Junta airstrike hits public internet access point in Ponnagyun Twsp

By Admin 27 Jan 2026

DMG Newsroom

27 January 2026, Ponnagyun

A Myanmar military jet fighter dropped at least four bombs on a public internet access point near Phetkhwetseik Village in Arakan State’s Ponnagyun Township at around 1:30 am on January 27, local sources said.

The targeted site is located alongside the Yangon to Sittwe Road near the border of Kyauktaw Township and serves as a vital communication hub providing internet services for local communities in Arakan State.

“A junta jet fighter dropped more than four bombs after 1:00 am. People from many areas come to that spot and pay to use the internet there,” a local resident told DMG.

Details on casualties and the extent of damage caused by the airstrike were still being investigated at the time of reporting.

Amid a total mobile phone and internet blackout imposed by the military regime in Arakan State, the United League of Arakan has been providing limited Starlink internet services in its liberated areas to facilitate essential communication for the public.

“The ULA allows internet access in certain areas to ease communication difficulties. Hundreds of people use those spots daily. Fortunately, no one was there at the time because it happened late at night. However, this shows that people must now be extremely cautious when using these internet points,” another Ponnagyun resident said.

The military regime has increasingly targeted crowded public areas and residential buildings with airstrikes across Arakan State.

Two internally displaced persons were killed and five others, including a nine-month-old infant, were injured when the regime carried out a drone attack on a school in Muywin Village in Kyaukphyu Township at around 1:00 pm. On January 24.

On the night of January 20, the military regime also bombed a prisoner of war camp near Chaungtu Village in Kyauktaw Township.