Burma Death Toll Reaches 500

From the Australian:

AS many as 500 people may have been killed in the first flair up of violence between the Burma's ruling military junta and the Kokang ethnic minority - hundreds more than official estimates - with Chinese people who fled last week unable to adopted country facing the loss of their livlihooods as attacks against Chinese people rise.

The situation in the Burmese northern Shan state remains incredibly volatile with thousands of Burmese troops streaming into the area with large numbers stationed at the border of Wa territory, the region’s best armed minority which boasts as many as 30,000 armed troops and who are regularly named as the area’s biggest drug producers.

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More News On Myanmar's Offensive Against Rebel Groups

Threat of attack raises Burma-China border tension -- The Australian
Refugees Returning to Burma, Many Fearful -- Voice of America
China urges Myanmar to maintain peace along border -- Asia One
Beijing Limits Information on Burmese Refugees Remaining in China -- New York Times
Myanmar ethnic offensive tests vital China ties -- Reuters
Q+A: China's complex relationship with Myanmar -- Reuters
Q+A-Will the conflict in northern Myanmar intensify? -- Reuters