Junta Troops Burn Down 40 Civilian Homes in Laba Village, Tha Yet Chaung Township

October 30, 2025

HURFOM: Around 40 houses were burned to the ground in Laba Village, located along the Myeik–Dawei highway in Tha Yet Chaung Township, Dawei District, after Junta troops launched an assault in the area, according to local residents.

The military column began its offensive on October 20, advancing through several villages along the main road. On the morning of October 23, fighting broke out near the Laba Village school between Junta soldiers and members of the People’s Defense Forces (PDFs). Following the clash, troops set fire to civilian homes and began widespread looting.

Residents said the soldiers seized motorcycles, bicycles, and household goods from around 50 homes, transporting them away by truck.

“Around half of our village is gone. The soldiers burned down houses and set up a temporary camp inside Laba. They took everything, TVs, refrigerators, motorcycles, bicycles, even rice cookers, and loaded them onto trucks heading toward Dawei,” said a local woman.

Laba Village, which once had about 100 households, is now half destroyed. The troops also looted property and valuables from nearby communities, including Sin Kyin and Pitaing Villages.

A resident from Sin Kyin reported that junta soldiers stole at least five motorcycles and numerous household items from Pitaing, while in Sin Kyin they ransacked homes and took four motorcycles along with other belongings.

By October 26, the same Junta column, estimated at around 150 soldiers, had reached Pantaw Ward and Sinku Village in Tha Yet Chaung Township, raising fears among residents of further destruction and arrests.

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