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According to a local woman, following the Junta ‘s seizure of power, there was a certain level of timber smuggling from the country’s teak forest. However since the beginning of this year, she observed the transportation of timber has become more brazen, with FAW vehicles openly involved in the smuggling activities. She told KIC “At first people used small motorbikes…

According to the KNU, On July 2, around 4:00 a.m., Military Council troops entered Yaetwinkonegyi village and opened fire with small arms on the remaining local residents causing injuries to two local men, aged 40 and 31. According to a local resident in Mone township, on the morning of July 3, a man from Ohnpinsu village was injured by shrapnel…

Close to 7:00 am on June 27th, the Military Council carried out an airstrike on the abandoned Myo Zat Thit (New Generation) school building in Daebuno-Nihtawtipeko village, located in Mutraw District. The attack involved two fighter jets. Later that night around 11:00 PM, there was another air assault on a training center near Mawlekoh village, local sources said. According to…

The people of Myanmar consider adorning flowers in their hair as a symbolic gesture associated with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. On her birthday June 19th, the Military Council apprehended 15 individuals in Kawkareik who were simply purchasing flowers at the market, accusing them of participating in Flower Strike, a local told KIC. Birthday celebrations of Daw Aung San Suu…

On May 31st, a skirmish broke out at approximately 5:30 AM between the joint forces, led by KNLA 3rd Battalion, and the Military Council. The conflict persisted for nearly two hours before coming to an end. According to a local official from KNU, as a result of the battle, two individuals from the Military Council side lost their lives, while…

Following the fighting erupted near the Myo Ma police station, the 32nd Infantry Battalion of the Military Council launched 60 mm and 120 mm artillery shells from the camp, targeting the periphery of the town. Furthermore, at approximately 8:00 am, three warplanes conducted bombing raids in the vicinity of Mingalar Kone, Kyarinn, Chaungwa villages, and the surrounding areas of the…

Following an agreement between the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Royal Thai Government, the resettlement program is scheduled to commence. The program aims to resettle individuals currently residing in nine refugee camps along the Thai border to the United States. To be eligible for participation in the resettlement program for refugees to a third country, individuals…

A resident of southern Kawkareik told KIC, “”Our village is suffering daily shelling. The Junta relentlessly targets us with artillery, both during the day and occasionally at night. Regrettably, our village houses have been struck by artillery rounds, causing destruction and loss of livestock. The constant barrage of artillery has shattered our sense of safety, leaving us in a perpetual…

According to Lieutenant Colonel Saw El Myat Htoo, the Kanelay and Mawkhee military camps were attacked by the joint forces consisting of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) 201 Battalion, KNDO Battalion 8, and Federal Wings Drone. The attack resulted in the casualties of nine individuals from the military camps, which had around 100 troops stationed there. “At the Kanelay…

Military Council troops have taken control of hospital premises in Myawaddy, Kawkareik, Kyondoe, and Hlaingbwe townships. As a result, patients from the surrounding villages are concerned that they may face interrogation and arrest, if they seek medical treatment at these hospitals. “I went to the hospital from Nabu and found military personnel at Kyondoe Hospital. They asked the patient and…