Some 10,000 Burmese people have fled to Thailand to escape fierce fighting between the military and a powerful ethnic armed group since Wednesday, Thai authorities said. They are fleeing from Shwe Kokko town, controlled by a military subdivision and home to Chinese-owned casinos. The exodus is one of the largest since the military toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government two years ago.

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