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Constant military tension causes labor shortage in Southern Mon State

HURFOM: Farmers in Ye and Thanbyuzayat Townships, Southern Mon State have been making their livelihood mostly by paddy (rice) farming, rubber and fruit plantations and they mainly rely on migrant workers from the upper Burma.

However, the armed clashes and military tension have persisted in the Southern Mon State since early 2024, and migrant workers are reluctant to work in the Mon State creating a serious labor shortage in local areas.

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Landmine explosions occur frequently in Thanbyuzayat:  Military tension persists

HURFOM: Since July, 2024, the military junta has been reinforcing their troop presence in villages alongside the Thanbyuzayat-Ye Highway Road, Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State and they have frequently battled with the local resistance forces.

Along with this ongoing military tension, landmine explosions occur constantly in Ye Ta Gon, Aye Thar Yar and Ah Twin Sa Khan Gyi villages of the township.

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Junta’s regiment forces entire village to flee: Villager injured by artillery attack

HURFOM: On September 16^th, 2024, a junta’s regiment consisting of about 150 troops had launched a military operation targeting Zar D village, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division.  The regiment stationed themselves outside the village, forcing the entire village to flee their homes.

Two days later, on September 18^th, the regiment launched at least four artillery attacks on the village injuring a 40-year-old displaced man U Hla Tun who had returned to his home to get food.

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Junta’s regiment burns down houses in Maung Mell Shaung again

HURFOM: On September 20^th, 2024, a junta’s regiment invaded Maung Mell Shaung village, Dawei Township, Tenasserim Division and battled with the local People’s Defense Force.

Three days after the battle, the regiment burnt down 30 houses, a displaced villager told HURFOM.

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Social and rescue teams collect service charge due to financial and other hardships

HURFOM: Since February 1, 2021, social and rescue teams in Mon State have been facing financial, socioeconomic, security and other hardships. While these teams have provided their services for free in previous years, they now have to collect service fees from villagers who request their services.

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Junta arrests five social workers in Thanbyuzayat

HURFOM: On September 18^th, 2024, a joint military force consisted of about 20 troops raided “Pine Shin Melt” social and rescue team in Aung Min Galar Ward, Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State and arrested five members including its chairman.

“After the arrest, they all have been detained at Well Ka Lee based the 4^th Advanced Military Training School and the 315^th Artillery Regiment. As of today, we don’t know why they were arrested. It’s already two days and we have no trace of them,” said a Thanbyuzayat resident.

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Junta’s indiscriminate artillery attacks threaten lives of farmers and plantation workers

HURFOM: Since early September 2024, the light infantry battalions and the artillery battalions based in Ye Township, Mon State have been launching indiscriminate artillery attacks on nearby fruit plantations, rubber plantations, and farmland without having any armed clash in the area.

The indiscriminate artillery explosion in their workplaces has created fear among local farmers and plantation workers and forced them to abandon their plantation and farmland for years.

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KNLA continues extorting money from drug abusers in Yebyu

HURFOM: HURFOM has been informed that the cases of “arrest and extortion” by the Karen National Liberation Army are on the rise in Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division. Brigade’s #4 and #6 are active in the township and have arrested local young men after accusing them of abusing drugs. Then, the KNLA demands a huge amount of money from their family members for their releases.

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Extortion in Tha Yet Chaung Township getting worse

HURFOM: The military junta, the Karen National Union or the Karen National Liberation Army and the local People’s Defense Forces, or other unnamed resistance forces have installed “security gates” in Tha Yet Chaung Township, Tenasserim Division.

The forces operating these gates have been extorting a huge amount of money from local villagers and motorists.

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Junta’s troops burn and kill three villagers in Pu Law

HURFOM: On September 18^th and 19^th, 2024, a junta’s regiment consisted of about 200 troops launched a military operation and entered Shat Pone village, Pu Law Township, Tenasserim Division and then, they burnt down three houses in San Pya Ward and other 31 houses in Mee Laung Au Ward.

During burning down the houses, the junta’s troops also burnt and killed Grandman Daw Pu from Mee Laung Au Ward, 20-year-old mentally-ill Maung Thura and another unknown villager who were stuck in the village.

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