BANGKOK: Thais have been warned not to travel to the Myanmar border area near Kanchanaburi after a group of 37 tourists were taken hostage by the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF).
The group, who crossed the border at Payathonzu in Karen State, were reportedly captured yesterday by the military group in apparent retaliation for Thai authorities arresting underage sex workers under the control of the Karen group.
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