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Loi-Kaw

a city in the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma on the Nam Pilu River (Salween Basin). Capital of Kayah National State. Loi-kaw has sawmills and a thermoelectric power plant. Antimony and iron ore are mined nearby. The city is a timber-floating station. [14–1834–5; updated]

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U Mah, 65, who arrived at a refugee camp in Ban Nai Soi near the Thai-Myanmar border in Thailand's Mae Hong Song Province in March, said she walked for 15 nights from Kayah's capital Loi-kaw to the camp.

After living in the ''safe area'' for three years, U Mah moved to Loi-kaw where she worked as a maid.

FOCUS: Karenni continue to seek shelter in Thailand

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