CNI News

9 April 2024

The Thai government held an emergency meeting on the morning of 9th April because of rapidly changing Myanmar political situation and formed the Working Committee on Myanmar, said Thai PM Srettha. 

The committee will monitor all Myanmar affairs including border trade and stability in the border region.

Srettha stated on his Facebook page that the emergency meeting was held and the committee was formed.

" The situations taking place in Myanmar are important to Thailand and Thailand has laid down a policy and is carrying out for the interests of the people from the two countries. An emergency meeting was held this morning and the Thai-Myanmar border issue was discussed at the meeting." he said on his page.

Thailand was providing Myanmar with humanitarian aid and was ready to work with Myanmar in all fields including border trade and stability within Myanmar. Moreover, Thailand was monitoring potential effects because of the current situations taking place in Myanmar, he said.

The Thai government was holding an emergency meeting relating to the Myanmar issue on 9th April 2024

Currently, the battles are severely breaking out between the Myanmar Tatmadaw and some EAOs/the PDF joint forces in Kayin and Kayah States on the Thai-Myanmar border.

Due to these battles, legal border trade has stopped and the Thai government is losing many million bahts each day because the trade could not be well conducted. Moreover, it has to be rescuing refugees fleeing to Thailand.

In the same way, Thailand is solving the issues of legal or illegal Myanmar migrant workers. At present, the battles are severely breaking out in Thin Gan Nyi Naung near Myawady and the security of Myawady is also worrying.

China, India and the US are demanding Thailand to intervene and resolve the Myanmar issue reportedly.