The people’s plea: A file photo of the words ‘We Want Democracy’ painted by pro-democracy protesters on a street in Yangon. — Reuters
PEOPLE displaced by an upsurge of fighting in Myanmar’s Chin State have voiced concerns over shelter and supplies as more flee the conflict that has sprung up between the army and insurgents opposed to the junta that seized power in February.
The exodus also threatens to push more people over the nearby border with India, where an Indian government official said more than 15,000 had sought refuge since the Feb 1 coup that has plunged the South-East Asian nation into chaos.
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