Ye Htet, a 29-year-old from Mon State, said this was the reason he fled Myanmar four years ago.
“I know people who were forced to become soldiers. I knew that if I stayed, sooner or later they would come for me,” said Ye Htet, who now works on a rubber plantation in southern Thailand.
He made the gruelling three-day trek through forests and mountains to reach the Thai border and, when he finally crossed into Thailand, he said he felt safe for the first time in years.
He believed he had escaped the shadow of the war, but those fears have returned as Bangkok deepens its engagement with Naypyidaw.
“I miss my home. I miss my family. No matter what…
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