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The children, who were born inside the camp along the Thai-Myanmar border, hold 13-digit identification cards issued by Thailand’s Ministry of Interior (MOI). Because current regulations restrict cardholders from leaving the camp, the MOE ordered all 13 students suspended from Thai government schools outside the camp in early August, Thai news outlet The Reporters reported. “We only found out after…

Despite announcements by Thai authorities that border telecommunications lines had been severed to suppress illicit operations—locally known as Zhapian businesses—the criminal rings continue to maintain high-speed internet access along the Thai-Myanmar border. When scam compounds initially relocated into remote, mountainous DKBA territory south of Myawaddy, they lacked basic phone or internet infrastructure. Operators relied heavily on Starlink satellite devices, paying…

The missing individuals—residents of Wah Mee Hta village in the Thaybawboe village tract—left on July 10 in a tractor to retrieve a vehicle that was stuck on the Mekanei–Hpalu road. They have not been heard from since. Local sources indicate the men inadvertently encountered advancing Myanmar military troops along a road section affected by active fighting and were subsequently detained.…

The escalation began on August 8 when resistance fighters ambushed a 17-vehicle junta convoy heading toward Thandaunggyi. In the aftermath of the attack, military troops established a position immediately adjacent to Pyarsakhan Village, creating an atmosphere of fear among residents. “After their convoy was attacked outside the village, the soldiers set up camp nearby and haven’t left,” a resident said,…

The joint call marked the international observance on August 9, held this year under the theme “Honoring Indigenous Midwives: Safeguarding Life and Well-being.” Saw Paul Sein Twa, chairman of the Salween Peace Park Committee, highlighted the indispensable role these traditional birth attendants—known locally as let-thaes—play as frontline caregivers amidst widespread military conflict and displacement. “When hospitals and clinics are forced…

Displacement crisis in Karenni State forces immediate landmine clearance Insight Myanmar (7 Aug 2026) The Karenni Interim Executive Council was founded in June 2023 based on bottom-up governance at the state level, with a view to an eventual federal democratic union. Amid the conflict, the IEC’s goals are to foster cooperation among different forces within Karenni State, deliver public services,…

Speaking at the event focused on the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda on Aug. 3, Naw K’nyaw Paw, chairwoman of the Karen Women’s Organisation (KWO), emphasized that women have become the primary architects of local administration and humanitarian response under military rule. “Myanmar women are not waiting for someone to come and save us,” Naw K’nyaw Paw said. “We…

In a statement issued July 31, the alliance of community-based women’s organizations urged anti-junta resistance forces, emerging federal authorities, and the international community to enforce accountability and deliver justice for survivors. According to the WLB, successive military regimes have systematically used sexual violence as a weapon of war throughout Myanmar’s decades-long civil conflict. Since the February 2021 coup alone, the…

It is not the seasonal mist that traditionally drifts across its peaks, but the creeping expansion of global criminal networks that have quietly taken root in the jungle below. Rising more than 6,000 feet above sea level in the eastern Dawna Range, Mount Mulayit has long drawn pilgrims and tourists across Myanmar and abroad, lured by its lush green slopes,…

The agreement was formally approved during a hybrid meeting held at an undisclosed location along the Thailand-Myanmar border. Participants stated the pact is designed to counter the political agenda of junta chief Min Aung Hlaing during his first 100 days as the military-appointed president. “Our dialogue partners and we agreed on the CPA to serve as a political tool to…