A car carrying Kayin State Border Guard Force soldiers passes under an archway at the parade ground in Shwe Kokko, Myawaddy Township, Kayin State in August 2019, when the group was celebrating its ninth anniversary. (Nyein Su Wai Kyaw Soe | Frontier)
Kayin State Border Guard Force troops at the parade ground in Shwe Kokko during the group's ninth anniversary in 2019. (Frontier)

Shwe Kokko locked down as locals fear clashes between Tatmadaw, BGF

The Tatmadaw has occupied the border town of Myawaddy and the Kayin State Border Guard Force has sealed off its nearby Shwe Kokko enclave as tensions rise over the group’s business empire.

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