[Myanmar] Explosions/Remote violence: Remote explosive/landmine/IED

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. On 31 March 2025, People's Defense Force units reportedly conducted mine attacks against a Myanmar military convoy near La Thar village in Tanintharyi region, killing five soldiers and damaging two vehicles. The incident occurred in southern Myanmar's Tanintharyi region, an area that has experienced ongoing armed conflict between military forces and resistance groups.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether military operations intensify across broader areas of Tanintharyi region, which borders Thailand and contains transportation corridors linking Myanmar to regional markets.

Watch points

• Monitor for escalation in military operations across Tanintharyi region that could affect cross-border trade routes with Thailand
• Track whether similar attacks spread to other townships, potentially disrupting overland transportation networks in southern Myanmar