The Mandalay-Madaya-Singu-Thabeikkyin communication route, which was controlled by the PDFs, has been reopened by the Tatmadaw, according to sources.
PDF insurgent groups have entered Mandalay Region’s Madaya, Singu, and Thabeikkyin townships, disrupting and blocking communication routes, arresting travellers, asking for bribes, entering homes and forcibly taking public property, burning down state-owned factories and workshops, forcibly extracting and using state-owned land and underground resources for personal gain, using people’s homes, factories, workshops, and buildings as fortified positions, establishing temporary settlements, and opening gates on major communication routes to collect money from local residents and travellers. As a result, the Tatmadaw have carried out the Counter-Terrorism Operation (CTO) systematically, with the necessary preparations and support from the local people, the Tatmadaw were able to completely regain control of Thabeikkyin Township and its surrounding areas, which were temporarily under the control of terrorist insurgent groups, on July 23, 2025, the Phayongtaung Mining Area in Madaya Township on August 24, the Alpha Cement Factory area on August 28, the Si Dawgyi Village and reservoir on November 7, and the Singu Township and its surrounding areas on December 19.
In order to ensure the safety and smooth running of the socio-economic lives of the local people, the rule of law and the stability of the area, the Tatmadaw columns advancing from Thabeikkyin side cleared the area and occupied Wa Phyu Taung Village in Thabeikkyin Township on October 11, Phattaw Junction on October 13, Zarat Kwin Village on December 18, and Laik Kya Village on December 22. Similarly, the Tatmadaw columns advancing from Singu side cleared the area and entered Kyi Tauk Pauk Village on December 28, Chaunggyi Village in Thabeikkyin Township on December 29, and Laik Kya Village on December 31. The Tatmadaw columns converged at Laik Kya Village and the Mandalay-Madaya-Singu-Thabeikkyin communication route has been fully controlled and opened for local people and travellers to use.
