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Myanmar’s independence from British rule, formalized in 1948, kickstarted decades of change still being felt at every level of society. Progress has come in fits and starts, but before.
Karen refugees mobilize on Thai border to fight Myanmar army
According to the Karen National Union, more than 1,000 political victims are now in their territories
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Karen National Liberation Army soldiers take part in a parade for the 70th anniversary of the Karen revolution in January 2019 at a remote base on the Thai-Myanmar border. Ten of Myanmar s major militias have thrown their support behind Myanmar s anti-coup movement. (Photo: Karen National Union/AFP)
The toll continues to increase in the conflict between the Tatmadaw (armed forces) and civilians in Myanmar, with at least 564 dead including 47 children. Many civilians are taking refuge in border areas and beginning to organize resistance under the protection of ethnic militias.
Local Militia Officer Behind Controversial Chinese Casino Hub on Thai-Myanmar Border Quits
BGF members on the Asia Highway in Myawaddy Township, Karen State / Kyaw Kha / The Irrawaddy
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By Htun Htun 11 January 2021
YANGON Major Saw Maw Tho, also known as Saw Mote Thone, who was the second-highest-ranking officer in the Karen State Border Guard Force (BGF), which is implementing a new city project with alleged ties to Chinese mafia on the Myanmar-Thai border, resigned on Saturday, according to sources with Myanmar’s military and the BGF.
His departure comes amid tensions between the Myanmar military (or Tatmadaw) and the BGF, a military-aligned armed group formerly known as the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), over the controversial China-backed project in the border town of Myawaddy in Karen State. Maj. Saw Maw Tho was reportedly among a group of BGF leaders pressured by the Tatmadaw to resign, including Colonel Saw Chit Thu and Major Saw Tin Win.
Thailand’s New COVID-19 Outbreak: Myanmar Migrants Mustn’t Be Scapegoated
Myanmar migrant workers return from Thailand via the Mae Sot-Myawaddy border post in July amid COVID-19. / The Irrawaddy
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By The Irrawaddy 22 December 2020
The outbreak of COVID-19 that has infected hundreds of Myanmar migrants working in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon province, southwest of Bangkok, is now the kingdom’s worst. Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed health authorities to come up with a working plan in case the country needs to go into full lockdown. Already, worrying signs are emerging that the Myanmar migrant population in Thailand will be targeted and discriminated against.