Kaizer James E.

Caguioa 7-Dalton

Myanmar detains 8 Filipinos for crossing border

Myanmar authorities detained eight Filipinos for illegally entering the country from
Thailand on Jan. 17. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Myanmar
authorities promised to hasten the Filipinos’ repatriation after one of them, a 25-
year-old woman who had been touring Thailand since December, said she and her
companions did not realize it was prohibited for foreigners to cross the Thailand-
Myanmar border via a boat ride from Mae Sot City in Thailand to Myawaddy,
Myanmar. Foreigners are only allowed to enter Myanmar through Yangon, Mandalay
and Nay Pyi Taw airports. DFA spokesperson Tessie Daza said embassy officials were
prevented from entering the area because of the insurgency in the area. —JACOB
LAZARO

Insight: We should know who is in the wrong in the problem and take care of the
problem in a mature way so there are no misunderstandings.