PUBLISHED: 28 Nov 2024 at 04: 51
In Mae Hong Son‘s Pai district, there are reports of tensions between Thai military forces and United Wa State Army ( UWSA ) fighters, according to the army.
The allegations that were made public on social press on Wednesday were refuted by Army spokeswoman Col Thirat Sombatsiri.
He claimed that the frontier situation was “normal” general and that there is no evidence of any assault along the border as the media reported.
He claimed that the Third Army Region has been given more information about the Pai borders position.
The Third Army Region’s official, Col. Rungkhun Mahapanyawong, claimed that residents of the border regions of Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son were standard and that those living there were able to live their lives.
The Thai provincial troops and the UWSA in these areas had a regular relationship, according to the official.
The frontier position in the UWSA’s current surroundings is normal, also. Both sides also maintain a great relationship”, he said.
He said the military does work to the best of its ability to protect the country’s independence.
However, a source claimed that the Ministry of Defense had given the army instructions to build forces and munitions to defend Mae Hong Son, one of the northern border areas, to defend Thailand’s sovereignty.
The resource reported that UWSA forces were dispatched at the border’s tense moments, with five different troops and Doi Hua Ma and Nong Luang, its key border foundations, and five different outposts in Pai. The Thai army now wants the UWSA to retreat, but the latter does n’t agree, said the source.
The UWSA’s request to leave these places by December 18 is now being received by the Thai troops. The request was made during discussions between Thai officials and six senior UWSA people in Chiang Mai between November 18 and November 19.
However, another source cited a report from Radio Free Asia ( RFA ) that claimed the UWSA resisted requests to leave these areas that it firmly believes belong to it.
Assoc Prof Dulyapak Preecharush, from Thammasat University, suggested the authorities try to engage China and other countries in the Mekong River Basin, even affected by transborder drug trafficking difficulties, in fresh negotiations.
He suggested that the UWSA, never the Burmese army, remain in charge of these matters.