IN ANOTHER twist within the political landscape of Myanmar, which is wracked by a brutal civil war, the son of former commander of Karen National Defence Organisation (KNDO) Gen. Bo Mya today (Jan. 7) declared independence by establishing Kawthoolei Republic, Amarin TV and Naewna newspaper said. Maj. Gen. Nerdah Mya, who too is a
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Thai NGO asks Karens to help free 90 human trafficking victims
A THAI non-government organization (NGO) team urged leaders of Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) to help free 90 victims of human trafficking who despite having requested assistance are still being detained and tortured by Chinese Mafia running online scam centres at Myawaddy township, just across from Thai border town Mae Sot, Amarin TV said.
Read moreMyanmar soldiers flee to Thailand as Karens seize base
SOME Myanmar soldiers crossed the Moei river to Thailand overnight after Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) fighters attacked their base opposite Tak province with many others having died in the fighting, Amarin TV said this morning (March 14). At 00.10 a.m. KNLA’s 7th Infantry Division launched their attack on Myanmar army’s 31st Infantry Battalion
Read moreKaren rebels say they have repelled junta push to take back Myawaddy
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Mae Sot – A resistance group fighting Myanmar’s military rule said on Sunday (Apr.14) its fighters had repelled an attempt by junta troops to advance on the key town of Myawaddy along the Thai border that was seized by the rebels last week. Reinforcements of junta forces have
Read moreThai 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 moreHeavy 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 moreKaren fighters seize Myanmar military’s base opposite Mae Hong Son
KAREN National Union (KNU) fighters seized a Myanmar junta base opposite Tha Ta Fang village in Mae Sariang district, Mae Hong Son province, after an approximately 40-minute fierce clash with this following five earlier attempts to capture it, Naewna newspaper today (Mar. 28). At 6 a.m. this morning news reached this Thai border province
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 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 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 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
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
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 moreMyanmar’s Karen insurgents burn another government military outpost
By AP and published by Channel NewsAsia GUERRILLA soldiers from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority burned down a government military outpost on Friday (May 7) after capturing it without a fight when its garrison fled, a senior Karen officer said. The position is about 15km from a larger camp that the Karen National Liberation Army stormed
Read moreThais confirm Kachins shot down Myanmar army chopper as airstrikes continue
THAI sources in Mae Hong Son province confirmed that the Kachin rebel army did shoot down a Myanmar military helicopter with this being a Russian model similar to the type used to strafe Karen insurgents who have also been fighting the Myanmar forces recently, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (May 4). Meanwhile Myanmar Nows
Read moreKarens: Fighting still raging despite Myanmar junta extending ceasefire
WHILE Myanmar’s military government has extended its unilateral monthlong ceasefire by another another month till May 31, 2011, the Karen insurgents said today (May 2) that fighting between the two sides is still continuing, TV Channel 7 said On Friday Myanmar’s Supreme Command announced the extension of the ceasefire so that the State Administration Council
Read moreThousands of Myanmar villagers ‘poised to flee violence to Thailand’
By Reuters Staff, published by MSN News Mae Sariang, Mae Hong Son province -Thousands of ethnic Karen villagers in Myanmar are poised to cross into Thailand if, as expected, fighting intensifies between the Myanmar army and Karen insurgents, joining those who have already escaped the turmoil that followed a February 1 coup. Karen rebels and
Read moreRefugees flee across the border as Myanmar jets bomb Karen camp
A MAE HONG SON subdistrict is sheltering 450 refugees who fled across the border after Karen National Union (KNU) insurgents clashed with Myanmar troops and seized their camp yesterday (April 27) with Myanmar Air Force launching an aerial assault on a Karen stronghold today, Thai Rath newspaper said. KNU’s 5th Brigade said in a
Read moreFighting erupts in Myanmar; junta to ‘consider’ Asean plan
By Reuters Staff, published by Gulf Today FIGHING erupted in eastern Myanmar near the Thai border early today (April 27) as ethnic minority Karen insurgents attacked an army outpost in some of the most intense clashes since a Feb. 1 coup plunged Myanmar into crisis. The clash came as the junta, in an apparent setback
Read moreFollowing deadly airstrikes, junta planes seen spying on Karen territory
By Myanmar Now THE Myanmar junta’s military jets have been frequently flying over territory controlled by the Karen National Union (KNU) in Bago Region and Karen State in what is believed to be an aerial reconnaissance mission, the ethnic armed organisation has said. From April 8 until 10, there were more than 10 sightings of
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