- In-Depth
A Myanmar artist finds freedom behind bars—by portraying prisoners’ oppression
Sketching fellow inmates enabled political prisoner Ko Phoe to escape the grim reality of his situation and discover a new purpose in life
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Battles continue on Thai-Myanmar border near Myawaddy
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
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One of three resistance fighters handed to Myanmar junta ally by Thai authorities dies in military custody
Saw Phyo Lay dies of a gunshot wound suffered during his capture by the Border Guard Force, the group which sent his two surviving comrades to a Myanmar military interrogation centre
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Clashes near Myawaddy displace thousands of civilians to Thailand
The battles took place near Shwe Kokko, the site of a major development project partly owned by the junta-allied general secretary of Karen State’s Border Guard Force
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Village near KNU command centre bombed as battles continue in Karen State
Military aircraft struck Hti Kaw Htaw village, located within the territory of the KNU’s Brigade 7 and just six miles away from the Shwe Kokko new city development project outside Myawaddy
