Tatmadaw conducts Counter-Terrorism Operations to restore stability and the socioeconomic status of locals in certain areas under the control of insurgents, and Tatmadaw fully regained Falam on 25 April.

During the period of control by armed groups, many residents were displaced and faced hardships, including loss of property and access to healthcare, education, and livelihoods. Some residents have now begun returning to their homes.

Tatmadaw columns continue efforts in Falam Township and surrounding areas to ensure that temporarily displaced local ethnic residents can return and live peacefully, rebuild their livelihoods, and restore socioeconomic activities. In order to enable the resumption of government administrative mechanisms and allow residents to return to their homes, work is being carried out to repair government offices, residential buildings, and religious, educational, and healthcare facilities that were destroyed by armed groups during their temporary control. Moreover, mine clearance operations and necessary security measures are being conducted in towns and villages to eliminate the threat of landmines planted by the insurgents.

To provide necessary assistance to residents and to facilitate the reopening of government offices, schools, and hospitals, departmental organizations departed from Kalay by vehicle yesterday morning with relief supplies and arrived in Falam in the same evening, where they were warmly welcomed by local ethnic communities.

The local ethnic people want only peace, as they personally encountered the impacts of conflicts, and they also hope for the restoration of healthcare services, socioeconomic development, and access to education for children, similar to the previous peaceful period. Moreover, they show their willingness to cooperate with the Tatmadaw in reconstruction efforts to rebuild Falam, which has suffered extensive damage due to violent acts.

Similarly, Tatmadaw columns, in cooperation with locals, will carry out rapid reconstruction of schools, hospitals and clinics, government offices, religious buildings, and homes that were destroyed. Security operations will also continue for people to be able to live in peace and stability.

MNA/KTZH

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