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Border school closes as Myanmar clashes raise security concerns
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TAK — A school along the Thai-Myanmar border has temporarily suspended classes amid concerns over renewed fighting across the border, after reports that stray bullets from recent clashes landed inside Thai territory.
Key facts
- Nuchrawee Jamjamrat, deputy spokesperson for the Royal Thai Army, said on 22 June that the Naresuan Task Force was closely monitoring the situation along Thailand’s western border following the closure of Ban Mae Kon Ken School in Mae Sot
- TAK — A school along the Thai-Myanmar border has temporarily suspended classes amid concerns over renewed fighting across the border, after reports that stray bullets from recent clashes landed inside Thai territory.
- The military believes Myanmar troops may be preparing operations against resistance forces in the area following an escalation in fighting on 21-22 June.
- According to the army, Myanmar military forces have reinforced positions in Min Let Pan and Phalu villages in Myawaddy Township, opposite Huai Maha Wong village in Tak province.
Summary
Col. Nuchrawee Jamjamrat, deputy spokesperson for the Royal Thai Army, said on 22 June that the Naresuan Task Force was closely monitoring the situation along Thailand’s western border following the closure of Ban Mae Kon Ken School in Mae Sot district, Tak province.
According to the army, Myanmar military forces have reinforced positions in Min Let Pan and Phalu villages in Myawaddy Township, opposite Huai Maha Wong village in Tak province.