THAILAND

No magical army, says twin

Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 25/08/2013

» After the near-defeat of the Karen National Union (KNU) by Myanmar's government-backed military in 1997, twin boys Johnny and Luther Htoo inspired a group of its army's fleeing insurgents to fight for and protect their homes. The surviving Karen soldiers, devout Christians, hailed them as their holy saviours.