One person is missing and another is confirmed dead as the floods destroyed homes and forced the evacuation of several towns and villages in Salin Township
Most of the released prisoners had been charged with incitement and were due to be released soon, observers noted
Delegates of the Karen ethnic armed group met at an undisclosed location earlier this week after a three-year delay, sources have confirmed
Military airstrikes during the clashes reportedly displaced local villagers, including most of Me Ka Nei’s residents, to Myawaddy and the banks of the Thaungyin (Moei) River
Both sides reportedly exchanged fire in a shootout at the central police station in Muse