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The junta’s aggressive crackdown on telecom scam hubs in Myawaddy and Shwe Kokko towns in Karen State’s Myawaddy Township between October and November 2025 prompted many scammers to flee to Hpa-An, triggering a sharp rise in hotel rates. “Those fleeing to Hpa-An include both Chinese nationals and holders of Shan State ID cards. Before this, hotel rooms cost around 150,000…

The BGF announced its transformation into the KNA on January 1. Following the change, the KNA urged Shwe Kokko residents to stay vigilant, warning that clashes are likely in the town, which lies near the Thai border and is firmly under KNA control. “We’ve packed essentials just in case we need to leave the town. We don’t know what will…

According to a statement from the junta-controlled Election Commission, 24 polling stations have been set up across seven downtown wards and village tracts including Pulweipu, Phakalu, Mekanei, and Mepaleit in Myawaddy Township, where more than 60,000 voters are eligible. On average, each polling station had between 1,000 and 2,000 eligible voters, but fewer than 1,000 ballots were cast at each…

In the afternoon of December 21, a junta jet fighter dropped two 300-pound bombs on Chaungwa Village in the Khaywea Village Tract of Kyaikto Township. The bombs exploded near a cemetery on the village outskirts, damaging a nearby monastery and a motorcycle, according to local sources and Karen National Union (KNU) Brigade 1. Later that evening, junta aircraft dropped two…

Loikaw, Karenni State “I don’t believe voting will bring any change. Even now, it feels like we’re reliving the old authoritarian era. I feel afraid whenever I see powerful figures, especially those with high ranks and authority,” said a 27-year-old woman from Loikaw, speaking about the current voting situation. She earns her living as a market vendor in Loikaw and…

While the junta intensifies its crackdown on Chinese telecom scams in Myawaddy Township, Karen State, along the Thai border, junta-aligned BGF and Mon village militias have been assisting in relocating the scam operators, a Kyondoe resident reported. “The BGF faction led by Maung Win Aung in Kyondoe takes Chinese telecom scammers and sends them to Kawt Bein Town in Kawkareik…

During the current clear-weather period following the rainy season, the junta is promoting large-scale festivities in Dawei while simultaneously intensifying abductions of young people for conscription. “Dawei has been holding a series of lively night time festivals and events lately. But at the same time, young men returning from these gatherings have been abducted. Once someone is taken, it’s nearly…

The claim that the KIO and India had signed a secret agreement to mine REM deposits in Kachin State was first reported by a website called Silicon Valley Times. On December 14, the report was translated and republished by some Myanmar media outlets. Colonel Naw Bu, spokesperson for the KIO/KIA, said such reports were being fabricated as part of a…

On the night of December 12, a junta fighter jet dropped four bombs on Mamu Village in the Buahde Village Tract, despite no active clashes in the area, said Padoh Ten Der, chair of the KNU’s Mutraw District. “Junta aircraft often come to attack. Yesterday, an airstrike near the Thanlwin (Salween) River killed a child and injured at least 10…

The TNUPC, formed to represent the Dawei people, announced on its social media page on December 12 that it has decided to establish a single, unified Dawei armed force to strengthen unity among Dawei resistance groups. “We are committed to systematically working toward building a unified Dawei army, which is also the hope of the people of Dawei, and creating…