Senior Myanmar military official turns up for repatriation of illegal immigrants from Ranong


BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Senior Myanmar officials made a rare appearance on Thursday (Feb 2) at a ceremony in Thailand to send back around 670 illegal Myanmar immigrants who were detained at the Immigration Detention Centre in Ranong province.

Myanmar Navy’s Tanintharyi regional commander Commodore Thein Htoo, and the Myanmar ambassador to Thailand were among the most senior officials from the neighbouring country to join the repatriation ceremony held at the Ranong Customs House’s Lighthouse Pier.

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