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Amid five years of devastating conflict, young fighters embrace traditional bloodsport as both self-defence and refuge In a country consumed by conflict, a sport defined by brutality dominates: ...
News Myanmar » Kayin » Life: War-bruised Myanmar finds relief in bareknuckle bloodsport
In a country consumed by conflict, a sport defined by brutality dominates: Myanmar's lethwei martial art, where headbutts are encouraged and knock-out blows are the aim of the game.
News Myanmar » Kayin » Life: Explosion kills 1, injures 12 in Myanmar’s Kayin state
An early morning explosion near a checkpoint in Myanmar’s eastern Kayin state killed a civilian and injured 12 people, the junta told RFA Monday. Saw Khin Maung Myint, the junta’s state spokesperson, ...
News Myanmar » Kayin » Life: Junta troops flee fighting into Thailand from Myanmar’s Kayin state
Two groups of junta soldiers crossed into Thailand from Myanmar’s Kayin state this week to escape fighting with ethnic Karen rebels, several sources told Radio Free Asia on Thursday. The first group ...
News Myanmar » Kayin » Life: Over 250 people held at Myanmar scam center returned to Thailand
They had been working at a scam center in Kyauk Khet, a village in Kayin state along the Thai-Myanmar border Members of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) prepare to repatriate foreign ...