A girl rides a motorbike past a Buddhist pagoda complex in Monywa in 2020. (AFP)

Kidnappings leave Dry Zone residents living in fear

The coup has led to a proliferation of armed groups across central Myanmar – some of which have converted to a life of crime – leaving NUG-affiliated resistance outfits scrambling to combat a spate of kidnappings and robberies.

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