BANGKOK -- The Thai government on Tuesday said it remains neutral in the intensifying three-year conflict in neighboring Myanmar, in response to backlash over its approval of a request from the military regime next door to land an evacuation plane at a Thai airport, as resistance groups stepped up their offensive in a key border town.
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Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, seen at a ceremony in Bangkok in January, says Thailand can take in another 100,000 Myanmar refugees. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)
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