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Junta Airstrike on Win Kan Village in Kyaik Hto, Leaves Civilians Injured and Homes Destroyed

In a brutal escalation of violence, junta forces launched an airstrike on Win Kan village, injuring three civilians and setting multiple homes ablaze. At around 4:00 PM, a junta-operated Y-12 aircraft dropped five bombs on the village, causing widespread destruction and terror among the residents.

Local sources confirmed that three civilians were wounded in the attack. Saw Poe Lin Lin, aged 31, and Saw Nay Toe, aged 18, suffered shrapnel injuries to their heads, legs, and arms. Immediate assistance was limited, forcing villagers to flee under extremely dangerous conditions in search of safety.

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Abbot Killed by Artillery Shelling in Hlaing Kwe Village, Kawkareik Township

A respected abbot lost his life after an artillery shell hit a monastery in Hlaing Kwe village, Kawkareik Township, Karen State, according to local residents.

The tragic incident occurred around 10 a.m. on May 9, during intense fighting between junta forces and joint resistance groups near Kyon Doe Town. An artillery shell landed directly on the Hlaing Kwe village monastery, seriously injuring the abbot, U Thu Zar Ta, who was inside at the time.

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Worsening Situation in Thaton: Two-Men Motorcycle Riders Targeted for Forced Conscription

In a disturbing escalation, the military junta has ramped up forced recruitment efforts in Thaton Township, Mon State, by arresting two men traveling together on motorcycles, according to local sources.

Ahead of the upcoming Batch 13 military training, junta forces have been actively detaining male motorcycle riders across Thaton since May 8. Locals report that any two men seen riding a motorcycle together are being arrested immediately, regardless of where they are spotted.

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Two Children Injured and a Home Destroyed by Junta Artillery in Yam Pho Village, Myeik District

Two young children were injured and a house was destroyed after junta forces fired artillery shells into Yam Pho village, Ban Lamut village tract, Tanintharyi Township, Myeik District, despite no clashes occurring in the area, according to local sources.

On the morning of May 8, at around 9:00 AM, Light Infantry Battalion No. 556, based in Za Wae village, launched four rounds of 60-mm mortar shells. Two of the shells exploded near a residential home where goods were being sold, injuring a five-year-old and a six-year-old child who were nearby. The impact also caused the house to catch fire and burn down.

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Two Young Men Arbitrarily Arrested After Being Accused of Links to Local Armed Resistance Forces in Kyaik Hto, Mon State

Two young men were forcibly arrested by junta forces in Kyaik Hto Township, Mon State, under accusations of having ties to local armed resistance forces, according to local sources.

At around 5:00 AM on May 8, junta troops raided the home of 18-year-old Zwe Marn Oo in Taung Kalay village and arrested him without presenting any warrant. Just two days earlier, on the night of May 6 at approximately 11:00 PM, 20-year-old Minn Khant Ko from Zayar Mon Ward in Kyaik Hto was also arrested in a similar raid at his home.

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Growing Pressure on Townships in Mon State as Junta Expands Forced Recruitment Drive for Batch 13

Local sources confirm that township administrators in Mon State townships have received direct orders from the Mon State Junta to forcibly conscript at least 40 individuals each from Thanbyuzayat, Ye, Kyaikhto, Thaton, Kyaikmayaw, and Paung Townships for the upcoming People’s Military Service Training Batch 13. The training is scheduled to begin in the third or fourth week of May 2025.

According to township and village administrators, who spoke anonymously for security reasons, the junta has placed intense pressure on local administrative committees to meet these quotas without exception.

“Each township must send 40 youths. We have been told to ensure full numbers are collected, or we face serious repercussions,” said a member of an administrative committee. He also explained that local authorities are being forced to collect military service funds monthly and that failure to meet recruitment targets could result in personal punishment or dismissal.

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Junta Orders Paung Township to Provide 40 Recruits for Upcoming Conscription Training Batch 13

Local administrators in Paung Township, Mon State, report that the junta has ordered them to deliver at least 40 recruits for the upcoming Batch 13 of the People’s Military Service Training, expected to begin in the last week of May 2025. According to sources, village and ward administrators are under mounting pressure to meet this quota, with threats of punishment if they fail to comply.

“The order is clear: Paung Township must send 40 recruits for Batch 13,” said one local administrator who requested anonymity for security reasons. “Those of us who can’t meet the target are being threatened or blamed. Many are turning to questionable methods—some are even buying and handing over young men who have been detained for petty crimes.”

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Brutal Assault on Political Prisoners Inside Hpa-An Taungkalay Prison Raises Alarm on Systematic Abuse and Impunity

On April 30, 2025, two political prisoners—Ko Kyaw Kyaw Myint, serving a 15-year sentence, and Ko Min Thu Soe, serving a 4-year sentence—were severely beaten by a group of criminal inmates inside Hpa-An’s Taungkalay Prison, Kayin State. The attack took place in full view of prison authorities and is part of a growing pattern of violence targeting political detainees under the current military junta’s prison system.

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Junta’s regiment threatens to torch abandoned houses in Yebyu

HURFOM: Since early April, 2025, there have been intense armed clashes between the military junta and the joint revolutionary forces in Nat Kyi Sin and Min Thar village tracts, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim. 

Thousands of residents from Sein Bone, Yay Ngan Gyi, Pha Yar Tone Zu, Kyauk Ta Lone and nearby villages have had to flee the area.

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When It Rains, It Pours: IDPs in Southern Burma Face Compounding Crises Amid Junta Attacks

In northern Tanintharyi Region’s Yebyu Township, nearly 800 civilians from Min Thar village tract have been displaced for over two weeks. After fleeing their homes to escape fierce clashes and junta airstrikes, these families now face a second wave of suffering—food shortages, lack of clean water, and the spread of disease.

Fighting erupted on 20 April when joint resistance forces from Mon, Karen, and Tavoyan units launched coordinated attacks on junta bases in Min Thar. As airstrikes and heavy shelling followed, residents from at least five villages—Sinswe, Ye Ngan Gyi, Shin Kyi Eain, Sein Bone, and Kywe Tha Lin—fled into nearby forests, farms, and any location they believed to be temporarily safe. Many have yet to find stable shelter.

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