"WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: In the South-East, the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) increased from 923,700 last week to 925,700 this week. The intensity of the conflict in Shan State (North) keeps on pressuring Shan State (South) to host more displaced people – over 900 people left Lashio Township towards Kyethi Township. In parallel, clashes in the southernmost part of the state, bordering Kayah State, also forced almost 1,500 IDPs to a second displacement withing Pinlaung Township. In Mon State, the indicrimintate shelling resulted in over 1,000 newly displaced in Kyaikto Township, apart from over 500 IDPs in second displacement in both Kyaikto and Shwegyin Townships..."