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A main river way from border to Karen/
After serious fighting between the troops of
Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and Burmese Army, both sides of army
order for closing down the Zami river waterway which
is reliable for travel by the local civilians and traders.
In the last week of May, due to the
fighting, this waterway was once closed down for one week by the order of
Burmese Army. Because of this order, hundreds of civilians and traders could
not move and remained on the half way. Then, the Burmese Army ordered for
opening on June 30 and May 1 to let all travelers leave from the waterway.
This waterway connects Kya-inn-seikyi,
a town in
On July 2, both sides declared to close down
the waterway again for new offensives after all travelers left along the river.
The closure of this waterway has no time
limit and trading activities done by the traders from
The offensive operated by the Burmese Army
battalion in border town, Three Pagoda Pass, aims to uproot the Karen National
Union (KNU) and KNLA plan to levy taxes from traders who use the waterway.
KNU has levied tax from all boats,
passengers and traders like every year and set up a custom office in a bamboo
raft in the river near Kyun-chaung village. They also
instructed to change boats in the arrangement that all boats must get works for
equal transportation opportunity.
Some traders did not satisfy for KNU’s taxation process and the boat arrangement, because
they complained that the goods could be destroyed during boat change and they
have to pay for more costs. Then, they informed to Burmese Army in
Because of this fighting, hundreds of Karen
villagers has displaced and escaped from their villages, which are along the
river.
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