The news says,

Thailand protests to Myanmar over Ranger's death
BANGKOK, March 24 (TNA)

The Thai Foreign Ministry has submitted an aide-memoire to Myanmar ambassador to Thailand U Ye Win, protesting the death of a Thai Army Ranger who was killed earlier this week during fighting between Myanmar government forces and anti-Myanmar government ethnic Karen fighters near the common border.

Anuson Chinwanno, director-general of the Ministry's East Asian Affairs Department, Friday summoned the Myanmar ambassador to Thailand to the Foreign Ministry and submitted the aide-memoire protesting the death of the Ranger during the clash between Myanmar forces and Karen fighters near the Thai border district of Khun Yuam of Mae Hong Son province on Wednesday.

In the aide-memoire the Thai government called for a meeting of the Township Border Committee to investigate the incident, and urged the Myanmar government to strictly follow internationally recognised 'Rules of Engagement' before committing military forces to action.

Thailand also affirmed that it hopes that both sides could find ways to prevent a similar incident from occurring again.

Meanwhile, Col. Suthas Jarumanee, commander of the 7th Infantry Task Force in Mae Hong Son, told a press conference yesterday that three spent shells and a grenade were found in the area of fighting by Thai soldiers. One of the spent shells are made by Myanmar Armed Forces with some Myanmar characters on it.

Col. Suthas said his unit had submitted a protest through the Township Border Committee asking the Myanmar military to admit its guilt, a punishment must be imposed on every Myanmar soldier on the intrusion into the Thai territory and a compensation paid.

So far there has been no reply from Myanmar, Col. Suthas added. (TNA)-E111

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My comment,

Sorry to hear a Thai Ranger was killed because of the fighting between KNU and SPDC. It is not a happy event when sombody is killed, especially innocent bystander.

Thailand knows that these KNU members or Karen who are fighting against SPDC are active along Thai Myanmar border. Once upon a time Thais gave KNU leaders and KNU members santuary inside Thailand or safe conduct to travel through Thailand. Myanmar opposition members are also living openly in Thailand especially in Chaing Mai, Mai Hong Son, etc. district.

KNU is also getting arms and ammunation from Thais armed dealers and some of them are supplied by their supporters through Thais agents.

Myanmar and Thailand and are now members of ASEAN.

Thailand should not try to play very innocent.It is time over due that Thailand should come very clean on this matter and join hands with the SPDC to annihilate KNU who are creating un necessary misunderstanding between Thailand and Myanmar.

What would Thailand think if Myanmar harbours the Muslims from Thailand South, who are fighting against Thailand's government? Myanamar shouldnot be used by those Muslims.

Thailand should not allow Karen insurgents who are fighting against SPDC to come into Thailand for santuary by any how.

Thunderbolts.

If the military junta was not so rude with Burma minorities, these ones should not be obliged tu take refuge in Thailand

AMEN.