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Myanmar (Burma) · Myanmar (Burma)With braided hair, pink plastic clogs and a wide grin, 18-year-old Moe Pyae Sone stands straight before a camera and tells of her decision to leave her family, her school and her village. “I am from northern Shan state and I’ve come to Kayin state for the revolution,” she says to Radio Free Asia. Moe Pyae Sone pauses for a moment at an internally displaced people’s camp just south of Myawaddy, where ethnic rebels recently overran military junta …See the Story
Teen fighter pauses near Myawaddy to talk of decision to join rebels
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Myanmar (Burma) · Myanmar (Burma)The Thai government is looking to expand humanitarian aid to Myanmar as fighting between junta forces and rebels intensifies across the border in Kayin state, a senior spokesman from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Friday. The Thai government is seeking to deliver the aid to all parties in need equally, spokesman Nikorndej Balankura said, with relevant international organizations and civil society groups along the border expected to be…See the Story
Thai leaders ready to increase humanitarian aid in Myanmar
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Myanmar (Burma) · Myanmar (Burma)Nearly 5,000 villagers in central Myanmar’s Sagaing region have fled their homes after junta troops conducted raids in Monywa township, home to the region’s largest city, residents told RFA Burmese. They are the latest to be left homeless by the three-year conflict in the country, where more than 2.8 million people are displaced and in need of humanitarian assistance amid access challenges, according to the United Nations. On Wednesday evening…See the Story
5,000 flee military raids on villages in Myanmar’s Sagaing region
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United Nations · RakhineThe UN’s top human rights official on Friday raised alarm over the escalating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state between junta and opposition forces amid reports of the military regime forcing members of the minority Muslim Rohingya community to join their ranks.See the Story
Myanmar: Rohingyas in firing line as Rakhine conflict intensifies
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United Nations · RakhineIntense fighting in Myanmar’s Rakhine State poses a grave threat to civilians, the United Nations warned Friday, as it urged international pressure to prevent more “horrendous persecution” of ethnic RohingyaSee the Story
U.N. sounds alarm on violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State
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Prison · Myanmar (Burma)Prison and junta authorities killed four inmates following a protest in northern Myanmar jail, a resident told Radio Free Asia on Friday. Following the junta’s amnesty of over 3,000 prisoners on Wednesday for Burmese New Year, some inmates who did not get chosen for early release started a riot in Kachin state’s capital at Myitkyina Prison the following day. A Myitkyina resident who wished to remain anonymous for security reasons told RFA inma…See the Story
Junta troops kill 4 in post-amnesty Myanmar prison riot
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Myawaddy · MyawaddyThe Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and the Karen National Defense Organization (KNDO) have begun offensive operations against junta personnel moving toward Karen State’s Myawaddy throughout this week. The attacks resulted in junta forces being delayed and suffering approximately 100 casualties, according to the Karen National Union.See the Story