Myanmar children play at a migrant school in the Thai border town of Mae Sot on May 3, 2022. (Frontier)

Migrant schools in Thailand overwhelmed by post-coup arrivals

Cash-strapped schools on the border are struggling to accommodate children fleeing war and poverty in Myanmar, while teachers in the Civil Disobedience Movement who fled to Thailand have to work in fields and factories due to lack of support.

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