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Watsamon TRI-YASAKDA, Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI

Thai Soldiers On Alert As Myanmar Border Clashes Enter Second Day

Thai military personnel stand guard overlooking the Moei river on the Thai side of the shared border with Myanmar (Credit: AFP)

Thai armoured cars patrolled the town of Mae Sot Wednesday as the deep boom of artillery thundered across the border in Myanmar where the junta and an ethnic armed group fought for a second day near a vital trade hub.

Hundreds queued to enter Thailand at the immigration checkpoint in Mae Sot, many fleeing the latest round of fighting to rock Myanmar since the military seized power from a democratically-elected government in 2021.

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