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Kyaungkone Village is in Nyaunglebin District which the Karen National Union (KNU) refers to as Kler Lwee Htoo District. The area has traditionally been mainly under the control of KNU Brigade 3. There was no ongoing fighting near Kyaungkone when the junta launched artillery and drone attacks on the village at 10:00 am on 13 November. During the attack the…

A coalition led by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the armed wing of the KNU, launched an offensive against Hpapun TOCH-1 in March 2024. Since then, Colonel San Aung, the commander of TOCH-1, has been using his troops’ families, including women and children, as human shields by confining them to the base, according to a KNLA frontline commander. He…

The base protects Kuseik Bridge in Dweiloe Township, in Karen State’s Hpapun District, which roughly corresponds to the KNU district of Mutraw, a district that the KNU refers to as the Brigade 5 area, which has traditionally been mainly under the control of KNU Brigade 5. On 6 November, joint forces led by Brigade 5 launched an attack on the…

Fighting in the area between junta and resistance forces started on 8 November 2024. On the same day a junta artillery shell exploded near to Kuntheepin Village in Taungoo Township injuring four people, according to local sources. This caused about 4,000 residents from Kuntheepin and nearby villages to immediately flee to other safer locations in Taungoo Township. But now, junta…

On 8 November, the embassy announced that Myanmar citizens holding various residence permits in Thailand will face a fine of 500 THB for everyday they overstay the period allowed by their visa. The maximum fine faced will be 20,000 THB. Those who overstay their visas will also be banned from entering Thailand. The length of the ban imposed will depend…

He actively led post-coup protests in Karen State and advocated for the CDM, which made him a target for the junta authorities. In April 2021, three months after the coup, he sought refuge in a liberated area controlled by the Karen National Union (KNU) and has remained there ever since. His previous career is acknowledged in his nom de guerre…

They had been stationed at Khawpoke military base in Hpapun Township, in Karen State’s Hpapun District (also called Mutraw District by the Karen), an area mainly controlled by Karen National Union (KNU) Brigade 5. A coalition of Karen Defence forces led by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the armed wing of the KNU, took control of the Khawpoke base…

The bombs killed the mother of a 3-day-old infant, a 70-year-old man, and a 50-year-old man. Six other civilians were also injured, two of whom were monks.. A sugar factory near to near Hsammahse Village and several houses were also destroyed. The junta carried out another airstrike in in Naungcho Township that destroyed several houses the next day, 2 November.…

Fierce fighting erupted near Kye Village in Palaw Township on 14 October. The situation remained tense and subsequent fighting in the following days preventing displaced residents from returning home. An aid worker said: “Clashes continue to occur intermittently, preventing displaced locals from returning home. While there have been clashes in the past, they typically ended quickly, allowing residents to evacuate…

These include migrants from Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia and ethnic minorities who have been settled in Thailand for a long time. The long-term migrants being granted citizenship break down into several categories. Approximately 120,000 came to Thailand between 1984 and 1999, and approximately 215,000 arrived between 2005 and 2011. There are also two groups of people born in Thailand, these…