Blow for Myanmar's military as rebels say hundreds have surrendered at key border town

Myanmar's embattled junta has evacuated personnel from a key border position after hundreds of soldiers surrendered to opposition groups, in another humiliating defeat for the army. The military is now on the brink of losing control of Myawaddy, in Karen state, one of the most important border crossings in Myanmar and crucial to the flow of goods between the country and Thailand. It has been controlled by the military for decades. The likely loss of the township will be just the latest embarrassing blow for the military, which has also lost control of swathes of territory in the north of…