Exodus to Thailand continues after fall of key Myanmar border town
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Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and also known historically as Siam, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 70 million, it spans 513,120 square kilometres (198,120 sq mi). Thailand is bordered to the northwest by Myanmar, to the northeast by Laos, to the southeast by Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the southwest by the Andaman Sea; it also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city.
Myanmar junta troops withdraw from key positions near Thai border after clashes, dealing blow to regime. Myawaddy town sees intense..