Mae Sot - Wikipedia
Mae Sot (Thai: แม่สอด, pronounced [mɛ̂ː sɔ̀ːt]; Burmese: မဲဆောက်, [mɛ́ sʰaʊʔ]; Shan: မႄႈသွတ်ႇ, [ɛ sʰaaj]) is a city in western Thailand that shares a border with Myanmar to the west. It is notable as a trade hub and for its substantial population of Burmese migrants and …
Mae Sot district - Wikipedia
Mae Sot is where the Asian Highway AH1 links Thailand and Myanmar. It is one of only three transnational roads and cross-border points across the Tenasserim Hills to Myanmar, along with Three Pagodas Pass and Phu Nam Ron.
Myanmar refugees take shelter in Thailand's Mae Sot - BBC
Mae Sot is now a warren of safehouses, whole streets accommodating largely undocumented refugees. Some are well-established dormitories, funded by foreign aid organisations.
Fighting escalates in eastern Myanmar as army holds out against ...
Apr 10, 2024 · Another resident of Myawaddy said she crossed into Mae Sot on one of the Myanmar-Thailand friendship bridges on Tuesday to avoid the bombing and saw officers were still carrying out their jobs at the bridge. All the local residents spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of their safety.
Myanmar refugees take shelter in Thailand's Mae Sot
Apr 17, 2024 · Mae Sot is now a warren of safehouses, whole streets accommodating largely undocumented refugees. Some are well-established dormitories, funded by foreign aid organisations.
Myanmar Rebels Take Key Trading Town, but Counteroffensive …
Apr 12, 2024 · Residents stood in lines for hours at the southeastern border with Thailand on Friday as they sought safety in the Thai town of Mae Sot before the junta launches its expected counteroffensive....
The Mae Sot Field Office operates in three temporary shelters in Tak Province on the Thai-Myanmar border: Mae La (MLA), Nu Po (NPO) and Umpium (UMP). A total of 54,090 Myanmar refugees reside in these three temporary shelters, with the majority comprising members of the Karen ethnic minority group in South East Myanmar.
As civil war rages in Myanmar, a Thai border town has become a …
Jun 17, 2024 · In 2008, Padoh Mahn Sha, secretary-general of the KNU, was killed by gunmen while sitting outside his home in Mae Sot, an assassination widely blamed on Myanmar’s military government of the...
Myanmar Humanitarian Corridor to Be Established Soon, Thai FM …
Feb 9, 2024 · Thailand expects to open up a humanitarian corridor in about a month to deliver aid to civilians displaced by the conflict in neighboring Myanmar, the country’s Foreign Minister Parnpree...
Myanmar Refugees Build Schools, Cafes and Hope in Mae Sot
Dec 19, 2023 · The Burmese refugees in Mae Sot on the Thai-Myanmar border defy that stereotype. Many are middle-class, educated urbanites with skills and plenty of initiative. After standing up to the Burmese military and suffering for it, they left everything and fled for their lives to Mae Sot where they continued their struggle.
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