Tragedy in Pauktaw: ‘My Mother Died in My Hands’
04 Jan 2024
Written by Zwe Thit
“I shook her, but she did not regain consciousness. My mother died in my hands, bleeding. I saw her die,” said Maung Naing Soe Lin, a 17-year-old teenager from Pauktaw town.
His mother died in a battle in Pauktaw town following renewed fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA) that began in November.
Maung Naing Soe Lin is the younger son of a six-member family. They lived in No. 1 Ward in Pauktaw...