The man, who had a liver complaint, died in the custody of the junta-allied BGF Karen rebel group, which said the slow repatriation process is straining its resources.

Israeli expats have become a dominant presence in the northern town of Pai, on the border with Myanmar’s Shan State.

Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrived at the Thai border city of Mae Sot on Thursday, part of an ongoing large scale repatriation effort following a crackdown by Thailand, ...