National Unity Government begins investigation
The National Unity Government (NUG) stated on Monday that it has temporarily suspended its Prime Minister Office’s Permanent Secretary Kyi Pyar and is investigating her and her husband for alleged corruption and financial fraud. A total of 19 NUG Prime Minister’s Office staff filed the complaint against Kyi Pyar, via email, on Nov. 19.
“The complainants [Kyi Pyar and her husband] have been temporarily suspended from duty since November 22 while the necessary investigation into the complaints is being conducted,” according to the NUG on Nov. 24. Kyi Par responded denying all accusations made against her by her former staff.
The 19 staff who filed the complaint against Kyi Pyar resigned from their duties on Nov. 19. Their complaint was sent to the NUG Acting President Duwa Lashi La, Prime Minister Mahn Winn Khaing Thann, and Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) Chairperson Aung Kyi Nyunt. The NUG ordered the investigation into Kyi Pyar on Nov. 22.
US ends temporary legal status for Myanmar nationals
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated that it is ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for citizens of Burma, arguing they can safely return home with the regime’s 2025-26 elections as evidence of an improving situation. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem had conferred with U.S. government agencies and concluded that temporary status for Burma citizens in the U.S. was no longer needed.
“By revoking temporary protected status for Burmese residing in the U.S. without U.S. citizenship, and asserting that it is safe for them to return to military controlled Myanmar in the middle of a civil war, If [this] order is carried out, [Noem] will literally be sending them back to prisons, brutal torture, and death in Myanmar,” said Phil Robertson, the director of Asia Human Rights & Labour Advocates (AHRLA).
The move by DHS sparked concern for individuals who may be forced to return to Burma, which has been in political turmoil since the military seized power in a 2021 coup, ousting Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) government and jailing her and President Win Myint. Read more
Karen National Liberation Army raids cyber scam center
The pro-regime Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) announced on Monday that any individual caught transporting foreign nationals, specifically Chinese, within areas under its control in Three Pagodas Pass, Hlaingbwe, Kyainseikgyi, and Manerplaw townships will be arrested and prosecuted.
Residents in Myawaddy Township told DVB that the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and its allied People’s Defence Force (PDF) raided a cyber scam center allegedly operated by the DKBA in Minletpan village on Friday. Myawaddy is located 81 miles (130 km) east of the Karen State capital Hpa-An.
A Myawaddy resident with knowledge of the incident told DVB on the condition of anonymity that the KNLA attacked the DKBA-run cyber scam center with a drone. DKBA forces returned fire, which led to the KNLA and the PDF detaining 25 DKBA members and over 300 alleged cyber scam workers. Read more
News by Region
KAREN—Regime media reported extensive video last week showcasing Naypyidaw’s crackdown on cyber scam operations in Myawaddy with 1,746 foreigners reportedly detained and an unknown number of buildings in Shwe Kokko, which is located 25 miles (16 km) north of Myawaddy, destroyed.
The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has estimated that cyber scams generate nearly $40 billion USD in annual revenue. The unusual length and detail of regime reports appear to reflect the military’s desire to publicize its efforts after months of international pressure. Read more
MANDALAY—The PDF and residents of Mogok Township told DVB on Monday that the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has surrounded areas held by the PDF with its forces and artillery ahead of its scheduled withdrawal from the town and handover to regime forces by Nov. 29.
“The TNLA has aimed its artillery at [PDF] positions,” Soe Htay, a Mogok resident, told DVB. He added that the TNLA controls the 88-mile (141 km) long road connecting Mogok to Pyin Oo Lwin Township, and that the PDF controls the 69-mile (111 km) long road between the Phawtaw junction to Momeik Township in northern Shan State. Read more
NAYPYIDAW—Naypyidaw residents told DVB that the regime has increased security in the city ahead of a reported visit by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko “in the coming days.” Exact details of the visit have not been officially released by the regime for security reasons.
This will be President Lukashenko’s first trip to Burma and the first visit by a leader from Europe since the 2021 military coup. Regime leader Min Aung Hlaing has visited Belarus twice this year. His last visit was in June to attend the 4th Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) forum in the capital Minsk.
CHINLAND—At least 150 regime troops were killed during fighting in Falam and Thantlang townships from Nov. 1–21, resistance forces told Khonumthung News Agency, which covers Chinland. Falam and Thantlang are located 20-25 miles (32-40 km) northwest of the state capital Hakha.
The number of casualties among Chin resistance forces was not disclosed. Regime forces launched a counteroffensive in northern Chinland late last month. The regime has deployed three columns, which consist of hundreds of troops, according to resistance forces.
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