Thailand delays deporting family of Rakhine insurgent leader

Tun Myat Naing, commander-in-chief of the Arakan Army, in Myanmar's Shan State. - Reuters

BANGKOK: Thailand will delay the deportation of the wife and children of the top commander of the Arakan Army insurgent group that is fighting Myanmar's army while authorities carry out a full investigation, Thai officials said on Sunday (Dec 8).

Hnin Zar Phyu, 38, the wife of Major General Tun Myat Naing, 41, their 11-year-old daughter and 11-month-old son were arrested in northern Thailand last Wednesday and charged with illegal entry after Myanmar revoked their passports.