Thailand closely watches battle for Myanmar border town

Internally displaced people from Myanmar take aid supplies from Thailand across the border in Mae Sot, Thailand, April 24, 2024. (Tommy Walker/VOA) Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara visits the Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge in Mae Sot, Thailand, on April 23, 2024. (Tommy Walker/VOA) Members of the Thai military monitor the border in Mae Sot, Thailand, on April 24, 2024, after fighting erupted in nearby Myawaddy, Myanmar. (Tommy Walker/VOA) The halls of Mae Tao clinic in Mae Sot, Thailand, overflow with patients who have been injured from the conflict in Myanmar, April 26, 2024. (Tommy Walker/VOA)

Thailand is staying alert as conflict in Myanmar continues, according to Thai government officials who visited Thailand’s border with Myanmar this week.