Karen refugees moved further from the border as fighting intensifies in Myanmar

29 Sept 12:27 Key points summarised by AI

Thai authorities relocated approximately 1,400 Karen refugees further inland to a more spacious facility in Mahawan sub-district for their safety, bringing the total in the new shelter to about 3,200.
Intensified fighting in Myanmar led to cross-border incidents, with mortar shells and a rocket-propelled grenade landing in Thai territory, prompting warnings from Thai forces and causing property damage to a house.

Detained Suu Kyi receives UK royal package: Myanmar govt

Today 03:08 Key points summarised by AI

Myanmar's detained Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, received a package from Britain's King Charles III, which included two gardening books, a sealed envelope, and diplomatic communication.
The event marked the first release of images of Suu Kyi in two months and saw Myanmar authorities describe her as a "special female prisoner" for the first time.
Suu Kyi, who was deposed in a 2021 military coup that triggered an ongoing civil war, remains under house arrest on charges that rights groups contend are politically motivated.