Inside the "Shwe Padauk Myaing" scam hub: torture and human trafficking uncovered in Myawaddy

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Major General Saw Chit-thu (left), Major General Saw Tin Win (middle) and Colonel Saw Htoo Eh-mu (right) are seen at the ceremony to officially change the name of the BGF to the KNA on January 1. A Chinese national who escaped from the Yulong Bay (aka Shwe Pi Tauk Myaing) online money laundering operation near Thae Pon village in Myawaddy township, owned by Colonel Saw Htoo Eh-mu, the son of Karen National Army (KNA) leader Major General Saw Chit-thu. Many foreigners are being tortured and forced to work in the Yulong Bay (aka Shwe Pi Tauk Myaing) online money laundering operation near Thae Pon village in Myawaddy township, according to a Chinese national who escaped from the operation. Mizzima Special Correspondent Han Htoo Zaw (Mizzima)  A Chinese survivor who recently escaped the Yulong Bay (also known as Shwe Padauk Myaing) online scam compound near Thae Pone village, Myawaddy Township, has exposed a brutal system of daily torture, extortion, and forced labour involving over ...
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Heavy clashes erupt along old Yangon-Mandalay highway as ‘Operation Aung Myin’ targets election zones

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Fierce fighting broke out early Sunday morning, 11 January, between Military Commission troops and allied resistance forces across two townships along the old Yangon-Mandalay highway.

Frontline sources report that the conflict is centered in Phyu and Penwegon townships in eastern Bago, marking a significant escalation in the region.

The hostilities began when resistance forces launched an assault on a Military Commission outpost in Sar Gwin Village, Zeyawaddy. Concurrently, intense clashes were reported near Penwegon involving the military’s Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 307. This specific battalion had been deployed as reinforcements following the capture of Taw Kywe Inn by resistance forces on 9 January.

A frontline military source said, “We launched an attack on the Sar Gwin checkpoint and its permanent base. Sar Gwin is located right along the old Yangon-Mandalay Road between Zeyawaddy and Phyu. Since 6:00 am this morning, fighting has also been ongoing near Kyein Khar Kone Village in Penwegon as the Military Commission pushed forward with a column.”

The intensity of the combat has forced local residents to flee their homes, with many seeking refuge in religious buildings and makeshift safe zones. The timing of the offensive is particularly significant as both Phyu and Kyauktaga (Penwegon) townships are designated for “Phase 3” of the military-led elections scheduled for 25 January.

These coordinated strikes are part of the National Unity Government’s (NUG) “Operation Aung Myin” in the Sittaung River basin. The operation has already dealt significant blows to the military; in the 9 January battle for Taw Kywe Inn, at least 50 military personnel were killed and a substantial cache of weapons and ammunition was seized.

The momentum extends to western Bago as well. On 7 January, the Bago Region People’s Defense Force (PDF) executed simultaneous raids on three bases in Nattalin, Zeekone, and Minhla townships. During those engagements, resistance fighters torched a Pyu Saw Htee militia camp in Zeekone. Reports indicate approximately 40 military fatalities and numerous injuries resulted from the western Bago raids.



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