Civilians bear the brunt of conflict in Karen State
published : 28 Apr 2021 at 04:00
32 A family with four small children are among thousands of internally displaced persons hiding in the forests and unable to return home due to deadly airstrikes by the Myanmar army since March 27. saw kha pay mu nu
We were all woken from our sleep by the loud noises from vehicles that were reverberating in our ears. They sounded like heavy vehicles on caterpillar tracks.
I reached for my shoulder bag, in which I packed the necessities I would need if I had to run. I initially thought it was the despotic Myanmar army, ready with all their land forces, tanks and other weapons to attack Mutraw district in Karen State and reduce everything to rubble.
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Time for govt to show Karen some heart
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After struggling for survival on an empty stomach for days, Karen villagers who fled the war atrocities in Myanmar, from an area under the control of the Karen National Union, took shelter along the Salween River. They received some food and medicine, supplied largely by non-profit organisations, temples, Thais, and fellow ethnic people.
Those samaritans who collected donations through their networks delivered the necessities with difficulty. It took them several days to negotiate with local authorities in Mae Hong Son s Mae Sariang district, who initially blocked passage of the items.
Local authorities said they had to get permission from people higher up the chain.
Thailand must help refugees
published : 7 Apr 2021 at 04:00
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As the Thai-Myanmar border situation becomes ever more tense, with more fighting between the Myanmar military and ethnic groups, particularly the Karen National Union (KNU), Thailand is bracing for another humanitarian challenge.
Air strikes launched by the Tatmadaw on March 27 targeting KNU territory caused heavy casualties among unarmed civilians, resulting in an influx of Karen villagers who hoped to seek refuge in Mae Hong Son s Mae Sariang district. As Thai authorities slammed the door shut on them, the Karen had to cross back over the Salween River. Most, if not all, are now stranded in the jungle because they fear more attacks. Reports say food supplies have also run out.
Thailand adds 250 Covid cases Tuesday
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published : 6 Apr 2021 at 11:11
updated: 6 Apr 2021 at 12:22
8 FILE PHOTO: Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, wearing a traditional Karen shirt, watches nurses administer the Coronavac vaccine to frontline health workers after he arrived to hand over 2,000 vials of the vaccine and other medical supplies to frontline workers to combat the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, as authorities fear a further influx of Myanmar refugees over the border, at Mae Sariang Hospital in Mae Hong Son province on April 2, 2021. (AFP)
The government on Tuesday recorded 250 new Covid-19 cases, 245 of them locally transmitted and five imported, raising the accumulated total since the start of the pandemic to 29,571.
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