A fresh outbreak of heavy fighting in eastern Burma has caused more than a thousand refugees to cross back and forth over the border with Thailand, barely three weeks after a mass exodus left 20,000 displaced.

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By MAUNG TOO
Published: 29 November 2010
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A fresh outbreak of heavy fighting in eastern Burma has caused more than a thousand refugees to cross back and forth over the border with Thailand, barely three weeks after a mass exodus left 20,000 displaced.

The latest flare-up comes after weeks of low-intensity conflict between the Burmese army and the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), whose decision not to become a Border Guard Force has angered the ruling junta.

Gunfire was heard on Saturday in Hpalu village, close to the border town of Myawaddy, which was the epicentre of the eruption earlier this month. Several artillery shells landed close to Hpalu, injuring at least one villager, the Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) reported.

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