Remote Indian region is on the brink of civil war
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Kangval, India – Zuan Vaiphei is armed and prepared to kill. He is also ready to die. Vaiphei spends most of his days behind the sandbag walls of a makeshift bunker, his fingers resting on the trigger of a 12-gauge shotgun. Some 1,000 yards ahead of him, between […]
Read MoreMyanmar troops, Karens clash heavily for 7 hours near Thai border
HEAVY CLASHES between Myanmar junta troops and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) together with members of People’s Defence Force (PDF) civilian resistance group raged for seven hours till 5 p.m. today (July 30) just across the border from Tak province and fighting is still continuing, TV Channel 7 and Matichon newspaper said. Hundreds of […]
Read MoreMyanmar-Karenni troops clash near Thai border
CLASHES are taking place between Myanmar army and Karenni fighters just five kilometres from Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Hong Son province causing fear to spread among Thai residents living in this area, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (May 15). At 9.40 a.m. Mr. Pongpeera Chuchuen, Mae Hong Son district chief, received a report from the […]
Read More4 temporary shelters opened for Myanmar refugees as new clashes erupt
FOUR temporary shelters have been opened in Mae Sot district to accommodate over 5,000 refugees who fled the heavy fighting across the border in Kayin state with a new round of clashes between Myanmar junta forces and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) soldiers having broken out early this morning (Dec. 27), Sanook.com said. Security […]
Read MoreHundreds of Myanmar refugees flee fighting near border
THAI SECURITY forces moved two batches of refugees fleeing clashes between Myanmar junta troops and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) fighters in Myawaddy district to a school in Mae Sot district of Tak province for safety, Siam Rath newspaper said this evening (Dec. 16). The Myanmar troops, armed with both individual and heavy weapons, clashed […]
Read MoreEleven killed as Myanmar protesters fight troops with handmade guns
By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report ANTI-COUP demonstrators in Myanmar fought back with handmade guns and firebombs against a crackdown by security forces in a town in the northwest but at least 11 of the protesters were killed, domestic media reported today (April 8). Initially, six truckloads of troops were […]
Read MoreMyanmar military coup supporters rampage in Yangon
By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report SUPPORTERS of Myanmar’s military, some armed with knives and clubs, others firing catapults and throwing stones, attacked opponents of the Feb. 1 coup today (Feb. 25), while Southeast Asian neighbours looked for ways to end the crisis. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army […]
Read MoreLadakh: China reveals soldier deaths in India border clash
By BBC CHINA has for the first time revealed that four of its soldiers died during a bloody Himalayan border clash with Indian troops in June last year. The men died after fighting “foreign troops” who “crossed into the Chinese border”, said Chinese state media. The skirmish had taken place in the Galwan Valley in […]
Read MoreClashes as protesters try to submit letter to Royal Office
PROTESTERS who had clashed with police on Ratchadamnoen Nai Road in the area of Sanam Luang area after police sprayed a round of water cannons at them decided to put a letter they were taking from Democracy Monument to the Royal Office in a mailbox at the entrance of Na Hap Phoei road and hold […]
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