A military personnel stands guard, as 200 Myanmar military personnel withdrew to a bridge to Thailand on Thursday after a days-long assault by the anti-junta resistance, which declared it had won control of the critical border town of Myawaddy, the latest in a string of rebel wins,near the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sot, Tak province, Thailand, April 11, 2024. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
By Panu Wongcha-um
MAE SOT, Thailand (Reuters) – Thailand has sent messages to Myanmar’s junta to reduce violence, its foreign minister said on Friday, adding preparations are underway for an influx of people crossing into the country after the fall of a border town to rebels.
A military personnel stands guard, as 200 Myanmar military personnel withdrew to a bridge to Thailand on Thursday after a days-long assault by the anti-junta resistance, which declared it had won control of the critical border town of Myawaddy, the latest in a string of rebel wins,near the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sot, Tak province, Thailand, April 11, 2024. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara said Thailand was also working with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to follow a stalled peace plan for Myanmar, known as its five-point consensus.
Military personnel stand guard, as a stream of people, some of them fearing air strikes, queued at a border crossing to flee Myanmar early on Friday, a day after the strategically-vital town of Myawaddy adjoining Thailand fell to anti-junta resistance that has been growing in strength, in Mae Sot, Tak province, Thailand, April 12, 2024. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
“Thailand wants to see peace and dialogue,” Parnpree told reporters, following a visit to Mae Sot, which lies across the Myanmar town of Myawaddy that was wrested out of military control by anti-junta forces led by the Karen National Union (KNU) rebel group.
He added Thailand was considering alternative trade routes in case of road closures caused by the fighting.
A steady stream of people, some fearing air strikes, queued at a border crossing to flee Myanmar on Friday.
“I am afraid of air strikes,” said Moe Moe Thet San, a Myawaddy resident who stood in snaking queues of dozens of people in the heat to cross into Thailand. She came across the border with her son, who is about five years old.
Military personnel stand guard, as a stream of people, some of them fearing air strikes, queued at a border crossing to flee Myanmar early on Friday, a day after the strategically-vital town of Myawaddy adjoining Thailand fell to anti-junta resistance that has been growing in strength, in Mae Sot, Tak province, Thailand, April 12, 2024. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
“They caused very loud noises that shook my house,” added the 39-year-old mother, one of those gathered at the single fully-operational border crossing at Mae Sot, who said the sound of bombs drove them to leave home, fearing for their safety.
“That’s why I escaped here. They can’t bomb Thailand,” she added.
The loss of the town robs the junta, already grappling with an economy in free fall, of vital earnings from border trade while strengthening rebel groups, analysts say.
Military personnel stand guard, as 200 Myanmar military personnel withdrew to a bridge to Thailand on Thursday after a days-long assault by the anti-junta resistance, which declared it had won control of the critical border town of Myawaddy, the latest in a string of rebel wins, near the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sot, Tak province, Thailand, April 11, 2024. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
(Reporting by Panu Wongcha-um in Mae Sot and Reuters staff; Writing by Devjyot Ghoshal; Editing by Clarence Fernandez, Kanupriya Kapoor)
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