BANGKOK: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Phumtham Wechayachai presided over a send-off ceremony for 55 Thai military personnel deployed on a humanitarian mission to Myanmar following the 8.2-magnitude earthquake on March 28. The disaster severely affected Mandalay, Naypyidaw and Yangon.
The Thai team will assist from March 30 to April 5 or until the mission is complete. They departed from Military Airport 2, Wing 6, Bangkok, at 7am on March 30, 2025. The team includes 12 Urban Search and Rescue personnel from the Armed Forces Development Command, 18 Medical Emergency Response Team personnel from the Military Medical Office and four Damage Assessment Group personnel.
