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A Thanpuyar villager reported that a junta column marching along the Monywa-Chaungnakwa-Kyainseikgyi Road reached Thanpuyar Village on September 16 and arbitrarily arrested local fishermen. “Five villagers, including U Min Soe, were arrested by soldiers for no reason while they were fishing in Thanpuyar Stream. They were just local fishermen,” said the villager, who is currently evacuating the village due to…

Nearly 600 Myanmar migrant workers were detained for illegally crossing into Kanchanaburi Province between September 1 and 16, according to border-focused news reports. On the morning of September 16, authorities searched three vehicles in Kanchanaburi’s Thong Pha Phum District and arrested 31 Myanmar men, 21 women and a 2-year-old child, 53 in total, Thai news agency Khaosod reported. Furthermore, Thai…

The junta is trying to control the entire AH1, a key trade route with Thailand, and initially launched operations in the Kyonbine, Inngyi, Hlaingsein, and Kaunghmu villages north of the Kyondoe-Kawkareik road section. Later, military operations expanded to include Yaepu, Nwarchankone, Mikalon, Weikzarkone, Hlaingkwe, Taungkyarinn, and Myaukkyarinn villages south of the road section. “Lately, junta trucks loaded with reinforcements from…

Since September 8, junta troops have been deployed in key areas of the town. Beginning the following day, in collaboration with their allied Pyusawhti militia, they have been conducting night raids, primarily targeting squatter areas, and abducting young and middle-aged men. “The abductions started on the night of September 9. Soldiers, Pyusawhti members, ward administrators, and 100-house-group elders were involved…

As of that morning, the junta had not reopened the Kyondoe–Kawkareik Road and was shelling villages along the route with artillery to support its ground troops in securing the highway. “Fighting is still going on. The villages of Inngyi, Kyonbine, Hlaingsein, Michaunginn, and Byatkha Thilakone are being shelled by the junta’s Kyondoe-based light infantry battalions 454 and 546, along with…

The likelihood of junta forces advancing on Lay Kay Kaw is increasing, while the heightened risk of airstrikes has forced residents to evacuate. Currently, the Palawtapo IDP camp, situated on the banks of the Thaungyin (Moei) River south of Myawaddy Town, is sheltering more than 140 families who fled Lay Kay Kaw and nearby Hteemeiwahkhee Village. “Right now, what we…

Advancing junta troops have arrived and deployed in Nupo, Htimuhta, and Kwinkalay villages near Myawaddy, and there is a high likelihood of airstrikes in the area, prompting locals to begin evacuating in advance, according to an aid worker assisting the displaced. “The security situation in Lay Kay Kaw is getting increasingly dangerous. Junta troops are already in Nupo, Htimuhta, and…

On September 9, junta troops raided six gold mining sites in Hngetpyawtaw Village and arrested miners. Ten were released on the morning of September 11, while the rest were detained at the Kinmunchaung Village police station in Kyaikto Township. “When the junta troops raided the gold mining sites, they took away groups of more than 10 people in some areas,…

Advancing junta troops have arrived and deployed in Nupo, Htimuhta, and Kwinkalay villages near Myawaddy, and there is a high likelihood of airstrikes in the area, prompting locals to begin evacuating in advance, according to an aid worker assisting the displaced. “The security situation in Lay Kay Kaw is getting increasingly dangerous. Junta troops are already in Nupo, Htimuhta, and…

Since early September, fighting has been occurring daily between the junta and the resistance coalition of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and the People’s Defence Force (PDF). During the fighting, the junta fired artillery into Htimuhta and Nupo villages, causing civilian casualties and damage to structures. Around 200 residents from the two villages subsequently fled to Falu Village, located…