PREVIEW

Myanmar villagers at a village in Myawaddy, Myanmar, as seen from the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sot district, Tak province, Thailand. Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has ordered Thai armed forces to tighten the security at the Thai-Myanmar border following clashes between Myanmar military and ethnic Karen rebels that forced Myanmar residents in the area to escape the battle to Thailand, while Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree expressed his concern and hope to seek an ASEAN consensus on the ongoing Myanmar armed conflicts.