On 8 July 2025, a column of junta soldiers from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 545 based in Kyondoe Town and another column ...

On 14 June the column of about 80 junta soldiers started moving through the villages south of Launglon Town. After about a ...

The junta will use them as part of Operation Aung Zay Ya, its offensive to retake the section of AH1 that connects Myawaddy Town on the border with Thailand to Kawkareik Town. According to sources, ...

Articles The analysis of political and military situation that would be likely to impact on Myawaddy clashes in Karen State The Karen National Union (KNU) is a long-standing ethnic resistance ...

The Palaw Tapo internally displaced people (IDP) camp, situated along the Thaungyin (Moei) River south of Myawaddy Town and within the Dooplaya District controlled by the Karen National Union (KNU), ...

Since clashes broke out around the village in November last year, Junta troops have been stationed at the Chaunghnitkhwa Police Station and in houses and shops in the village. Due to this situation, ...

In the first two weeks of February 2025 junta troops, working with junta-appointed ward administrators in Tanintharyi Region’s Tanintharyi Town abducted at least 17 young men during surprise house ...

Articles #IFJBlog: Myanmar’s Jails Are Poisonous Journalist Hla Lay Thu Zar’s coverage of protests against Myanmar’s military coup resulted in a three-year jail sentence. Now released from jail, she’s ...

Articles KNLA Captures Military Base After Nearly Three Decades of Junta Control The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) -led joint forces captured the Junta's 27-year-old Aungtharwara (Weituyay) ...

The EU said it was sanctioning the BGF leaders and CLM for their involvement in and financial gains from the activities of scam compounds in Myawaddy Township along Thailand-Myanmar border, ...

The junta holds the road but Thandaunggyi Township and the area of Bago Region between the border with Karen State and Taungoo Town is currently under the mixed control of the junta and the Karen ...

There are high levels of crime in the border town, which is home to a diverse population from various ethnic groups. For instance, a married couple who sold cars went missing and in recent days at ...