Taung Myint

Taung Myint (Burmese: တောင်မြင့်ရွာ) is a village in Pauk Township, Pakokku District, Magway Region, Myanmar. It is the main village of the Taung Myint village tract.^[1]

Taung Myint တောင်မြင့်ရွာ
Taung Myint Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 21°23′56″N 94°28′44″E
Country	Myanmar
Region	Magway Region
District	Pakokku District
Township	Pauk Township
Village Tract	Taung Myint
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

History

During the Myanmar civil war that began in 2021, the school closed down in 2021. In October 2022, the village was the site of war crimes by the Tatmadaw military junta. The Tatmadaw soldiers murdered and decapitated a schoolteacher from nearby Thit Nyi Naung, and impaled his head on a gate, leaving his body out. They burned the school as well. The killing was condemned by representatives from the United States.^[2][3] In 2019, before the civil war, the village had a middle school with 9 teachers and 123 students.^[1]

References

1. Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Pauk Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ပေါက်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Pauk Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
2. Peck, Grant (21 October 2022). "Myanmar villagers say army beheaded high school teacher". AP News. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
3. "Myanmar villagers say army beheaded high school teacher". 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2023-12-15.