A truck drives on the Yangon-Myawaddy section of the Asia Highway near Kawkareik Township, in Kayin State, on September 24. (AFP)

Myanmar truckers slog on as conflict clogs trade highway

Standing beside his cargo of Thai fruit and furniture, truck driver Ko Cho steels himself for a journey to Myanmar's Yangon that will demand bribes, dodging landslides and navigating a raging civil war.

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