BANGKOK -- Myanmar's neighbors have been stepping up measures to keep out Burmese fleeing the unrest that has gripped the nation since the military seized power in a coup on Feb. 1.
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Thai border guards patrol at the Myanmar border at Mae Sot, Thailand, on March 18. © Reuters
BANGKOK -- Myanmar's neighbors have been stepping up measures to keep out Burmese fleeing the unrest that has gripped the nation since the military seized power in a coup on Feb. 1.