A villager told Karen News, BGF released the civilian hostages at the same time the BGF left Lay Kay camp. The villagers told Karen News. “People from Kyauk Pya village arrested and held in Lay Kay, have now been released. General Maung Chit’s group [the BGF] sent the local people back to their village. The BGFs are no longer in…
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An aid worker helping the displaced people, living in makeshift tents on the river bank, said the villagers now face acute shelter and food problems. The aid worker spoke to Karen News about the problems. “As it’s raining both day and night, the Thaung Yin River completely flooded where the IDPs had been staying. Sacks of rice stored on the…
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Even though Thailand announced its Thai-Burma border gates would reopen on May 1, only about 1,000 people have been allowed to enter through the Myawaddy Friendship Bridge No. 2 under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two countries. Since the border bridge officially remains closed, hundreds of people are being arrested daily. A migrant worker activist said most Burmese…
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The KNU explained to Karen News that any meaningful dialogue or any attempts to broker peace talks with the military-appointed State Administration Council would not be transparent or accountable without the international community being involved. KNU’s spokesperson, Padoh Saw Taw Nee, told Karen News. “Without the involvement of the international community, there would be no truth, respect, or dignity in…
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U Moe Kyaw from the Yaung Chi Oo Workers’ Union, that helps Burmese workers, said MOU fees previously set by two governments were around 500,000 kyats, but now workers are being charged more than double as brokers and agencies were also overcharging – fees now range from 1,800,000 to 2,500,000 Kyats a person. U Moe Kyaw explained to Karen News,…
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A villager explained to Karen News villagers were scared of the Burma Army and BGF soldiers. “Now gunfire is less, some people have started to sleep in nearby villages. When they saw BGF soldiers from the camp patrolling the village, all the people sleeping in the village ran. Most houses were also broken into. In the past, we had to…
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The Karen National Union’s Thaton District Information Department reported 92 civilians, including four children, were being held against their will in a camp by the Burma Army and Border Guard Force (BGF)-1014 now stationed in Lay Kay village in Bilin Township, Karen State The KNU Information officer confirmed four children were among the 70 detained people from Hpa-an and another…
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The camp is strategically located in the Karen National Union’s Brigade 5, Mutraw (Hpa-pun) District. The military council sent jet fighters to run at least 10 bombing missions over Day Bu Noh and Thay Ka Hta villages, Lu Thaw Township, Mutraw District. KNU reported village houses were damaged, but fortunately there were no casualties. The overrun of its strategic base,…
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The villagers from the KNU, Thaton District, Brigade 1, west of the Salween River in Hpa-an Township, were captured on May 1, 2022, by militia from BGF, battalion 1014, for no apparent reason, according to local villagers. A Pay Pin Sate villager who witnessed the event, confirmed to Karen News that around 50 members of BGF battalion 1014 came with…
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The cricket season is short, from April to May and villages from Kyate, Kwin Kalay, Paing Kalan Don, and Mi Ka Tho’ in Kyarinnseikgyi Township, hunt crickets to sell to buyers at Kawkareik town’s market to earn money to support their livelihood. According to the insect hunters, the crickets are caught in their natural habitats in the fields around the…
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