Tanintharyi region sees over 83,000 displaced, facing long-term survival, health, and education challenges

July 17 Mizzima. The number of displaced people in the Tanintharyi region has risen to over 83,700 in 2026, and the displaced are facing long-term survival, health, and education challenges. According to the research report released by TIDE Information Unit (TIU) in June, this number of displaced people is based on the April statistics of this year. The report also shows the list of displaced people increasing year by year, with 82,800 in 2025, 65,800 in 2024, 49,000 in 2023, and 18,400 in 2022. Out of the 10 townships in the Tanintharyi region, eight townships, including Dawei, Thayetchaung, Launglon, Yebyu, Palaw, Myeik, Tanintharyi, and Bokpyin, have displaced people constantly taking refuge, while the people in the remaining two townships are also occasionally displaced. Among them, Palaw, Dawei, and Thayetchaung townships have the largest number of displaced people and are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, according to the report. After the revolutionary forces captured the military junta's Kyauk Htu camp in the Ban Chaung area of Dawei Township in January 2024, the military junta lost no less than 10 of its camps. Since then, the fighting has intensified, and the number of displaced people has been increasing annually. The statement also says that there are temporary and permanent displaced people, and they are frequently suffering from influenza, high blood pressure, diabetes, and malaria. In particular, it is stated in the report that children are not receiving regular vaccinations, which poses a short-term health risk and a threat to their lives, and in the long term, they may become unqualified children for the future of the country. Furthermore, most schools are only temporary structures, and there is a lack of teaching materials such as books and pens, as well as an insufficient number of teachers. Due to weather conditions, some schools have changed their operating format to open in the summer and close in the rainy season, according to the report. Therefore, TIU urges that effective assistance be provided to the displaced people according to the time and region, that awareness be raised about the danger of landmines (MRE), that long-term income and livelihood opportunities be created, and that local relief organizations be enabled to receive direct funding. TIU, an independent research organization based in Tanintharyi, was established in December 2025 and regularly publishes reports documenting military, political, and human rights violations in the region. Editor: Aung Kyaw Phyo The post Tanintharyi region sees over 83,000 displaced, facing long-term survival, health, and education challenges appeared first on BUR.MIZZIMA.COM.