil servants loyal to the military government appeared to be preparing to abandon their positions. https://t.co/CFZVLC8llZ
Thailand is prepared to accommodate up to 100,000 Myanmar refugees in temporary shelters if the conflict escalates further, stated Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara. He also refuted claims that the chartered Myanmar National Airlines flight that landed in Mae Sot was… https://t.co/ntUqcWprRu
Anti-coup forces claim control of key Myanmar border town https://t.co/QQdm8Iu1vq
Thailand remains neutral in the Myanmar conflict and is able to accept up to 100,000 people displaced by the turmoil, Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara said https://t.co/iFgkGiGnN7
After around a week of the Resistance having de-facto but split control over the significant Chinese border town of Lweje, last night the remaining junta troops and civil-servants in the town fled to China. Lewje was the largest remaining border crossing with China*. https://t.co/Sm1bEkztkf
After around a week of the Resistance having de-facto but split control over the significant Chinese border town of Lweje, last night the remaining junta troops and civil-servants in the town fled to China. Lewjel was the largest remaining border crossing with China*. https://t.co/3EmO0kFNnz
Thailand remains neutral in Myanmar conflict, says foreign minister https://t.co/GNnPlROZE6 https://t.co/YfrbnNDYdh
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Myanmar civil servants and officials of the military regime began evacuating the eastern town of Myawaddy on the Thai-Myanmar border on Sunday night in one of the most significant setbacks for the regime since its takeover on Feb. 1, 2021. https://t.co/6oZtSXTui0
Finally some clarification on the Burma/Mae Sot flights drama. The flights were explicitly FROM Yangon, not Myawaddy (w/ no airport) and likely to be for one of the following: - Evacuating troops who surrendered in Thin Gan Nyi Naung in a deal worked out by the KNU to let them… https://t.co/5GOSQoHZVm
This story is evolving way beyond reality. Myawaddy was not taken (yet), the resistance captured a garrison town 10km down the road from Myawaddy. Whatever the story with this plane is, it is NOT an evacuation flight from Myawaddy. There's no air strip in Myawaddy. https://t.co/zKF994gi6u
The Thai government said the chartered Myanmar National Airlines plane (ATR 72-600) that landed in Mae Sot last night was not intended to transport soldiers or weapons. Jakkapong Sangmanee, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, explained that the plane landed to evacuate civilians… https://t.co/ZjvzzQurjv
Reporting regarding Myawaddy is getting ahead of the actual situation (especially Thai media reporting), the town is still under Junta control and the 275th Battalion has not yet been captured. Myawaddy has not been captured by the Resistance yet, but it is a matter of when.