Hundreds flee across Thai border after attack on Myanmar military


By May 8, 2025, a total of 327 Myanmar nationals had crossed into Thailand and were sheltering in two temporary sites. - Photo: EPA-EFE

BANGKOK: More than 300 Myanmar people fled into Thailand to seek refuge following an assault on the military by ethnic armed groups, Thailand said Thursday (May 8), days after the junta extended a post-earthquake ceasefire.

Myanmar has been mired in civil conflict since a military coup in 2021, with the junta battling a coalition of ethnic armed organisations and pro-democracy resistance forces.

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