The entrance sign to Thayetchaung Township in Dawei is proudly adorned with a sculpture of a pile of durians. The Tanintharyi region is an area where durian trees are cultivated and thrive. In particular, the areas of Yebyu, Thayetchaung, Tanintharyi and Dawei are renowned for producing durians with an exceptional taste. However, at present, locally […]
The military junta has imposed severe restrictions on the transport of goods into Tanintharyi Region, triggering a mounting food crisis and a critical shortage of essential supplies. The crackdown, which began last month, is being imposed at military-controlled checkpoints and has halted the movement of a wide range of goods. According to logistics companies, the […]
Hundreds of residents in Launglon Township, Tanintharyi region, staged a protest on the 37th anniversary of the 8888 Uprising, opposing the upcoming military-led election. The protest was a motorcade, with cars and motorcycles driving through village roads. The Launglon Township People’s Administration Team (PAT) released photos of the procession along with their statement. Protesters chanted […]
“Mookata” restaurants, a common and bustling sight across Thailand, are beloved by locals and tourists alike. However, it seems few diners are aware that their meal is playing a role in the depletion of Myanmar’s vital mangrove ecosystems. The immense popularity of these restaurants directly correlates with the disappearance of these forests. Mookata is an […]
The Myanmar SAC has arrested several key staff members, including the head doctor, deputy head, and a logistics officer of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Dawei, forcing it to suspend its Metta Yeik Clinic operation, according to sources close to the organization. The arrests reportedly began in late May, when the logistics officer of MSF […]
Beneath a makeshift extension on the ground floor of a dilapidated two-story house, a newborn baby lies on his back, sleeping on a rattan bed. Suddenly, he cries out loudly. Daw Htwe, his adoptive mother, rushes from the back of the house and scoops him up in her arms. The baby boy immediately calms down […]
Education across the Tanintharyi Region continues to face mounting challenges as schools struggle to reopen amidst ongoing conflict, military airstrikes, and severe shortages of teaching materials. While military-controlled education authorities attempt to implement a non-formal education system for thousands of out-of-school children, the overall enrollment figures for the current academic year remain significantly lower than […]
In the conflict-scarred hills and coastal plains of Myanmar’s southern Tanintharyi Region, a decades-old project is resurfacing – not as a symbol of prosperity, but as a harbinger of fear. The Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ), a megaproject once billed as a transformative gateway for Myanmar’s integration into global trade, is now being revived by […]
Dawei Watch သတင်းဌာနကို ၂၀၁၂ ခုနှစ် မေလတွင်ထားဝယ်မြို့ အခြေစိုက် စတင် တည်ထောင်ခဲ့သည်။ Dawei Watch သည် ကနဦးတွင် တစ်နိုင်ငံလုံးခြုံထုတ်ဝေသည့် နေ့စဉ် သတင်းစာများ၊ အပတ်စဉ်များကို အဓိကအားဖြင့် တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းနှင့် မွန်ပြည်နယ်အတွင်းမှ သတင်းများ ဝန်ဆောင်မှုပေးလျက်ရှိသည်။ ယင်းအပြင် ထူးခြားမှုအလိုက် ထိုင်းရောက် မြန်မာ ရွှေ့ပြောင်းလုပ်သားများ သတင်းကိုလည်း တင်ဆက်သည်။
