Thousands of foreign nationals working in illicit telecom scam operations—locally referred to as Zhapian gangs—in southern Myawaddy Township’s Kyaukkhet area have begun relocating to Sonseemyaing Village, the headquarters of the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), according to local sources. The mass movement began on the afternoon of July 22 following an escalation of military junta airstrikes across southern Myawaddy, near the Thai-Myanmar border. As the regime expanded its aerial bombardment into the Kyaukkhet area, large numbers of foreign workers—predominantly Chinese nationals—began fleeing the compound hubs. Displaced civilians from southern Myawaddy reported that the junta launched renewed airstrikes around Kyaukkhet on July 23, resulting in casualties. The developments follow a July 9 meeting in Naypyitaw between senior junta officials and top DKBA leadership.