28 illegal Myanmar workers held following Thai bus crash

MYEIK (Eleven Media Group/Asia News Network): A bus carrying about 30 Myanmar workers heading to Malaysia illegally via Thailand overturned on the Hat Yai Asian Highway on Wednesday (Jan 18), according to Thai media reports.

The Thai authorities rushed to investigate the road accident and found an injured Myanmar citizen who was later sent to hospital.

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