Inside the Thai-Myanmar border town of fugitives, rebels and spies | BBC News

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Since the coup in 2021, millions of Burmese took up arms to try to overthrow the Myanmar’s military regime. Five years on, is their revolutionary dream dying? Myanmar’s coup leader Min Aung Hlaing is slowly gaining international legitimacy - and his army has retaken much of the territory it lost to the armed opposition movement. BBC Correspondent Jonathan Head visited the Thai Myanmar border town of Mae Sot, a Thai sanctuary for Myanmar fugitives. Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #Myanmar #Thailand #BBCNews

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