Myanmar's ex-leader Suu Kyi moved to house arrest, says junta spokesperson
Myanmar's detained former leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, a spokesperson for the military government told media.
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Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from a Myanmar prison to house arrest due to heat wave
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave, the military government said.
Myanmar rebels say they have repelled junta push to take back border town
MAE SOT, Thailand — A resistance group fighting Myanmar's military rule said on April 14 that its fighters repelled an attempt by junta troops to advance on the key town of Myawaddy along the Thai border that was seized by the rebels last week.
Innovative prostheses offer hope on Thai-Myanmar border
MAE SOT, Thailand -- In a small workshop in western Thailand, Aung Tin Tun puts the finishing touches to a plastic hoop created by a 3D printer. Filing a stubborn barb of filament, he explains that the hoop will be the grip of a prosthesis that can be attached to a garden hoe, allowing a local grandfather who lost his arm in a chaff cutter to loosen soil and grow vegetables.
‘We have the momentum’: Myanmar’s youth take up arms against junta, fleeing conscription order
Thousands have joined People’s Defence Forces (PDFs) since a junta decree in February made all men and women over 18 years of age eligible for conscription to fight their own people.
Water guns are in full blast to mark Thai New Year festivities despite worries about heat wave
It’s water festival time in Thailand where many are marking the country’s traditional New Year, splashing each other with colorful water guns and buckets in an often raucous celebration that draws thousands of people, even as this year the Southeast Asian nation marks record-high temperatures causing concern.
Myanmar resistance seizes border town; Thailand braces for refugees
MAE SOT, Thailand -- Myanmar's resistance forces led by the Karen National Union began consolidating control of Myawaddy township, a trading hub near the border with Thailand, following days of fighting with the military regime.
