A long-sweltering border dispute is flaring up again as the United Wa State Army refuses to yield to Thai demands to vacate bases that allegedly encroach on Mae Hong Son.
Second Brotherhood Alliance member agrees to dialogue following Chinese pressure on ethnic armies, citing civilian suffering amid clashes and junta airstrikes in northern Shan State.
After three months of fighting, neither side has been able to take full control of Tawnghkam, a strategically important gateway between northern and southern Shan.
The group from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Malaysia and Russia crossed from Myawaddy into Thailand's Tak province, according to the police chief in the city of Mae Sot.
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