AK, May 23 – Thailand’s Naresuan Force has intensified its presence in Phop Phra district, Tak province, following a series of heavy airstrikes by Myanmar’s military targeting resistance forces near the border. The clashes erupted after rebel groups launched a major offensive against a Myanmar army base, prompting retaliatory bombings that have sent shockwaves across […]
TAK, May 14 – Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and Karen National Defence Organisation (KNDO) fighters have overrun a Myanmar military base near the Thai border following a week-long offensive, according to a Thai military task force. The seizure marks a significant gain for the ethnic armed groups in their ongoing conflict with Myanmar’s junta […]
KANCHANABURI – Karen rebels have issued an ultimatum to Chinese nationals illegally operating scam centres and other illicit businesses – leave all areas under their control by the end of this month. Thai police investigate ‘call-centre beating’ video in Myanmar border Thai authorities have, meanwhile, intensified the crackdown on the smuggling of fuel into Myanmar, […]
The Karen National Union (KNU), a major rebel group in Myanmar, has refused to reopen a key section of the Asian Highway that connects the town of Myawaddy to Thailand. About 3,000 Karen villagers take refuge on Thai border in Mae Hong Son This highway has been closed for nearly a year due to ongoing […]
TAK, June 29 (TNA) – About 200 Karen troops on Tuesday laid siege to a base of Myanmar soldiers. In response, Myanmar aircraft dropped four bombs on a Karen force. Thai people near the battlefield rushed to shelters. The fierce battle between Karen and Myanmar soldiers continued on the third consecutive day as both sides […]
Hundreds of people fled to Thailand on Friday (24 December) after the Myanmar Army carried out air strikes in the town of Lay Kay Kaw in southeastern Kayin State. The town is the scene of heavy fighting between the army and the anti-coup Karen National Union (KNU) armed group, which controls the area. Residents had […]
TAK, Dec 17 (TNA) – About 1,000 Myanmar people fled a clash between Myanmar soldiers and ethnic troops on their homeland and crossed the Moei River to take shelter in Mae Sot district. The clash between Myanmar soldiers and troops of the Karen National Union happened in Myawaddy opposite Mae Sot at noon. People at […]
About 3,000 ethnic Karen people have taken refuge on the Thai border, in Mae Sariang district of Thailand’s northern province of Mae Hong Son, after their villages were bombed by Myanmar army aircraft on Sunday. Local officials in Mae Sariang said that the Karen have taken refuge at three locations in Mae Khong sub-district, as […]
