A former member of the USDP, Myeik District; A bomb exploded at Hla Soe's home in Palaw Township, according to locals. The bomber struck shortly after 9pm last night. "I heard a loud noise. 

    It was as if it had exploded in his house in the morning. I heard he had been hiding in the house for a long time," said a Palaw resident. Hla Soe was not injured in the blast, but the exact extent of the damage to his home is unknown.

     A woman from a nearby house was hit by a bomb and taken to Palau Hospital. No group has claimed responsibility for the blast.