Navy on standby to evacuate Thais from Myanmar

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Navy on standby to evacuate Thais from Myanmar
On April 15, a man from the Karen National Liberation Army carries an RPG app close to a Burmese army base on the fringes of Myawaddy. A coalition of rebel troops led by the Karen National Union are now in charge of the frontier town in Myanmar. ( Photo: Reuters )

In the Andaman Sea, the Royal Thai Navy has four boats on standby waiting to remove Thai citizens from Myanmar if the legal issue that worsens.

Navy captain Adm Adung Pan- Sharepoint has ordered the&nbsp, Region 3 captain, accountable for the Andaman coastline, to build two frigates, HTMS Saiburi&nbsp, and&nbsp, HTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan, and two landing ships, HTMS Saiburi&nbsp, and&nbsp, HTMS Mattaphon, for use in the event evacuations are &nbsp, required. &nbsp,

If the conflict between the Myanmar government troops and opposition forces develops and threatens Thai citizens ‘ lives, the four vessels said, the four warships were prepared to pull them out of Myanmar. &nbsp,

However, the situation on the borders between Mae Sot region in Tak state and Myawaddy township&nbsp, has eased after a&nbsp, fight in the area opposite Sai Yok area in Kanchanaburi province.

After two days of fighting, a Thai safety resource reported that approximately 120 weight fighters had taken control of and set on fire a federal military center manned by 20 soldiers. From Thai soil, the flames and smoke could be seen.

The fighting was in the Dawei area, about 10&nbsp, kilometres&nbsp, from Ban Thai Muang in Sai Yok district of Thailand, the source said.

Injury and death reports have not been confirmed.