Yangon, June 17 (TIWN) A village in the centre of Myanmar has been burned down after clashes between the security forces and local guerrillas, leaving at least two people dead.

Residents told the BBC that 200 of the 240 houses in Kin Ma were razed to the ground by the military on Tuesday.  They said the incident began after forces clashed with a local militia opposed to the governing regime.  Dan Chugg, UK ambassador to Myanmar, has condemned the attack.