The boat had been carrying people to Myanmar from Laos when it got into difficulties after its engine failed, Myanmar media reports.
Most of the missing are from the semi-autonomous Wa enclave in eastern Myanmar, Nyi Rang, spokesman for the United Wa State Army , said. / Photo: AP
"At least 20 people are missing," he said, adding that a further 16 Myanmar nationals had been rescued. Most of the missing are from the semi-autonomous Wa enclave in eastern Myanmar, Nyi Rang, spokesman for the United Wa State Army , said. The Wa region on Myanmar's border with China is virtually locked off from the rest of Myanmar, ringed by checkpoints and tight internal controls, and uses the Chinese yuan and internet services in its territory.It is the best-equipped of Myanmar's dozen or so ethnic rebel groups. Analysts say China supplies much of its weaponry.
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