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Junta Extorts Over 50 Drivers with Temporary License Plates in Ye Township

More than 50 cars and motorcycles without proper licenses or using temporary plates were stopped and extorted by junta forces on the Asin village highway, near the entrance of Myo Haung Kone in Ye Township, Mon State. Local sources confirmed that around 50 people traveling in those vehicles were also detained.

On the morning of May 15, at approximately 9 a.m., around 70 junta soldiers from the Ye-based SKAK No. 19 were deployed toward the Asin village entrance. These troops began stopping vehicles without official registration or with temporary plates, detaining both the vehicles and their drivers.

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Junta Shelling Kills One, Injures Two in Laung Lon Township

One man was killed and two others injured after a junta-fired shell exploded in Inn Won village, Laung Lon Township, Dawei District, according to local residents and family members.

The attack occurred on the afternoon of May 16, when junta troops stationed at the Ministry of Border Affairs Office in downtown Dawei launched artillery and drone strikes on Inn Won village—despite no clashes taking place in the area. The shelling seriously injured three civilians.

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Over 10,000 Civilians Displaced by Junta’s Brutal Attacks in Kyaik Hto Township, Mon State

The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Kyaik Hto Township, Mon State, has now surpassed 10,000 as relentless military attacks by the junta continue to escalate. The Karen National Union (KNU) in Thaton District confirmed the surge in displacement and highlighted the urgent need for emergency humanitarian aid.

Since early April 2025, the situation in Kyaik Hto Township, Mon State, has sharply deteriorated due to intensified clashes between junta troops and joint resistance forces. The military has increasingly relied on daily artillery shelling and airstrikes, targeting civilian areas with no regard for safety or international humanitarian law.

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Junta’s bombing in Kaw Ka Rate kills three villagers and injures five

HURFOM: At approximately noon on May 14^th, 2025, a military junta fighter jet dropped bombs on a restaurant and a chain of shops located in “Out Bo Tel” and “Daw Na Taung Kyaw”.  This area is known as the old route in Kaw Ka Rate Township, Karen State.  The bombing killed three residents and injured five.

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No Rest for the Oppressed: Junta Hunts Youth Amid Fear and Poverty in Mon State

HURFOM: HURFOM: In townships across Mon State, the military Junta has intensified its campaign of arbitrary arrests and forced conscription, particularly targeting young people in the evenings. Local sources confirmed that since early May, arrests have increased significantly, even extending to workplaces and homes.

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Four young construction workers arrested in Bilin

HURFOM: On May 14^th, 2025, the forces of the military junta had arrested four young construction workers who worked at Ye Twin Gone village, Taung Swin village track, Bilin Township, Mon State.

More than 20 soldiers and police members arrived at Daw Myint Myint’s house in Ye Twin Gone village by three trucks and arrested four young men who were doing construction work at her house.

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Junta Jet Fighters Bomb Kawkareik Township, Killing Three Civilians and Wounding at Least Five, Including a Pregnant Woman

In another brutal escalation of violence, Junta forces carried out an airstrike targeting a civilian area in Bo Tae (Lower), on the old Kawkareik to Thingun Nyinaung Road, Kawkareik Township, Karen State, on May 14, 2025. Around 12:08 PM, a Junta-operated jet fighter dropped bombs directly onto a local roadside food stall, killing three civilians and injuring at least five others, including a pregnant woman.

Initial reports confirmed that two civilians were killed instantly in the attack. Another critically injured victim later succumbed to their wounds. Local eyewitnesses said that the injured, including the pregnant woman, have been transferred to an ERO-operated medical team for emergency treatment.

“In the early afternoon, a junta jet dropped bombs directly on the Bo Tae Lower roadside food stall. Two people died immediately on the spot, and now a third victim has passed away from serious injuries. Five more people were wounded, including a pregnant woman,” a local source reported.

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Armed groups and junta forces both extorting drivers and travelers on Ye – Thanbyuzayat Highway Road

HURFOM: Locals have reported to HURFOM that armed groups are stopping and extorting money from truck drivers and travelers using the 8^th Ye – Thanbyuzayat Union Highway Road in Ye Township, Mon State.

One resident said, “The Mon armed groups are active around Well Kha Mi.”

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Five Young Men Arrested in a Single Night in Thaton

In Thaton Town, Mon State, five young men were arrested in a single night on May 12, 2025. According to residents and relatives, all five have since lost contact with their families.

The arrests occurred during the evening when junta security forces, patrolling the area, detained the young men from Bin Hlieng and Lake Inn wards. Among those arrested was Ko Phoe Tae, aged 25, along with four other local youths.

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Junta permanently bans gasoline transportation in Long Lone

HURFOM: Ever since the attempted coup began in 2021, the junta has imposed restrictions on gasoline transportation in Long Lone Township, Tenasserim Division; however, beginning April 27^th, 2025, the military junta has totally banned gasoline transportation in the township.

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