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This Situation Update describes events occurring in Daw Hpah Hkoh (Thandaunggyi) Township, Taw Oo (Toungoo) District, during the period between June and August 2025. On June 15th 2025, the Burma Army fired shells indiscriminately, and one of the shells landed inside Aa--- village, P’Shaw Loh village tract, killing a four-year-old villager and injuring two other villagers. The shelling also damaged a house and a plantation. Later that day, the Burma Army soldiers burned down a house located in Ab--- village, P’Shaw Loh village tract. On June 17th 2025, Burma Army soldiers from Infantry Battalion (IB) #29 and #39 entered Ad--- village, P’Shaw Loh village tract, and burned a house, a shop, and a church. On June 26th 2026, Burma Army soldiers looted villagers’ money and phones, and burned down a church in Ae--- village, P’Shaw Loh village tract. Afterwards, one of the soldiers called a villager from one of the phones and made him walk with them to the village’s entrance gate. As soon as they left the village, the soldiers were attacked by Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and People’s Defense Force (PDF) troops. The soldiers then again entered into Ae--- village and burned three villagers’ houses. On July 5th 2025, Burma Army troops burned down 39 houses in Ag--- village, Way Htoo village tract, as well as two motorbikes. As a result of the house burning, villagers from Ag--- fled. On August 5th 2025, heavy rain led to landslides and flooding in Day Loh Mu Nu and Day Loh Mu Htaw village tracts, killing 12 villagers, destroying bridges, and causing difficulties for villagers to travel. On August 18th 2025, shelling conducted by Burma Army soldiers into Ac--- village, The Kleh Toh Doh village tract, damaged two houses and a school, and caused fear among villagers, who temporarily closed schools. Students in Aq--- village, Day Law Mu Nu Lar village tract, were studying in houses as the school building was damaged by the earthquake in March. Rural roads in the township were not in good condition, and main roads were militarised; thus, it became an obstacle for students to travel to school, and it caused difficulties for villagers to access healthcare and basic provisions.