Thailand tries to rescue 162 nationals trapped in Myanmar fighting

November 3, 2023

PUBLISHED : 3 Nov 2023 at 11:26

This long exposure picture taken late on Oct 28, 2023, shows a missile fired from a Myanmar military base in Lashio township, northern Shan State. (Photo: AFP)

The government is trying to bring home 162 of its nationals trapped in Myanmar by a surge in clashes between junta troops and ethnic minority insurgents near the border with China, Thai officials said.

The effort to rescue Thais from chaos in neighbouring Myanmar comes after at least 30 Thais, most of them farm…