Taung Myint Explained

Official Name:Taung Myint
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Myanmar
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Magway Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pakokku District
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Pauk Township
Subdivision Type4:Village Tract
Subdivision Name4:Taung Myint
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:21.3989°N 94.4789°W
Leader Title:Mayor
Timezone:MMT
Utc Offset:+6.30

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Myanmar Information Management Unit . September 2019 . Pauk Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya . my:ပေါက်မြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ . Pauk Township Regional Information . MIMU . 7 January 2024.
  2. News: Myanmar villagers say army beheaded high school teacher . Peck . Grant . AP News . 21 October 2022 . 2022-10-22 . en . 22 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221022174502/https://apnews.com/article/aung-san-suu-kyi-myanmar-813a18fd0ab77cd6ccdaaa36a0bf8965 . live .
  3. News: 2022-10-21 . Myanmar villagers say army beheaded high school teacher . en . 2023-12-15.