Thai F-16s conduct air patrols as Myanmar MiG-29s attack Karen fighters
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI AIR FORCE’S F-16A/B fighters have conducted regular air patrols along the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sot district of Tak to literally deter possible infringement of the Myanmar air force’s MiG-29 Fulcrum jets into Thai air space. The MiG-29s have reportedly conducted air-to-surface strikes on Karen National Liberation Army […]
Read MoreKarens, allies mount attack on junta’s base in Myawaddy
AFTER talks between Karens and their allies and Myanmar junta’s Infantry Battalion 275 holding out at their last base in Myawaddy town, opposite Thailand’s Mae Sot town, failed to make headway for three days the former launched an attack on the latter’s stronghold last night, Naewna and Matichon newspapers said today (April 10). Thai […]
Read MoreKarenni Army mounts fierce attack on town opposite Mae Hong Son
AFTER Karen National Union (KNU) and People’s Defence Force (PDF) fighters almost fully seized Myawaddy town, oppositie Thailand’s Mae Sot town, with one Myanmar junta battalion holding out, the Karenni Army (KA) and their allies stepped up their attacks at two townships and Pha Song town opposite Mae Hong Son province’s Mueang district, Naewna […]
Read MoreMyanmar junta used chartered plane to fly cash from Mae Sot to Yangon
AFTER Karen National Union (KNU) and People’s Defence Force (PDF) fighters yesterday (Apr. 7) captured Myawaddy town, just across the border from Thailand’s Mae Sot town, Myanmar authorities used a chartered plane to fly things, believed to be cash, plus officials from Mae Sot airport to Yangon with Thai government’s permission , Thai Rath and […]
Read More400 Myanmar junta troops surrender in capture of Myawaddy
AROUND 400 Myanmar junta troops surrendered together with their weapons to Karen National Union (KNU) and People’s Defence Force (PDF) fighters after they completely captured Myawaddy town, which is opposite the Thai town of Mae Sot, Naewna newspaper said this morning (Apr. 8). Meanwhile up in the north Kachin Independence Army (KIA) now holds […]
Read MoreMyanmar military loses border town in another big defeat
By Jonathan Head,BBC THE military regime which seized power in Myanmar three years ago has suffered another big defeat, this time on the eastern border with Thailand. Troops had suffered weeks of attacks by ethnic Karen insurgents, allied with other anti-coup forces. Hundreds of troops guarding the vital border town of Myawaddy,opposite Thailand’s Mae […]
Read MoreTight security in Mae Sot after two explosions in Myawaddy
THAI soldiers and police beefed up security in risky areas of Mae Sot border town after two explosions, one of them a car bomb, rocked Myanmar’s Myawaddy town which is just across the Moei river last night (Oct. 15), Naewna newspaper said today. First to go off was a car bomb near Myanmar’s permanent […]
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 MoreTruce halts battle between Myanmar junta troops and Karen fighters
GUNS fell silent in Myawaddy, opposite Thailand’s Mae Sot district, today (Dec.18) after Myanmar junta troops and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) fighters agreed to a temporary ceasefire stopping a battle that raged for three days, Thai Rath newspaper said. Preliminary reports indicated that 20 Myanmar junta troops and members of the Border Guard Forces […]
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