Heavy fighting near Mae Sot as Karens attack Myanmar junta base
THE SOUND of heavy gunfire reverberated through the Thai border town of Mae Sot last night (July 17) after Karen National Union (KNU) and People’s Defence Force (PDF) mounted an attack on a Myanmar junta artillery base just across the border, Matichon newspaper said. As Myanmar junta troops at this artillery base opposite Mahawan […]
Read More1,200 more refugees flee to border amid heavy fighting in Myanmar
OVER 1,200 more Karenni and Karen-Padaung (Long-Necked) refugees have fled continuing heavy fighting between Karenni Army (KA) plus their allies and Myanmar junta forces and are camped at the border right across from Mae Hong Son province, Naewna newspaper said today (July 5). In addition around 400 Shan residents who are close to Mae […]
Read MoreMyanmar junta launches airstrikes near Thai border as clashes escalate
FIGHTING between Myanmar junta forces and Karenni armed groups just across the border from Mae Hong Son intensified yesterday (June 17) with the former launching 13 airstrikes against the latter, Naewna newspaper said today (June 18). Thai security forces said that Myanmar junta’s 430th Rapid Mobility Battalion continued to clash heavily with Karenni Army […]
Read MoreThailand gears up to evacuate citizens from Sudan as fighting rages on
By Matichon and AFP – published by CNA THAILAND is moving to evacuate its citizens from Sudan where fighting between the army and Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries since Saturday has killed at least 270 people with foreign diplomats too attacked Mrs. Kanchana Phatrachok, head of the Foreign Ministry’s Department of Information, said today (Apr. […]
Read MoreBuildings set ablaze in clash at Myanmar town near border
FIVE buildings were set on fire at the Myanmar town of Payathonzu which is opposite the Thai town of Sangkhla Buri in Kanchanaburi as clashes between Myanmar government troops and fighters believed to be from Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) raged from last evening to late night, Thai Rath newspaper said this morning (Jan. […]
Read MoreMyanmar refugees start returning home as guns fall silent
WITH the fighting between Myanmar junta troops and Karen insurgents just across the border from Tak province having halted for three days in a row Myanmar refugees who fled to the Thai side for safety have started voluntarily returning home, TV Channel 7 said this evening (July 5). The fierce fighting between the two sides […]
Read MoreAll quiet after Myanmar junta’s armed helicopters attack Karen position
MYANMAR junta forces sent two armed helicopters to attack a Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) position and three villages from 1. 30 p.m. onwards yesterday (Dec. 27) but the battlefield turned quiet after 4 p.m., Sanook.com this afternoon. Mainly soldiers were injured in the aerial attack but some civilians also died and got injured after […]
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 MoreFighting near Mae Sot stops but combatants are making adjustments
CLASHES between Myanmar junta troops and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) soldiers subsided at 4 p.m. yesterday (Dec. 24) and it appears that the two sides are adjusting their forces while watching for a fresh attack on targeted areas, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Dec. 25). Lt. Col. Atthachai Aomsin-somboon, head of 346th Border […]
Read MoreFierce fighting continues in Myawaddy with more refugees crossing over to Mae Sot
THAI authorities are keeping a close eye on clashes continuing between Myanmar junta forces and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) fighters in Myawaddy just across the border from Mae Sot today (Dec. 17) with this having led to 2,500 more refugees crossing over last night and another wave is on the way, Thai Rath […]
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