{"id":7027,"date":"2025-07-27T01:35:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T19:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/?p=7027"},"modified":"2025-07-27T01:35:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T19:05:41","slug":"widespread-hunger-crimes-and-extrajudicial-killings-across-myanmar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2025\/07\/widespread-hunger-crimes-and-extrajudicial-killings-across-myanmar\/","title":{"rendered":"Widespread Hunger, Crimes, and Extrajudicial Killings across Myanmar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 July 25 Viewpoint<\/strong>
(MoeMaKa, July 26, 2025)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Widespread Hunger, Crimes, and Extrajudicial Killings across Myanmar<\/h3>\n

A recent report from rural villages in Ngazun Township, Mandalay Region<\/strong>, states that over 10,000 internally displaced people (IDPs)<\/strong> are now surviving on leaves due to a severe shortage of rice and food<\/strong>. Fleeing advancing junta troops and fearing violence, residents sought refuge in neighboring villages, where they now subsist on edible plants, unable to access sufficient rice, meat, or fish.<\/p>\n

In Hpakant<\/strong>, Kachin State\u2014a major jade-mining area<\/strong>\u2014prices have skyrocketed due to road blockades imposed by the junta<\/strong>. According to local media, a single egg now costs 2,500 MMK<\/strong>, and a meal costs up to 13,000 MMK<\/strong>. The two main access roads, Inn Taw Gyi and Kamaing<\/strong>, remain closed, driving up the cost of non-local food items like chicken, fish, and eggs.<\/p>\n

Despite no major combat being reported in recent weeks, the junta has deployed over 1,000 troops<\/strong> to Hpakant and conducted airstrikes<\/strong>, making the region increasingly unstable. Because jade production brings significant tax revenues, both the KIA and junta<\/strong> are vying for control. The area remains crowded with tens of thousands of migrant workers<\/strong>, lured by job opportunities in jade mining despite risks of conflict, food insecurity, and inflation.<\/p>\n

In Rakhine State<\/strong>, although there have been no major clashes in some areas, junta blockades<\/strong> have created widespread humanitarian crises. Hundreds of thousands<\/strong> are struggling to survive without access to basic necessities like food, medicine, and fuel.<\/p>\n

Only two towns\u2014Kyaukphyu and Sittwe<\/strong>\u2014remain under junta control. These towns are rationed limited quantities of fuel and rice brought from outside the state, while the rest of Rakhine<\/strong> has endured months or years of total blockade<\/strong>. The dire situation\u2014where oxen are used in farming due to fuel shortages\u2014remains under-reported and underappreciated<\/strong> elsewhere in the country.<\/p>\n

A recent report also noted that several military officers<\/strong>, including majors and colonels, were sentenced to death or life imprisonment<\/strong> by the junta\u2019s own military courts for allegedly taking bribes to allow goods into Rakhine<\/strong>. This highlights how business operators continue smuggling goods at high profit margins<\/strong>, given the extreme price gap between Rakhine and central Myanmar.<\/p>\n

Further compounding the crisis, reports say some Rakhine youths are fleeing to Bago and Magway Regions<\/strong> to escape forced conscription<\/strong> not only by the junta but also by AA<\/strong>, which has declared an emergency mobilization order.<\/p>\n

Avoiding military service is becoming a key decision for many. In junta-controlled areas, forced recruitment through checkpoints and street roundups<\/strong> is increasing. Similarly, some resistance forces<\/strong> have imposed universal conscription orders within their territories, prompting families to flee to other towns or countries in search of safety and economic survival.<\/p>\n

Even in towns viewed as safer, such as urban centers<\/strong>, IDPs are facing rising rents<\/strong>, higher crime rates<\/strong>, and the risk of conscription<\/strong>, all of which make daily life precarious.<\/p>\n

In recent weeks, a string of violent robberies<\/strong>\u2014particularly of **gold shops\u2014**have occurred. One incident in downtown Mudon<\/strong>, Mon State, left the shop owner dead and his daughter seriously injured. Despite being far from active conflict zones, such crimes highlight the lawlessness<\/strong> and unchecked availability of weapons<\/strong> across the country.<\/p>\n

In Mandalay<\/strong>, armed robbers attacked another gold shop, prompting a gunfight with junta security forces<\/strong>. This echoes a pattern of frequent armed robberies<\/strong> targeting gold shops, phone stores, and even private homes across cities like Mandalay and Monywa in recent years.<\/p>\n

Crimes have become more deadly<\/strong>\u2014moving from threats to outright shootings. Entire families have been murdered in home invasions<\/strong>, while even the junta’s stronghold of Naypyidaw<\/strong> is seeing routine armed robberies and homicides<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Whether in cities plagued by crime, or in rural villages under siege, people across Myanmar are struggling to survive amid war, blockades, and lawlessness<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The worst-off are those trapped in active war zones<\/strong>\u2014displaced into jungles, mountains, or neighboring towns<\/strong>\u2014facing daily airstrikes and food insecurity<\/strong>. For them, every day is a battle just to stay alive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 July 25 Viewpoint(MoeMaKa, July 26, 2025) Widespread Hunger, Crimes, and Extrajudicial Killings across Myanmar A recent report from rural villages in Ngazun Township, Mandalay Region, states that over 10,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) are now surviving…<\/p>\n

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