Refugees fleeing Myanmar are attempting to reach Thailand by boat following airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on parts of the country predominantly populated by ethnic Karen people. Thailand's prime minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha, said ‘we don't want to have an exodus and evacuations into our territory but we will observe human rights too'.

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