Junta seizes and seals a house and tea shop in Thaton
August 22, 2024
HURFOM: Local sources reported to HURFOM, that on August 15th, 2024, the interdepartmental authorities of the military junta seized and sealed the house and teashop of 41-year-old U Chit Lin Nine from Lake Inn Ward, Thaton City, Mon State.
U Chit Lin Nine was arrested on July 10th, 2024 and charged under Sections 50(J) and 52(A) of the Anti-Terrorist Act.
Read moreJunta kills two residents and injures five others in Bilin
August 22, 2024
HURFOM: On August 17th, 2024, the joint forces of the Karen National Liberation Army and the People’s Defense Force attacked junta’s forces stationed at the “Ma Saw” Bridge in Bilin Township, Mon State. Soon after the attack, the junta responded with four indiscriminate artillery attacks on nearby villages.
The artillery explosions killed 24-year-old Naw Moe Moe Aye from Taung Kalay village and injured five residents from Taung Kalay and Shwe In Don villages.
Read moreTheft on the rise in Ye: Authorities fail to respond
August 20, 2024
HURFOM: Since the third week of July, 2024, due to the shortage and high price of gasoline, the private companies that deliver electricity to Ye Township, Mon State have limited their distribution from 5 am to 10 pm. Locals report to HURFOM that with increasing darkness, incidents of theft from residential houses, monasteries and pagodas in Ye Town are on the rise.
Read moreDisplaced woman steps on a landmine in Maung Mell Shaung
August 20, 2024
HURFOM: On August 14th, 2024, an 18-year-old girl “Mi Gan” was returning from the plantation to her house in Maung Mell Shaung village, Dawei Township, Tenasserim Division to pick up clothes and food when she stepped on a landmine hidden by Burmese troops.
Read moreForced Conscription Drive Takes Toll on Local Communities
August 19, 2024
In response to record losses of Burma Army soldiers by the opposition forces and defections of soldiers and commanders, as well as economic turmoil and rising poverty as a result of nationwide conflict, it was declared that the 2010 People’s Military Service Law, mandating conscription, would be enforced for the first time since it was passed.
Since this announcement, young men and women have fled to neighboring countries for their safety. However, countries like Thailand have enforced stricter screening mechanisms for Burmese citizens entering. For those remaining inside Burma, the junta has taken additional steps to prevent young people from leaving by denying individuals between the ages of 23 and 35 the opportunity to depart from Yangon by air. This action follows a similar enforcement in May when the military junta temporarily banned all men from working abroad.
Read moreResidents experience prolong and frequent telecommunication cutoff in Mon and Tenasserim
August 16, 2024
HURFOM: Since May, 2024, there have been more and more armed clashes in Southern Ye Township, Mon State and Dawei, Long Lone, Tenasserim and Tha Yet Chaung Townships in Tenasserim Division, and the military junta has cut off telecommunication networks in villages in the townships.
Read moreResidents removed by new airport project face hardship
August 16, 2024
HURFOM: On May 23rd, 2024, residents from Kyike Ywelve village, Mudon Township, Mon State were removed by the military junta because the junta plans to build a new international airport on their lands. l
Despite receiving some compensation, residents are unable to construct new houses due to inadequate funds, labor shortages and the high price of construction materials. In addition the land plots provided by the junta, do not have enough space to build a new house.
Read moreKNU’s brigade arrests and extorts a huge ransom from a local man
August 16, 2024
HURFOM: On August 9th, 2024, the 4th Brigade of the Karen National Union arrested a 40-year-old local man named Ko Htalk in Thar Yar Mon village, Yar Phu village track, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division and demanded ten million MMK for his release.
Read moreJunta’s artillery attack injures a child and woman in Long Lone
August 15, 2024
HRUFOM: On August 8th, 2024, the military junta targeted Maung Ma Kan village, Long Lone Township, Dawei District, Tenasserim Division with an artillery attack that injured a 13-year-old child and a 30-year-old woman.
Read moreJunta’s troops burn down four houses in Tenasserim Township
August 15, 2024
HURFOM: On August 2nd, 2024, a military regiment consisting of about 200 troops launched a military operation targeting Lell Thit village, Tenasserim Township, Tenasserim Division and battled with the local resistance forces.
Local sources said the junta burnt down four houses after the battle.
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