Thanlwintimes Kawthaung-Ranong Gate reopens with limited access Kawthaung, June (4) The Kawthaung-Ranong border checkpoint, which was closed for more than two years due to COVID-19 outbreak, reopened on June 1 under…
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Rubber prices rise again in Mon State
Mawlamyine, June (4) Rubber traders told Than Lwin Times that rubber prices in Mon State had risen again due to renewed demand from Thailand. Rubber prices have rebounded slightly because…
KNU warns military council not to interfere in administration
Taungoo, June (4) The Karen National Union (KNU) Brigade 2 in Toungoo District issued a warning letter on June 2 to the military council, stating that the military council should…
Mon State’s express lines likely shut down due to rising fuel prices
Mawlamyine, June (4) Express services in Mon State may be halted due to skyrocketing fuel prices, the operators told Than Lwin Times. At least 73 long-distance express lines serve numerous…
Military patrol vehicles attacked by landmines in Launglon
Launglon, June (3) The local People’s Defense Force told Than Lwin Times that it attacked the military patrol vehicles with landmines around 8 am on June 2 near Nyin Maw…
Only a handful of CDM teachers returns to regime’s schools
Mawlamyine, June (3) The regime’s Ministry of Education confirmed that the military council welcomed CDM teachers from basic education schools to return to work, but just 50 CDM teachers have…
Military regime unlikely to allow self-administered state claimed by Wa
Naw Pyi Taw, June (3) According to political observers, the military council could not allow the Wa leaders’ desire for a self-administered state. The leaders of the United Wa State…
Fighting resumes between junta forces and KNLA in Thaton
Thaton, June (3) According to KNU Brigade 1 officers, battle between the KNLA and the junta armed forces resumed on the Wiyaw – Htone Bo Lay – Paine Taw route…
Military council orders war veterans to resume security duties
Nay Pyi Taw, June (2) In the last week of May, the military council covertly instructed township veterans’ organizations to resume security duties. The military council’s secret command stated: “As…
Nearly 70% of IDPs in Tanintharyi suffer from malaria
Tanintharyi, June (2) Nearly 70 percent of the IDPs fleeing fighting in Tanintharyi Region are suffering from severe malaria, the Dawna-Tanintharyi Refugee Support Group told Than Lwin Times. During the…