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The area has experienced severe flooding because the Sittaung River has burst its banks. Local aid organisations and aid organisations from other Myanmar regions and states have tried to send aid to Taungoo Township, but the junta appointed local authorities are preventing their vehicles and most aid from entering the township. Some aid groups sent up small boats that could…

Many houses in the village had already been set ablaze by soldiers. After the troops’ departure, locals constructed temporary shacks in the village to resettle. However, this time, junta troops marched back to Nyawpyin Village and set those shacks on fire. “It’s possible that the soldiers from the 104th Infantry Battalion (IB-104), who invaded the village a few days ago,…

The guidelines came in a joint 17 September 2024 statement issued by the NUG’s Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management (MoHADM) and the ethnic resistance K2C group, made up of the Karen National Union (KNU), the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), and the Chin National Front (CNF). It said that following the widespread flooding and landslides caused by the…

She explained that since the second week of September, the authorities have been checking that special schools for Myanmar migrant workers children comply with Thai Ministry of Education regulations in the Tak Province’s Mae Sot, Mae Ramat and Phop Phra districts. “They cross-check the number of students on record with the actual attendance and verify that there is no politicisation…

The demand was made in a 14 September 2024 statement by the IPCM that said the media should be free to report accurately from the ground during and after floods as it will help people providing aid and lessen the impact on civilians. U Toe Zaw Latt, the Secretary of the IPCM said to Karen Information Center (KIC): “At present,…

Since 11 September 2024, flash floods have been affecting over 30 villages in junta-controlled Taungoo Township, all of which are either on riverbanks or in low lying areas. The flooding has displaced thousands of villagers from these villages. A member of the Taungoo-based relief group T Rescue said: “In the zone where our team operates, approximately 3,000 people from 1,500…

On 10 September 2024, ward, 100-house and 10-house administrators started compiling lists of youths living on Padauk Street, Tharaphi No. 2 Street, Nya Nay Street, and Kan Nar Street in downtown Hpa-An’s Ward 4. “First, they compiled household lists in Hpa-An and identified households with young people. The authorities then ordered these young men to report to them. Their parents…

The junta-appointed Central Census Commission has drawn up a list of the teachers it wants to help with administering the census and sent their names to their respective schools, according to school staff in Hpa-An. “Every school in Hpa-An got a list with two teachers assigned to work on the census, and two teachers from our school are on it.…

Following a 17 August attack on Maungmagan Police Station, in Launglon Township, about 100 junta soldiers entered villages in Launglon Township, which caused villagers to flee. An aid worker assisting the IDPs, who are sheltering in the forests and countryside surrounding their villages, said to Karen Information Centre (KIC): “They have been displaced since last month until now. Due to…

“Recently, there has been fighting around Hton Htaw Village. After that, junta troops are forcibly commandeering civilian vehicles from 6-Mile Village, which is nearby. These trucks and lorries are then used by soldiers to transport troops and supplies,” a Karen National Union (KNU) officer in Tanintharyi Township said. Additionally, the junta troops have established checkpoints in Tanintharyi Township, targeting and…