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Thai-Myanmar crossing shut as junta clamps down on trade

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Thai-Myanmar crossing shut as junta clamps down on trade

Thai soldiers stand guard overlooking the Moei river on the Thai side near the Tak border checkpoint with Myanmar in Thailand’s Mae Sot district. File. | Photo Credit: AFP Myanmar and Thailand’s busiest trade crossing was closed for a second day on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) after the military junta pledged to throttle black markets…

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About 1,300 people from Myanmar flee into Thailand after clashes broke out in a key border town

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About 1,300 people from Myanmar flee into Thailand after clashes broke out in a key border town

People cross the Moei river as they flee Myawaddy township in Myanmar to Thailand’s Mae Sot town in Thailand’s Tak Province on April 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP About 1,300 people have fled from eastern Myanmar into Thailand, officials said on April 20, as fresh fighting erupted at a border town that has recently…

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