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Military Shelling Kills 2 in Namhpatka Northern Shan State In Namhpatkar, Kutkai Township, Northern Shan State, a woman and a child were killed due to shrapnel, while six local residents sustained injuries from artillery shells fired by Military Council troops, according to local residents. On the morning of October 27, a local woman in Namhpatkar reported that the 17th
April 6, 2021 Victoria Milko JAKARTA (AP) — Before each rainy season Lu Lu Aung and other farmers living in a camp for internally displaced people in Myanmar’s far northern Kachin state would return to the village they fled and plant crops that would help keep them fed for the coming year. But this year in the wake of February’s military coup, with the rains not far off, the farmers rarely step out of their makeshift homes and don’t dare leave their camp. They say it is simply too dangerous to risk running into soldiers from Myanmar’s army or their aligned militias.
Minorities in Myanmar borderlands face fresh fear since coup VICTORIA MILKO, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6FILE - In this March 30, 2021, file photo, Karenni villagers from Myanmar arrive on a boat with an injured person as they evacuate to Ban Mae Sam Laep Health Center in Mae Hong Son province, northern Thailand. Far away in Myanmar’s borderlands, millions of others who hail from Myanmar’s minority ethnic groups are facing increasing uncertainty and waning security as longstanding conflicts between the military and minority guerrilla armies flare anew.Sakchai ...
For 7 New Yorkers, a pandemic yearâs fight for the future NEW YORK (AP) â It was the eve of the deadliest day of the coronavirus spike that brought New York City to a trembling standstill. They were a handful of people doing what they could in the cityâs fight for survival, and their own. A year ago, The Associated Press told the story of a day in the life of a stricken city through the eyes of New Yorkers on the front lines and in quarantine as they faced fear, tragedy, isolation and upheaval. As the United Statesâ most populous city turned into its most lethal coronaviru...