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“Laukkai, a town in northern #Myanmar notorious for gambling, prostitution & #cyberscams, is emptying out as war approaches... Ethnic armed groups last month launched an offensive against the military across northern #Shan State, capturing several towns in…the biggest challenge to [the]…junta since it seized power in 2021. Long caravans of people are now snaking out of…Laukkai, sleeping rough…near the [China] border…as the armed alliance closes in. | AFP/Frontier Myanmar frontiermyanmar.net/en/myanmar

Frontier Myanmar · Myanmar cyber scam city empties out as war approachesA town in northern Myanmar notorious for gambling, prostitution and cyber scams, is emptying out as war approaches, prompting thousands of residents to flee.

“The military-installed president of #Myanmar…warned that the country is in danger of breaking apart if the government cannot control fighting…in #Shan State… [where] 3 ethnic…armies…[&] other armed groups opposing the government, have overrun dozens of military posts, & captured border crossings & the roads carrying…overland trade with China. It is the most serious setback suffered by the junta since it seized power in February 2021.” | Jonathan Head & Lulu Luo, BBC bbc.com/news/world-asia-673056

BBC NewsA turning point in Myanmar as army suffers big lossesThe president warns the country could break apart after the army's biggest setback since its 2021 coup.