On 1 January, nearly 1,500 villagers from 10 villages fled due to a clash between local defense forces and Military Council forces in Tanintharyi Township, Myeik District, Tanintharyi Region.

A resistance fighter belonging to Impartial Guerrilla Force said that their group and its joint forces opened fire on a Military Council checkpoint near Baudhikan bridge, Tanintharyi Township on 1 January, killing three soldiers and seizing one rifle.

A fighter from the Impartial Guerrilla Force (Tanintharyi) and its joint forces was also killed during the battle.

The fighting forced an exodus.

A Baudhikan villager said they were fleeing to the nearest towns and cities due to the fighting, and some residents are taking shelter with relatives.

The Military Council has also prohibited the export of goods via the Myeik-Tanintharyi road, suggesting that the junta intends to cut off supplies to local resistance forces, the villager added.

Nearly 1,500 villagers from Nyaungpin kwin, Ngarmile, Chaukmile, Baudhikan, Pyoeaike, Banlaw, Laymile, Banlamout, Nyaungpin Kone, and Yanpho are reportedly fleeing to safety as a result of the ongoing fighting in Tanintharyi Township and the Military Council's artillery fire.