A Thai soldier sits in front of the blockage of a road leading to the Thailand-Myanmar border in Mae Sot District, Tak Province, Thailand, Dec. 19, 2021. Photo by Reuters ...

Mae Sot, he says, is the next ground ... D.C., with operations in 60 countries, for about two decades. He is a former country director in Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Bangladesh. Authors.

The border gate separating Myawaddy, Myanmar from Mae Sot, Thailand. Credit: Flickr/James Antrobus Indonesia has rescued 20 of its nationals from human traffickers in Myanmar and signaled it is ...

MAE SOT, Thailand — Thousands of sick, exhausted and terrified young men and women, from countries all over the world, squat in rows, ... Indonesia, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025.

Mae Sot is the main gateway to Yangon, with the Moei River separating the two countries. The long border in Tak makes it ideal for Myanmar people to cross the river and illegally enter Thailand in ...

MAE SOT, Thailand (CNN) -- Nine refugee camps stretch along western Thailand's border with Myanmar, but Mae La, with a population of 43,000, is by far the largest. "I came to the camp 10 years ago ...

“Mae Sot is basically a Burmese town now, you can see it walking the streets, can hear Burmese everywhere,” said Saw Taw Nee, a senior official with the Karen National Union.

Mae Sot, Thailand—Today, Fred Stockwell, a white-haired Englishman, is the only Westerner out on the landfill, patrolling the garbage in a dusty pickup. The squatters, ...

For dozens of women who fled Myanmar and settled in Thailand, soccer has become a refuge from both the troubles of daily life and conservative cultural norms. By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from Mae Sot ...