RTN ready to evacuate Thais in escalating Myanmar conflict

The escalating civil conflict in Myanmar prompted the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) to keep four ships on standby in the Andaman Sea, prepared to evacuate Thai citizens if required.

Admiral Adung Pan-Iam, the RTN chief, has commanded the Region 3 commander, who oversees the Andaman coast, to ready two frigates, HTMS Saiburi and HTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan, along with two landing ships, HTMS Mannok and HTMS Mattaphon.

The vessels are primed to evacuate Thais from Myanmar if the clashes between the Myanmar government army and opposition forces intensify, threatening their lives.

The border situation between Mae Sot district in Tak province and Myawaddy township seems to have calmed following a conflict in the area opposite Sai Yok district in Kanchanaburi, a neighbouring province south of Tak.

A security source revealed that approximately 120…