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Military authorities have been trying to show that all is back to normal in the Kayah State capital of Loikaw. They claim that colleges are reopening and they’ve offered food and cash to persuade displaced residents to return. But is anyone going back? And if so, what do they face? This week’s story is by […]
OPINION A medical student who left Yangon for Kayah State reflects on the last year of tumult as fighting intensified, prompting her team of medics to treat wounded civilians, resistance fighters and even junta troops while avoiding airstrikes and disease. Read part one of Su’s diary here, and a separate account by her of two […]