On the morning of 5th February 2023, so-called PDF terrorists wantonly torched the Forest Department Office in Launglon Township of Taninthari Region

On the morning of 5th February 2023, so-called PDF terrorists wantonly torched the Forest Department Office in Launglon Township of Taninthari Region


Ministry of Home Affairs/ နေပြည်တော် / February 09, 2023


At around 2 am on 4 February 2023, nearly 10 members of the so-called PDF terrorist group arrived at and set fire to the Launglon Township Forest Department office in Taninthari Region. Security forces and fire service personnel rushed to the sence by two fire engines and the fire was extinguished at 03:55 AM. Due to the arson attack, a one-storey  brick  building  roofed  with zinc  sheets,  two computers, 3 printers, 1 chain saw and office documents were destroyed in fire.

It  is  reported  that  measures  are  being taken to take punitive legal actions against the  culprits  who  committed  the  crime  in the above-mentioned incident and to maintain peace and order in the area.