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After introducing conscription, junta targets adult community to reinforce military

HURFOM: On August 16th, 2024, the junta announced the formation of “the Central Body for the Promotion of Public Security and Fight against Terrorism”, and adult men in the 35-65 age range must register for “Village/Ward Public Security Promotion Groups”.

Selected men must also join a short military training, according to the order and instruction released by the junta.

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Mon farmers fear heavy losses: Farm abandoned due to high product cost

HURFOM: For much of 2024, the farming industry in Mon State has experienced labor scarcity, high labor and product costs, leaving farmers fearing heavy losses after harvest season.

In addition, flooding and paddy pests have already destroyed many fields in Mon State.  Paddy farmers are expressing concerns that their farmland will be less productive.

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Intense battle forces thousands of residents from ten villages to flee homes

HURFOM: Since the third week of August, 2024, battles have been breaking out along the Thanbyuzayat-Three Pagoda Pass Road in Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State.  The intensity of the fighting forced thousands of residents from nearly ten villages alongside the road to flee their homes.

“The battle is getting intense and the houses are destroyed. The monasteries are damaged. So both the villagers and the monks had to run away. All villagers from ten villages had to flee their homes,” said a local man.

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Elderly woman killed by artillery explosion in Long Lone

HURFOM: At about 5 pm on August 22nd, 2024, a battle took place between the military regiment who are based near the Dawei River in Sin Sake Ward, Dawei City, Tenasserim and the revolutionary forces on the opposite riverbank in Long Lone Township.

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Weekly Overview: Human Rights Situation in Mon State, Karen State and Tanintharyi Region

Junta Attacks Cause Communication Disruptions in Southeastern Burma

The Burmese military is continuing to target civilians in Southeastern Burma. As part of its notorious ‘four-cuts strategy’ in which the junta aims to cut off food, funds, recruits and information, there are widespread communication outages nationwide. Several townships lack reliable Internet or mobile connections in the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) target areas, including Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi region.

The military junta has been deliberately disrupting communication networks in these areas, severely impacting daily life. A villager from Kyone Ka Nyar in Ye Township reported that their village has been without a phone signal for an entire month, making it impossible to contact family members. Similar cutoffs have affected other villages in Southern Ye Township, including Mee Tie Dat, Mi Htaw Hlar Lay, Mi Htaw Hlar Gyi, Ma Gyi, and Ma Gyi Chaung Wa, since June 2024.

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Two villagers arrested ten days ago still not released

HURFOM: On August 13th, 2024, 50-year-old U Thein Myint Lwin, aka Ko Su Kan and 25-year-old Ko Zayar Oo from Phaung Taw village, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division were arrested by troops from the Mawrawaddy Navy Command, at their home, at night.

The pair were arrested ten days ago, but they have not been released yet, according to a Phaung Taw resident.

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Two reporters killed in in Kyike Hto

HURFOM: At about 9am on August 21st, 2024, the military junta raided the house of freelance reporter Ko Htet Myat Thu near the “Bell Lay” Restaurant in Lat Pya village, Kyike Hto Township, Mon State. The junta used an excessive number of troops during the raid.

Ko Htet Myat Thu, Citizen Journalist of DVB News Agency Ko Win Htut Oo and two members of the Kyikehto Revolutionary Forces (KRF) were killed during the incident. Ko Htet Myat Thu’s grandmother who suffers from a stroke also sustained an injury.

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Junta’s artillery and air assaults destroy 32 houses: 2,300 residents flee homes in Ah Nan Kwin

HURFOM: On August 19th, 2024, the military junta launched artillery and air assaults on Ah Nan Kwin village, Kyarinnseikyi Township, Karen State.  32 houses were destroyed and more than 2,300 residents were forced to flee due to the attacks.

The military junta battled against the joint forces of the Karen National Liberation Army near Ah Nan Kwin village on August 15th.

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Displaced villagers from Yebyu return home, but need help to restore their village

HURFOM: On June 19th, 2024, a battle between the military junta and the local resistance forces in Dawei.   The junta launched air assaults and then burnt down more than 60 houses in areas under the control of the Dawei District New Mon State Party.

According to the data collected by HURFOM, four residents, including a child, were killed while thousands of villagers had to flee their home during the armed clashes in Yebyu Township in June, 2024.

In addition, 40 houses in Myauk Chaw village and four houses in Nagar Eye village were destroyed.  Then, the junta’s troops burnt down 12 houses in Zar Teak village, Yebyu Township and at least four houses in Maung Mell Shaung village.

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Electricity charges increase in Ye:  Resident face yet more livelihood challenges

HURFOM: The Ye Electricity Providing Committee recently announced that beginning in September, 2024, electricity bills will be calculated at the rate of 2,200 MMK per 1kWh.

However, local residents received bills calculated at the new rate in August, 2024. Residents told HURFOM that the increase is making life much more difficult. 

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