Published 24 days ago

Myanmar: Rebel fighters pressure junta at border hub

Summary by Deutsche Welle

The Myanmar military and an ethnic minority armed group have clashed for a second day near Myawaddy — an important frontier trading point. Thailand has said it is prepared for tens of thousands of refugees.

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The Hindu

Myanmar border hub residents flee to Thailand amid gunfire, explosions

Residents flee Myanmar trade hub to Thailand amid explosions as ethnic minority armed group seizes military base.

24 days ago·India

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The Straits Times

Clashes at Myanmar border hub enter second day

Residents are either in hiding or have left the area, while Thailand has beefed up security on the border. Read more at straitstimes.com.

23 days ago·Singapore

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Malay Mail

Clashes at Myanmar border hub enter second day

YANGON, April 10 — Myanmar’s military and an ethnic minority armed group clashed for a second day around a trade hub on the Thai border today, with residents hiding or fleeing and Thailand beefing up security on the border. More than US$1.1 billion (RM5.2 billion) worth of trade passed through Myanmar’s border town Myawaddy in the 12 months to April, according to the junta’s commerce ministry — a vital source of revenue for the cash-strapped mil…

23 days ago·Selangor, Malaysia

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Berliner Morgenpost

Heftige Kämpfe in Myanmar an Grenze zu Thailand

Seit mehr als drei Jahren knechtet die Militärjunta in Myanmar das eigene Volk. Jetzt gewinnen Rebellengruppen zunehmend die Oberhand. Thailand rechnet mit Zehntausenden Flüchtlingen.

23 days ago·Berlin, Germany

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Deutsche Welle

Myanmar: Rebel fighters pressure junta at border hub

23 days ago·Germany

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Het Nieuwsblad

New fighting between government and rebels in Myanmar town on Thai border

Near the Myanmar city of Myawaddy, on the border with Thailand, fierce fighting between the army and an ethnic rebel group is taking place for the second day in a row. The residents of the city are hiding or trying to cross the border.

23 days ago·Belgium

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