Despite a ceasefire extension valid until May 31, junta bombs killed 4 civilians, including a child.
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Attacks on 3 villages have displaced thousands, said an ethnic administration.
Children under five are living on just 5 US cents a day, aid groups said.
Junta airstrikes have killed nearly 300 people since the ceasefire began, the exiled civilian government said.
Treasury describes Karen National Army leader Saw Chit Thu as “key enabler of scam operations in the region.”
Rebel officials met junta representatives in the latest China-brokered peace talk.
The cuts are hurting efforts to prevent the spread of tuberculosis and HIV.
Than Htike Myint was arrested on terrorism charges for call records on his phone, his employer said.
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