The Ta’ang National Liberation Army is under siege by the Myanmar junta in northern Shan State, while also enduring a Chinese blockade and sporadic unrest in its multi-ethnic territory, but the powerful group says it won’t give ground without a fight.
In the remote mountains of Kayah State, a small clinic provides essential healthcare to people who are unable to access bigger hospitals. One of its founders, Civil Disobedience Movement nurse Ko Nway Oo Marn, spoke with Doh Athan about his five-year journey to establish the clinic and bring medical care to hard-to-reach areas.
BY Frontier