Junta arrests a couple in Chaung Zone
September 9, 2024
HURFOM: On September 5th, 2024, the military junta has arrested a couple from Yaw Lut village, Chaung Zone Township, Mon State at their home.
The soldiers and police members arrested U Zaw Min and his wife Daw Aye Nine at noon and accused them of committing fraud and human trafficking.
Read moreKNU arrests two young men in Yebyu and extort money for their release
September 6, 2024
HURFOM: On September 1st, 2024, the Brigade #6 of the Karen National Liberation Army operated under the Karen National Union arrested 28-year-old Ko Soe Pine and 23-year-old Ko Myo Si Thu from Thar Yar Mon village, Yar Phu village track, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division.
“They didn’t come back home from the plantation in the evening so we made an inquiry. But the KNU phoned us at about 9 pm. They said my sons abused drugs and they arrested them. If I wanted my sons alive, I had to visit them,” said the mother of the victims.
Read moreJunta launches military operation for ten days in Long Lone forcing 5,000 residents to flee home
September 6, 2024
HURFOM: Since the third week of August, 2025, the two regiments of the military junta have been launching operation in Maung Ma Kan, Tha Bot Sake, Pyin Gyi, Phwar Boat Pyin, Bu Chai and Kyauk Sin villages, Long Lone Township, Tenasserim Division for more than ten days and forced more than 5,000 residents to flee their home.
Read moreMany villagers suffer from skin diseases in Long Lone and junta bans transportation of medicine
September 5, 2024
HURFOM: Since June, 2024, many residents from villages in Long Lone Township, Dawei District, Tenasserim Division have been suffering from skin diseases but the military junta has banned the transportation of medicine creating health problem to the patients.
In June, July and August, 2024, approximately 600 residents from Out Kyauk Wut, Kyauk Wut Pyin, Kyauk Mat Tat, Kyat Hlot, Nyaung Pyin and Htut Nat villages have suffered from skin diseases and seasonal flu.
Read moreJunta shoots and arrests four young men in Paung
September 5, 2024
HURFOM: On September 2nd, 2024, the military junta had shot and arrested four young men from Tha Bue Chaung village, Paung Township, Mon State after accusing them of being the members of the People Defense Force.
A group of local young men were drinking alcohol at the market of Tha Bue Chaung village while about 20 soldiers and police members came to shoot and arrest them at 8 pm.
Read moreFive arrested Shat Pone residents not released yet
September 5, 2024
HURFOM: A junta’s regiment consists of about 70 troop had launched a military operation to Shat Pone village, Pu Law Township, Myeik District, Tenasserim Division and arrested five local villagers. The regiment arrested three villagers on August 28, 2024 and other two villagers were arrested on August 29th.
Read moreFour residents injured by landmine within two weeks in Thanbyuzayat
September 4, 2024
HURFOM: In Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State, three local men and one local woman had stepped on landmine within two weeks and sustained serious injuries by the explosion.
On August 22, 2024, 30-year-old Ko Soe Thein from Yel Ta Gon village, Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State stepped on a landmine while he was chopping firewood in a rubber plantation nearby the monastery.
Read moreJunta extorts 10,000 MMK per household monthly in Ye to support conscripts
September 4, 2024
HURFOM: In July, 2024, the military junta had a meeting with village and ward administrators in Ye Township, Mon State and instructed them to collect 10,000 MMK monthly form each household. The junta claimed the money would be used for paying salary to conscripts and retired soldiers (who had to sever for the military again after their retirement).
Read moreJunta’s troops burn down six houses in Kaw Thaung
September 4, 2024
HURFOM: On August 24, 2024, a junta’s regiment consists of about 100 troops stationed at a school in “Kha Mount Pyoe Khin” nearby the 4th Bridge in Kaw Thaung Township, Tenasserim and in plantations in “Mar Ran” area.
Read moreA passenger truck attacked by landmine in Thaton
September 4, 2024
HURFOM: At about 8:30 pm on September 1st, 2024, a passenger truck was attacked by landmine nearby Ka Mar Sai village, Don Won village track, Thaton Township, Mon State and the driver and a passenger died on the spot. Moreover, other five passengers, including women and child, have sustained injuries.
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