Deputy Police Chief Flies to Assist 164 Thais Stranded in Myanmar
Deputy national police chief Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn on Monday left for Yangon to coordinate with Myanmar authorities in facilitating the repatriation of 164 Thai nationals.
Deputy national police chief Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn on Monday left for Yangon to coordinate with Myanmar authorities in facilitating the repatriation of 164 Thai nationals.
The secretary-general of the National Security Council said Thailand via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the armed forces complained against a Myanmar jet’s incursion with all levels of Myanmar authorities.
About 1,000 Myanmar people fled a clash between Myanmar soldiers and ethnic troops on their homeland and crossed the Moei River to take shelter in Mae Sot district.
Unrest on the Myanmar soil opposite the northern province still discourages residents on the Thai side from returning home along the Salween river, which demarcates part of the border.