Lay Kay Kaw in 2019. The town was constructed with the support of Japan's Nippon Foundation as a refuge for Karen people displaced by war. (Frontier)

‘Peace town’ to ghost town: Lay Kay Kaw, one year on

A town built for displaced Karen became a hub of the anti-coup resistance. A devastating military raid scattered its occupants, but some of them dream of taking it back.

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