Thailand reiterates it will provide humanitarian aid to people fleeing Myanmar and not push them back


In this handout photo from the Royal Thai Army taken on May 13, 2021 and released on May 14, 2021, a Thai military personnel in protective suit detains Myanmar migrants caught in a farm area in the southern Thai province of Prachuap Khiri Khan, bordering Myanmar, as part of Thailand's increased security measures against illegal border entry into the country to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. - AFP

BANGKOK, May 15 (Bernama): Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha reiterated that Thailand will continue providing humanitarian assistance and will not push back people fleeing violence in Myanmar.

Prayut who met United Nations (UN) Special Envoy on Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener at Government House in Bangkok on Friday said Thailand is closely monitoring the situation along the border with Myanmar.

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