Clashes at Myanmar border hub enter second day

A camp for internally displaced people in Myanmar is seen across the Moei river from Mae Sot, Tak province Thailand, on March 25, 2024. - AP

YANGON: Myanmar's military and an ethnic minority armed group clashed for a second day around a trade hub on the Thai border Wednesday (April 10), with residents hiding or fleeing and Thailand beefing up security on the border.

More than US$1.1 billion worth of trade passed through Myanmar's border town Myawaddy in the 12 months to April, according to the junta's commerce ministry -- a vital source of revenue for the cash-strapped military.