Members of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army pose for a photograph in front of the seized army's infantry battalion in Kunlong township in Shan State. A coordinated anti-junta offensive was launched on Oct 27 in Shan State, where armed rebel groups have seized several towns and more than 100 military posts. - AP
NAYPYIDAW (Reuters): Myanmar's junta has imposed a curfew in the western city of Sittwe, according to a government document and media reports, amid a surge in fighting on several fronts between the military and ethnic minority insurgent groups.
Residents of Sittwe in the western state of Rakhine have been ordered not to leave their homes after 9pm and businesses must close by 8.30pm or face legal action, according to a notice issued by the local administrative authority dated Nov 13, and reviewed by Reuters.
