A queer content creator from Myanmar was found beaten to death in a forest in the Mae Sot district of Thailand. Sources close to Htwe said he disappeared in the middle of the night on Jan. 18 and never came home. Htwe currently has accumulated over one million followers on his TikTok account, where he frequently shared dancing videos and other content about his life. Fans have since flooded the comments section with messages of grief and disbelief at his sudden death. Another wrote, "I'm sorry, I pray that the culprit is caught quickly and that good things will happen to him."

Source: Philippine Star January 25, 2026 06:28 UTC