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Hpapun was once a bustling town with its own airport. Now it’s empty and Sunday’s election there is meaningless.

A house in the emptied out town of Hpapun, Myanmar [Tony Cheng/Al Jazeera]

Anti-coup fighters say they’ve taken control of the eastern border town, sending the remaining soldiers into retreat.

a view of the Thai Myanmar Friendship Bridge through a frame created by a soldier's rifle and his body. There is another soldier closer to the bridge as well as an armoured vehicle.