Karen migrants living in Thailand are seen in Mae Sam Laep town on the Thai side of the Salween river in Mae Hong Son province across from where Myanmar refugees earlier attempted to cross the Thai-Myanmar border after air strikes in Karen state following the February military coup. - A sleepy village in remote northern Thailand became a hub of activity this week when it received refugees fleeing Myanmar -- a sight that brought back vivid memories for its ethnic Karen residents. - AFP
MAE SAM LAEP, April 2 (AFP): A sleepy village in remote northern Thailand became a hub of activity this week when it received refugees fleeing Myanmar -- a sight that brought back vivid memories for its ethnic Karen residents.
Hkara, 70, said she had spent roughly 30 years crisscrossing the Salween river, which marks the frontier, to flee military attacks on ethnic rebel armies in Myanmar's eastern Karen state.
