A volunteer ambulance driver was killed in Myanmar's remote northeast as clashes between the army and ethnic insurgents escalated over the weekend, state media reported Sunday.

Ambulance driver killed in Myanmar as army battles rebels

At least 14 people have been killed in ongoing fighting Thursday between Myanmar's military and rebels who mounted a series of attacks, including an unprecedented strike on an army academy, apparently in retaliation for massive drug seizures.

At least 14 dead in unprecedented rebel attack on Myanmar military town

The military announced last week it would suspend 'all military movements' in the troubled northern and eastern regions for four months, a move observers say is unprecedented.

Rebels breach Myanmar ceasefire in army attack: Military