Myanmar military faces humiliating rout on Thai border

Source: Nikkei Asia

BANGKOK -- Myanmar civil servants and officials of the military regime began evacuating the eastern town of Myawaddy on the Thai-Myanmar border on Sunday night in one of the most significant setbacks for the regime since its takeover on Feb. 1, 2021.

More than 600 military personnel including about 140 family members have surrendered to forces led by the Karen National Union since the KNU's armed wing and People's Defense Forces in recent weeks increased its attacks on military bases near Myawaddy. Photos posted on social media over the weekend showed KNU and PDF fighters accessing vast stores of light weapons and ammunition in the abandoned bases.