Long Lone PDF arrests elderly man
February 20, 2025
HURFOM: On February 14th, 2025, the Long Lone Township People’s Defense Force arrested an elderly man from Tha Kyat Taw village, Long Lone Township, Tenasserim Division, according to local sources.
Read moreJunta’s troops shot and arrest three local men for transporting gasoline
February 20, 2025
HURFOM: On February 14th, 2025, military junta troops shot and arrested three local men from Lell Taung Yar village, Tenasserim Township, Tenasserim Division who tried to transport gasoline by motorbike.
“The two men were arrested but one managed to escape. The junta’s troops chased and shot him, but he still escaped,” said a Lell Taung Yar villager.
Read moreCrack down on call scam gangs creates serious consequences for locals
February 19, 2025
HURFOM: In order to crack down on call scam gangs and human trafficking along the Thai – Burma border, the Thai government has cut off the distribution of electricity. The cut affects five locations along the border and authorities have, without exceptions, banned the transportation of gasoline beginning at 9 am on February 5th, 2025.
The electricity blackout and gasoline ban has created serious consequences in Three Pagoda Pass Town, Kyarinnseikyi Township, Karen State all of which are on the Thai – Burma border.
Shortage of drinking water
The lack of electricity has forced drinking water factories to cease operations leading to a shortage and a dramatic rise in the cost of drinking water throughout the towns.
Mya Pan – a local drinking water factory stopped their production and their prices rose significantly. A bottle of drinking water was priced at 10 Thai Baht before the blackout but now, local people must pay up to 25 Baht for a bottle of drinking water. The cessation of the company’s operations has also led to a shortage.
“We have no electricity so we can’t operate our water pump. We have to buy water for our daily use,” said a Three Pagoda Pass resident.
High price and scarcity of gasoline
After experiencing a blackout for ten days in Three Pagoda Pass, the price of gasoline began to rise.
One liter of gasoline was priced at 35 Baht before the blackout but now, the price of the same amount of gasoline has risen to 60 Baht. Shortages are also now commonplace.
“At the moment, most of the gas stations in Three Pagoda Pass have put up a notice saying “no more gasoline to sell” and closed their operations,” said another resident.
Mon national schools alongside the border
The students from the Mon national schools in Japanese Well and Kyan Taw villages which are under the control of the New Mon State Party and which are located on the Thai – Burma border have also suffered from a serious consequence of blackout by the Thai government.
“Now, we have no electricity so we have to go to the well to get water. The well is very far from our school. Instead of doing their studies, students have to spend all their time collecting water,” said a national school teacher.
The blackout has also created problems for students who are about to take their final exam.
“The final exam is about to come. But we don’t have electricity to print out the question papers. The children have to do their studies by candle light. They have to buy the candle with their pocket money,” said a schoolteacher from Japanese Well village.
The Mon national school in Japanese Well village has 150 students and the Mon national school in Kyan Taw village has 47 students.
The DKBA – Democratic Karen Benevolent Army which controls Three Pagoda Pass released a statement on February 9th, 2025 claiming they would try their best to get back electricity and gasoline from the Thai government.
Armed groups have also promised to crack down on call scam gangs and unlawful gambling centers, which are dominated by Chinese peoples in Three Pagoda Pass. The group issued an order urging Chinese citizens in Three Pagoda Pass Town to leave town no later than February 28th, 2025.
Junta’s air assault injures five residents from Bilin
February 19, 2025
HURFOM: On February 15th, 2025, the military junta launched an air assault on Kor Hell village, Bilin Township, Mon State. According to a statement released by the Karen National Union (Central), the junta’s attack injured five local villagers and destroyed nine houses. There were no armed clashes in the nearby area to justify the assault.
Read moreOnly ten displaced families return home in Kyone Long (old) village
February 19, 2025
HURFOM: Since January 9th, 2025, ten thousand residents from five villages in Ye Chaung Pyar region, Ye Township, Mon State fled their homes due to intense battles, military advances and artillery and air assaults from the military junta.
Read moreJunta arrests 17 young men in Tenasserim and forces them to join army
February 18, 2025
HURFOM: On February 17th, 2025, the military junta has arrested 17 young men from Tenasserim Town, Myeik District, Tenasserim Division at night and forced them to join the military training for conscripts, local residents reported HURFOM.
Read moreArmed group demolishes the ancient city of “Tar Ga Ra” and is selling the land
February 18, 2025
HURFOM: Since February 15th, 2025, an armed group has been demolishing “Tar Ga Ra”, the ancient city in Long Lone Township, Dawei District, Tenasserim Division. The demolition is so the group can create and sell land plots.
Read moreJunta’ artillery attack kills villager and injures another in Pu Law
February 18, 2025
HURFOM: On February 14th, 2025, the junta’s indiscriminate artillery attacks killed a man and injured a woman from Shut Pone village, Pu Law Township, Tenasserim Division.
Read moreDisplaced villagers in Tenasserim suffer from skin diseases and acute diarrhea
February 18, 2025
HURFOM: Since December, 2024, there have been intense armed clashes between the military junta and the joint resistance forces in Tenasserim Township, Tenasserim Division. Ten thousand residents from Yebyu, Tone Kha, Chaung Hna Pauk and Tha Baw Sake villages and Thane Khun village tract have had to flee their homes.
Read moreWeekly Analysis: Young Men Increasingly Targeted in the Junta’s Illegal Forced Conscription Effort
February 17, 2025
February 2025 | Week Two
HURFOM: The military junta has lost significant gains and territory. Their response to their failing military strategy has been to increase airstrikes, which target civilians and have killed more than 107 people in January alone. The junta has also moved to increasing their abductions and arbitrary arrests of young men across the country, who are then forcibly enlisted and recruited into the regime without their consent.
In targeted areas of the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), including Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi region, the junta’s grasp for control is evident in its forced recruitment tactics. For instance, the military has started conducting mandatory military training for university lecturers, teachers, and students at Mawlamyine University in Mon State as part of its broader conscription efforts.
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