MAE SAM LAEP – Thailand’s prime minister denied Tuesday that his country’s security forces have sent villagers back to Myanmar who fled from military airstrikes and said his government is ready to shelter anyone who is escaping fighting.
His comments came a day after humanitarian groups said the Thai military had begun sending back some of the thousands of people who have fled a series of airstrikes by Myanmar's military. “There is no influx of refugees yet.
We asked those who crossed to Thailand if they have any problem in their area. When they say no problem, we just asked them to return to their land first.
We asked, we did not use any force,” Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha told reporters. “We won’t push them back,” he said. ’If they