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Mawdaung Town, near the Thai border, is part of the Karen National Union (KNU)’s Myeik-Dawei District. On November 10, the junta launched a major offensive on Mawdaung, sparking intense fighting and forcing residents to flee, according to District Secretary Padoh Saw Eh Nar. Since then, the junta has carried out frequent artillery strikes around Mawdaung and engaged in fierce clashes…

In late November, the Karen National Union (KNU) announced that it had unexpectedly uncovered a telecom scam compound in Min Let Pan, which had been covertly operated under the protection of the junta-aligned Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) following a skirmish with the group. Since December 6, the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the armed wing of the KNU, has…

A Facebook account named Ayeyarwady May posted a claim that the junta was conducting airstrikes to target Zhapian businesses linked to the KNU. The post included three photos showing Zhapian workers gathered near the Thaungyin (Moei) River, which serves as the natural border between Thailand and Myanmar. Link 1 – https://archive.ph/3JmtX The same information was also shared on a pro-junta…

The DKBA announced on November 26 that it had lifted the road closure in the interest of regional peace and stability. Colonel Saw Sein Win, the DKBA adjutant general, said that all DKBA members captured by the KNLA during recent clashes had been released, so there was no longer a need to keep the road closed. “All our men have…

The Karen National Union (KNU) discovered the scam compound unexpectedly after clashing with the DKBA in Min Let Pan on November 26. Following the discovery, the KNU evacuated about 300 foreign scam workers, mostly Chinese nationals, along with Malaysians and Ethiopians, according to a KNU frontline force. “They’re stranded now because Thailand refused to take them. Last night, they asked…

Han Nyein Oo channel began spreading the claims on November 21, using old photos showing former Yangon Mayor U Maung Maung Soe and former Karen State Chief Minister Nan Khin Htwe Myint with She Zhijiang, a well-known alleged criminal kingpin. The accusation was further amplified by other pro-junta channels, including Kyaw Swar and D.I Thameedaw, both of which have tens…

On 21 November 2025, armed clashes erupted near Min Let Pan between the KNU and the junta, while junta-aligned Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), led by commander Colonel Naing Lwin, mounted coordinated attacks on KNU positions. In the course of defensive operations, KNU forces unexpectedly gained access to a DKBA stronghold following the surrender of more than 230 DKBA soldiers,…

A junta column of about 200 soldiers began carrying out arson attacks on November 23, a Mindat villager told KIC. “As all the villagers had already fled, the soldiers just set the village on fire as they pleased. Some of us wanted to go back and check the situation, but we didn’t dare, fearing we might run straight into the…

A junta column of around 300 troops advanced toward Minletpan, a border village, on the banks of the Moei (Thaungyin) River, which forms the border between Myanmar and Thailand, on November 21, triggering clashes with the KNLA-led coalition. As the fighting intensified, residents of Minletpan and nearby Inngyinmyaing Village fled their homes and sought refuge in Mae Konken, a border…

Speaking to Thai media on November 17, BGF spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Naing Maung Zaw announced his group’s declaration of war on Zhapian businesses. “The fight to eliminate Zhapian will be carried out under the management of the national government (junta), and we will also take part. The war against the Zhapian has just begun,” he said. He added that the…