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    • NewsMany of the purchased identities have been used to open KBZ Pay accounts—a popular mobile wallet service in Myanmar (Photo: Thura Aung / Myanmar Now)
      Thura AungApril 21, 2026

      In Myanmar’s heartland, desperation fuels a shadow trade in stolen identities

      Cash-strapped villagers sell personal data for quick money, risking surveillance, fraud, and long-term consequences

    • NewsEmergency workers escorting injured civilians from villages in Thayetchaung Township to safety (Photo: Emergency Rescue Team - Thayetchaung Township)
      Thura AungMarch 25, 2026

      Casualties mount in Myanmar’s south as battle enters third week

      The outcome of the intense fighting in the area could determine control of Route 8 (Union Highway 8), a road allowing trade access between Thailand and Myanmar’s southernmost region

    • NewsMonastery in Gon Hnyin Seik Village in Thayetchaung Village, seen after airstrikes on March 14 (Photo: KNU)
      Thura AungMarch 16, 2026

      Junta forces kill seven civilians during retreat from Thayetchaung

      Army troops had lost control of a village police station to Karen anti-junta fighters and their allies in Myanmar’s south and were withdrawing from the area when they committed the killings

    • NewsThe base in Thayetchaung Township fell after an intensive, month-long offensive that resulted in heavy casualties, sources said
      Thura AungMarch 13, 2026

      Resistance captures base, severs junta supply line in southern Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region

      The base in Thayetchaung Township fell after an intensive, month-long offensive that resulted in heavy casualties, sources said

    • NewsIn this photo taken on January 24, 2026, a junta soldier stands guard during a drug raid in northern Shan State, Myanmar. (Photo: AFP)
      Thura AungMarch 3, 2026

      Junta troops kill seven civilians in Tanintharyi Region 

      Local sources say junta troops shot civilians returning home after renewed clashes in Thayetchaung Township

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