On Monday (31 July), a bomb exploded in southeastern Myanmar, killing one person and injuring 12.
Since the military toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian administration in February 2021, violent conflicts have escalated, unleashing a deadly crackdown on opposition that has killed thousands.
The junta is fighting anti-coup “People’s Defence Force” (PDF) militias as well as long-established ethnic rebel armies that hold huge swathes of territory near the country’s borders.
At roughly 6:50 a.m. (local time), a car detonated near the Thanlwin Bridge checkpoint.
