MYANMAR: IEC to Implement Interstate Pass Cards for Security and Oversight in Karenni State

Posted by Asia Views | Feb 14, 2025 | 0 |

Mizzima-Feb 14

The Interim Executive Council (IEC) of Karenni State has announced plans to introduce interstate pass cards aimed at improving security for both local residents and visitors entering the state for work or travel. As part of the initiative, personal data from visitors will be collected to ensure proper identification. “There are various reasons why people travel in and out of Karenni State. This system is designed to facilitate secure and organized movement while ensuring peace and stability for residents. However, we are not imposing any restrictions,” said U Banyar Khun Aung, Secretary of the IEC.

According to the Karenni State’s Immigration Department, non-residents will be required to apply for the card, which must be returned upon departure. Individuals from other states without an interstate pass card will not be allowed to pass through Karenni State. The card is non-transferable and must be presented to officials during inspections. Additionally, the IEC is working on issuing work permits under different categories for those residing and working in the state. In 2024, the IEC launched a data collection process across five townships and intends to extend it to the remaining townships by March. Once completed, the interstate pass cards will be distributed to non-residents, including foreign nationals residing in Karenni. “There will be multiple types of permits, such as residence permits, work permits, business permits, media permits, and humanitarian permits. Details on these will be shared gradually,” U Banyar Khun Aung said. According to the IEC’s 2024 annual report, released on 10 February, the Immigration Department oversees population movement, investigates unauthorized entries and exits, monitors foreign nationals per legal requirements, and conducts population censuses.Currently, border checkpoints at entry points connecting Karenni State with Thailand, Karen State, Naypyidaw Union Territory, and Shan State are operational to collect travelers’ basic information, according to local sources. Meanwhile, the Karenni revolutionary joint forces maintain control over Mese, Shadaw, Mawchi, Demoso, Nan Mae Khon, Ywathit, and Moebye townships. However, clashes continue as the junta attempts to reclaim Moebye. Read more at: https://eng.mizzima.com/2025/02/14/19190

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Indonesia urgently needs to revisit the possibility of repatriating the neediest of its young citizens stranded abroad, whose families had earlier joined ISIS. Most of these children are in camps in northern Syria but there are also small numbers in the Philippines, Afghanistan and Iraq. “Extricating Indonesian Children from ISIS Influence Abroad”, the latest report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) argues that the government could begin by bringing back small groups of unaccompanied children under ten years of age, who pose minimal security risk and are most vulnerable to deteriorating conditions in the camps.“The problem is that health and security conditions are worsening by the day in the Syrian camps, and the children are growing older,” says Dyah Kartika, IPAC analyst. “They need access to schools, a nurturing environment, and medical attention. If the government waits too long, the children will be further exposed to ISIS ideology.” The new report examines a 2019 list of Indonesians in camps and prisons run by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Indonesian government has been trying to verify their citizenship, but with pseudonyms, misspellings and bad transliterations, it is a daunting task. At the time the data was collected, between March and June 2019, there were 555 Indonesians in SDF camps and prisons, including 367 children. Among the children, approximately 277 were under the age of ten and 34 were unaccompanied. In June 2021, there are fewer than ten children who are both unaccompanied and under the age of ten that could be prioritized for return. Bringing back children of ISIS families is no easy task. The report analyses the main challenges faced by the Indonesian government. These include definitional issues, bureaucratic competition, the difficulty of verifying nationality, evaluating the toll of exposure to conflict, assessing security risk, and finding relatives or others willing to provide care once the children are returned. In addition, COVID has meant stringent restrictions on travel, placing further obstacles in the way of repatriation. There are several models for rehabilitation of children exposed to violent extremism in Indonesia that could be modified to accommodate the needs of children repatriated from abroad. The report examines these models and argues that the government does not need to have every detail of rehabilitation programs in place before it starts extricating children from ISIS influence. It can start by bringing back the most vulnerable children and then modify programs as needed.

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MYANMAR: IEC to Implement Interstate Pass Cards for Security and Oversight in Karenni State

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