Thailand PM protests Myanmar's navy firing at Thai fishing boats

Shinawatra questions Myanmar junta's claims that Thai boats intruded its waters

20241201 Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra looks on during a ceremony at the Government House in Bangkok on Nov. 28. © Reuters

BANGKOK (Reuters) -- Thailand protested an incident involving Myanmar's navy firing on Thai fishing vessels, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Sunday, after one fisherman drowned, two were injured and dozens were detained from one of the boats.

Shinawatra questioned claims that the fishing boats had intruded into Myanmar's territorial waters when Myanmar's navy opened fire on the vessels on Saturday.

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