Local residents said that the PNO militia is collecting 6 lakhs kyats from each household of displaced people returning to their homes in Hsi Hseng Township, southern Shan State.

The PNO militia said that the collection began on February 1 and that the money will be paid by the end of this month.

“The villagers have not been collecting money for a long time. They are collecting it because they have to protect the security of village. The villagers are difficult to pay 6 lakhs kyats. It is not a small amount,” said a villager.

The PNO troops, the village headman, and the administration officers are collecting the money from house to house.

“The villagers have not worked since they returned to the village. They are collecting money without clearing the mines in the fields.Some villagers can pay the money. Most cannot,” he added.

We contacted Khun Htun Shwe, a PNO militia official, regarding this matter, but he did not answer the phone.

There are over 200 households in Naunt Thein village, with a population of nearly 2,000.

Locals said that the PNO militia is collecting fees in Hsi Hseng Township under various pretexts, such as military expenses and security expenses.

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Military council bombed on monastery, and killing 7 civilians, including novices, and seriously injuring 14 others
in Taze township, Sagaing Region, according to local residents.

Today, February 5, at around 10 a.m., while monks were eating alms, the military junta’s jet fighter bombed on the monastery in Thitsay Kone village in the northern part of Taze Township.

“A fighter jet bombed it twice, fired guns and fired rockets. The main building of the monastery and the car workshop were destroyed,” a local resident told BBM.

The airstrike killed 2 novices, three women and two shop workers were killed, and a young novice’s body was shattered by the bomb, and his body has not been found.

In addition, 14 civilians were injured, some of whom are in critical condition.

“More than 10 people were injured, some of whom are seriously injured and some are in critical condition. They have been moved to safer places and are receiving emergency medical treatment,” a local resident told BBM.

Fighting broke out near Thitsay Kone village bombed by junta, and the military council troops are bombing the civilians without any reason, without any military operations of PDF groups.

National Unity Government (NUG) reported that in the five years since the military coup, the military junta has carried out 4,750 airstrikes across the country, killing 5,188 civilians.

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27 Myanmar nationals who were sentenced in Imphal prison, Manipur, India, were released by Indian authorities but were handed over to a military council without being allowed to return home, according to their families.

The 23 Myanmar men and three women who were handed over by India on February 4 were released after serving their sentences in India.

They were released after serving their sentences in India, but were allowed to enter by the military council at the border and are still being retained in a monastery in Tamu.

“The 27 Myanmar nationals who were imprisoned in India for various reasons were handed over to the military council at the border by the authorities,” a family member told BBM.

The military authorities have ordered 27 Myanmar nationals to quarantine at a monastery in Tamu for 10 days, citing a new case of the disease in India.

“They were handed over to the military council and the military council has ordered them to quarantine at a monastery in Tamu for 10 days, claiming that there is a new virus disease in India,” a family member told BBM.

Now that the military junta has restricted their movement and detained them, their family members are worried that they will not be released when their days are up and that they will be recruited into the military council’s army.

“It’s not just about restricting their movement. They are not allowed to meet their family members freely. They will be released when their quarantine days are up. But they are also worried that they will not be released when their days are up. The main concern is that they will be recruited into the army,” a family member told BBM.

Therefore, this has led to growing concerns among family members waiting for their return home.

Photo: Myanmar nationals released from Imphal prison are seen being handed over to military junta by authorities aon the India-Myanmar border in Manipur State (old photo)

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Five inmates killed a prison guard and escaped from a prison in Kyaukpyu, Rakhine State, controlled by the military junta, local residents told BBM.

On the afternoon of February 3, five inmates attacked an elderly prison guard on duty with sharp things such as skewers.

The guard died on the spot from his injuries, and the inmates escaped from the prison.

All five inmates who escaped were from Kyaukpyu prison and were convicted of murder, rape and other serious crimes.

“The escaped prisoners who have committed many crimes and have been sentenced to long prison terms. They have not been arrested yet,” a resident of Kyaukphyu told BBM.

After the incident, police and military junta soldiers blocked all neighborhoods, ports, and roads in and out of Kyaukphyu township to search the prisoners.

However, on February 4, the morning, the prisoners have not been arrested yet.

Although Kyaukphyu Township is currently under the administration of the military junta, crimes such as theft and robbery always occur in the town, and locals are very worried about their safety.

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A comrade from the People’s Defense Force (PDF) in Gangaw town, Magway Region, joined the military junta with a gun, a local man close to the revolutionary forces told BBM.

The comrade who defected to the military junta is Comrade Kyaw Min Hlaing (aka) Akyi Kaung (Yangon Thar) from Battalion No. (14) in Gangaw district.

Comrade Kyaw Min Hlaing joined the 50th Battalion of the Gangaw-based military council on the evening of February 1.

“He defected to the military junta with a gun, his child, and his wife. He is from Yangon,” a local man close to the revolutionary forces told BBM.

Those who have contact with Comrade Kyaw Min Hlaing who defected to the military junta are urged to be vigilant and to be wary of the public.

“We will need to pay special caution to air defense these days, and military column may be advancing, and the people will need to be cautious,” a local man told BBM.

Yesterday, February 3, the military junta conducted two airstrikes near San Myo village in northern Gangaw Township.

Photo – Military junta soldiers (social media)

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The battle has been ongoing in Hpakant, a world-famous jade mining area, since January 30 after the election. On February 3, 2 local residents, including a child, were killed and over 10 injured in an artillery shell explosion, according to local residents.

“The artillery shelling killed 2 people and injured 13 others. It was around 11 a.m. on February 3, in Kalichaung village, near the military strategic hill,” said a local man.

There is frequently artillery shelling in there and it is a village west of Tatma Kone in Hpakant.

“One of dead bodies is a 13-year-old child, and we don’t know who the other one is yet,” said another local man.

Today, February 3, At around 5 am, a 2-year-old child and his mother and father were injured when the artillery shell landed and exploded on their house in Myo Kone, near Ahmaikpon village in Hpakant.

In Ahmaikpon village, the revolutionary forces attacked where is stationed the military junta early this morning, and from around 10 am this morning until noon, there was intense fighting between the military junta column advancing towards Seikmu and revolutionary forces at Htonehpo village, he continued.

Yesterday, at around 10 am on February 2, an artillery shell landed and exploded inside the school. So, a grade 4 student and two students, who were being held for exams, were injured.

Although the military junta stopped military operations during sham election, local residents said that after the election, they are moving towards Seikmu, where the revolutionary forces are located, and are firing heavy weapons at areas around Hpakant that are believed to be occupied by revolutionary forces.

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A monk was injured and houses were destroyed in military junta airstrike on a village in Mindat Township, Circuit (1), Chin State, according to local residents.

The military junta launched two 500-pound bombs, rockets and small arms at the village, where there are civilians, at around 2:30 p.m. on February 2, without any fighting.

“Military junta bombed on the village by a jet fighter three times. The bombs fell on the monastery grounds and the main road, and some did not explode,” a resident of Mindat Township told BBM.

The military junta launched three airstrikes on the village from around 2:30 p.m.

The bomb exploded in the monastery compound, injuring a monk, completely destroying a house, and slightly damaging other houses.

“A monk in the village suffered a leg injury, but it will not cause death. One house was completely destroyed, and other houses and roads were also damaged,” a resident of Mindat Township told BBM.

Some of the 250-pound bombs dropped by the military junta remain unexploded, posing a threat to local residents.

Locals residents are currently fleeing to the mountains, fearing further airstrikes by the military junta.

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Armed robbers robbed into A goldsmith’s house in 4th Ward in Lashio, controlled by the military junta with Chinese help, at around 12 noon on February 1, according to local residents.

The house that was robbed is a goldsmith’s house located west of a monastery where a monk was recently assassinated, and it happened just before the monk’s funeral.

“My uncle’s house, which is a goldsmith’s house, was robbed at around 12 noon on February 1. The robbers came with rifles,” said a local resident.

A group of seven robbers came in there by three cars. When the robbers left, the people in the house fired back them. So, the robbers were alarmed , leaving a pistol and some equipment.

The gun that was left behind was confiscated by the Military Security Affairs Corps, and the robbers robbed phones, money, and about 5 visses of gold.

“The house that was robbed is a jewellery store behind the school where the monk was killed. I heard that about 1,000 lakhs kyats were stolen. This store makes gold jewelry, and they also accept jewellery as collateral for loans, and they often made custom jewelry,” said a local woman.

The robbery happened on February 1, around 12 noon, just before the monk’s funeral cortege made, she said.

On January 29, at around 4 am, a local man said that a black Toyota Crown car was stolen from a house in 12th Ward, Lashio town.

Locals said that theft, looting, and armed robbery have become rampant in Lashio since the military junta took control, and that no one has been arrested for committing the crimes.

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A mother and her daughter were shot and injured after their motorbike was robbed in Mahaaungmyay Township, Mandalay Region, yesterday, February 1, at around 8pm, residents told BBM.

The incident occurred when the mother and her daughter, owners of an ice cream shop on the corner of 84th and 38th streets in Mahaaungmyay Township, were closing the shop and going back home when two men tried to robbe their motorbike.

“When the shop was closing to go home, the two men robbed the motorbikes. When the daughter refused to give them the keys to the motorbike, they shot the daughter with a gun. She was hit three times,” a resident told BBM.

The daughter, Ma Han Htet Soe San, who was shot in her 20s, was hit in the right arm and right thigh, but her injuries were not life-threatening, but she is receiving medical treatment.

“The bullet hit her arm and thigh, so it’s not life-threatening. She was injured and now she’s receiving medical treatment. The police are investigating, but the culprit has not been found yet,” a resident told BBM.

The area where the robbery took place is currently under security by the military junta, and CCTV cameras have been installed on the streets, but there have been frequent robberies of gold shops in the past.

“The gold shop, next to the shop that was robbed yesterday, was also robbed last year, and other gold shops have also been robbed frequently. It’s always crowded in the area, there are CCTV cameras, and there are police and soldiers,” a resident told BBM.

There have been at least four robberies on 84th and 38th streets in Mahaaungmyay Township, but the military junta has not yet arrested and taken action against the culprits.

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An elderly woman was killed and at least 10 houses were destroyed in conducting military junta airstrike in Falam Township, Chin State, according to local residents.

Yesterday, January 31, at around 11:30 pm, the military junta dropped four bombs on Zangzawl village and at least 10 were destroyed.

“When the village was bombed, an elderly woman did not have time to escape. She was 70 years old and could not run. She died on the spot. The four bombs fell on the village, destroying about 10 houses,” a local resident told BBM.

Zangzawl village is far from villages such as Khuangli and Somharam, where fighting between the military junta and the Chin Defense Joint Force is intense, so the airstrikes were carried out without any fighting in the village.

Yesterday morning, the Chin Defense Joint Forces attacked the military junta stationed in Khuangli village near Falam town, causing heavy casualties on the part of the military junta.

“They attacked the hills occupied by the military junta. The fighting was fierce, but they were forced to retreat after junta’s airstrike conducting. Four members of the military junta were killed and many were injured,” a frontline military source told BBM.

On January 30, fierce fighting broke out between the military junta and the Chin Defense Joint Forces in Somharam village near Falam town, causing casualties the military junta soldiers and a CDF Hualngoram soldier, who was killed.

Although there were clashes between the military junta and the Chin Defense Joint Forces near Falam town, the military junta continued to conduct airstrikes on villages in Falam township where there was no fighting, destroying many houses.