Myanmar ethnic Karen rebel leader Bo Mya dies

BANGKOK, Thailand - Gen. Bo Mya (file photo), former leader of Myanmar's ethnic Karen insurgency, died Dec. 24 in a privately run hospital in the Thai border town of Mae Sot from complications of several ailments, including diabetes, high blood pressure and heart problems, Karen and hospital sources said. (Kyodo)

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