Hopes are fading for the 120 people on board a Burmese military plane which has gone missing over the Andaman Sea.
The army said the plane was flying between the southern city of Myeik and Yangon (Rangoon). Search and rescue efforts are under way.
"Communication was lost suddenly at about 1:35 pm [07:05 GMT] when it reached about 20 miles west of Dawei town," the army said in a statement.
There were 106 military personnel and family members and 14 crew on board.
The plane, a Y8 transporter made in China, was half an hour into the short journey.
Latest reports suggest that debris has been spotted in the sea by some of the military planes or ships dispatched to the area.
The army said the plane was flying between the southern city of Myeik and Yangon (Rangoon). Search and rescue efforts are under way.
"Communication was lost suddenly at about 1:35 pm [07:05 GMT] when it reached about 20 miles west of Dawei town," the army said in a statement.
There were 106 military personnel and family members and 14 crew on board.
The plane, a Y8 transporter made in China, was half an hour into the short journey.
Latest reports suggest that debris has been spotted in the sea by some of the military planes or ships dispatched to the area.