BANGKOK — Tension has been brewing at the Thailand-Myanmar border since the military took over Myanmar’s elected government on Monday morning and put senior leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi, under arrest.
Myanmar posted three military units in Tachilek, a border town close to Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district, and also blocked several important checkpoints. Under new regulations, the general public in Myanmar is prohibited from traveling.
Thailand shares a 2,400-kilometer border with the neighboring country.
All communication systems in the country have been blocked, except for Tachilek, where people normally use signals from Bangkok.
As of 9:30 am on Monday, trucks were blo…
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