Nighttime bombing kills two women, injures many residents in Kyaukphyu’s Sin Bok Ywa Ma village

Narinjara News, August 24, 2025

In a nighttime bombing of Ywa Ma hamlet in the Sin Bok village tract of Kyaukphyu Township, Sin Bok Group, Rakhine State, two women were killed and numerous more people were hurt.

Yesterday, August 23, at about 11 p.m., a Myanmar Air Force jet fighter bombed the village at night, killing two women and injuring several others, according to a Kyaukphyu local woman who spoke to Narinjara News.

“We can only verify right now that two women from the community have died. A few residents are hurt. At this time, we are unaware of their names and ages. Furthermore, the Navy's heavy weapons fire caused damage to some homes.

"They also bombed with airplanes. The navy destroyed homes by shooting artillery rounds,” he added.