Sources from the Thai-Myanmar border in Kanchanaburi have confirmed that the Myanmar military council has notified Thai authorities about five Myanmar soldiers who fled through the Three Pagodas Pass area in Kyainseikgyi Township, Karen State, into Thailand. The soldiers reportedly entered Thailand in recent days through the Bon Ti village route in Kanchanaburi Province after crossing from the Three Pagodas Pass area. Thai authorities have already alerted local villages and civilian defense forces about this situation.
While detailed information about the deserting soldiers’ unit affiliations and personal information has not been publicly released, Thai authorities have distributed photographs of the soldiers to local villages and civilian defense forces, instructing them to report immediately if the soldiers are spotted. Sources from the border area report that there has been a significant increase in illegal border crossings through the Three Pagodas Pass-Kanchanaburi route. This incident of soldiers fleeing indicates growing dissatisfaction and declining morale within the military ranks.
