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)

A lurking threat: Landmines await Lay Kay Kaw returnees

While fighting has subsided around the Kayin State town since fierce clashes in 2021, displaced residents are unable to return home because the area is sown with landmines planted by both the military and its opponents.

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