Mese, Myanmar Explained

Official Name:Mese
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Myanmar
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mese District
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Mese Township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2005
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Population Density Km2:auto
Leader Title:Mayor
Timezone:MMT
Utc Offset:+6:30

Mese (Burmese: မယ်စဲ့မြို့) is the capital of Mese District in southeastern Kayah State, Myanmar.

History

On April 30, 2022, new districts were expanded and organized. Mese became the capital of its own district, separating out of Bawlakhe District.[1] [2]

In 2023, it was the site of a battle which led to the town's capture by anti-Tatmadaw force, The Karenni National People's Liberation Front, who had previously been one of the junta's Border Guard Forces but had openly defected, began attacking Burmese military positions and joined forces with the Karenni Army, KNDF, KNLA, and PDF.[3] The combined forces took over Mese Township and the town,[4] becoming one of the first district-level towns to fall to anti-junta forces.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: နေပြည်တော်၊ တိုင်းဒေသကြီးနှင့် ပြည်နယ်များတွင် ခရိုင် ၄၆ ခရိုင် အသစ်တိုးချဲ့ဖွဲ့စည်းသည့်အတွက် စုစုပေါင်းခရိုင် ၁၂၁ ခရိုင်ရှိလာ.
  2. Web site: EXPANSION OF NEW DISTRICTS: NEW DISTRICTS EXPANDED IN NAY PYI TAW, REGIONS AND STATES.
  3. News: J . Esther . Karenni BGF battalions confirm role in recent raids on junta outposts . 28 June 2023 . Myanmar Now . 23 June 2023 . en . 29 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629014855/https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/karenni-bgf-battalions-confirm-role-in-recent-raids-on-junta-outposts/ . live .
  4. News: Myanmar Junta Outposts Fall to Karenni Resistance in Kayah State . 28 June 2023 . The Irrawaddy . 26 June 2023 . en . 28 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230628013010/https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-outposts-fall-to-karenni-resistance-in-kayah-state.html . live .