| Some 300 ethnic Karen people have fled to western Thailand to escape fresh fighting in military-ruled Myanmar between government forces and ethnic rebels, the Thai army said Sunday. Most of those fleeing the conflict were women and children who crossed the border during the past week to Thailand’s western province of Tak, Colonel Kasem Tanaporn told AFP. “Thailand has provided temporary shelter for displaced persons who have crossed to Thailand for fear of dangers from the fighting inside their country,” he said. |