Junta extorts travelers with Magway or Sagaing ID cards in Mon State

May 8, 2025

Junta’s security forces stationed at the entrances or exits of towns in Mon State are imposing rigorous checks on travelers and extorting money from individuals holding Magway or Sagaing ID cards.

Magway or Sagaing residents who do not have recommendation letters from specific authorities were extorted from 10,000 to 50,000 MMK per person.

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Artillery attack damages home and school in Boat Pyin

May 8, 2025

HURFOM: On May 5th, 2025, the 559th and the 560th Light Infantry Battalions, both based in Lay Nyar village, Boat Pyin Township, launched artillery attacks targeting Pyi Gyi Man Die Town, Boat Pyin Town, Tenasserim Division.  There were no active armed clashes in the nearby area at the time of the attack. The junta’s attack damaged a house and a school building.

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Three local men killed in a single night in Thaton

May 7, 2025

HURFOM: On the night of May 5th, 2025, three local men were shot and killed at a farm near Taung Kyar Ward, Tu Wunna Wati Town, Thaton Township, Mon State.

The victims were 30-year-old Win Ko Oo, 23-year-old Soe Pyae Htoo and 22-year-old R Pay Kaw and all of them lived in Taung Kyar Ward.

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20 Karen Organizations Warn of Humanitarian Collapse as Junta Attacks and Aid Cuts Leave Thousands at Risk

May 7, 2025

The humanitarian crisis facing communities on the ground along the Thailand-Burma border has reached a critical point. In an urgent joint appeal, 20 core Karen organizations—including civil society groups, ethnic health providers, and refugee service networks—are calling on the international community to respond immediately to life-threatening aid cuts that are affecting more than 108,000 people living in displacement resettlement sites and camps.

Refugees already facing insecurity and food shortages are now being told to survive on daily rations worth as little as 5 to 10 US cents. For children under five, monthly food allocations have dropped to just 53 Thai Baht (about $1.50). For adults, it’s just 87 Baht (around $2.40) per month—barely enough for survival. These cuts have been driven by long-term funding reductions from major donors, including the United States.

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Junta forcefully seizes residential land, divides it into land plots and resells them

May 7, 2025

HURFOM: In March 2025, the Mon State Chief Minister and the military forcefully seized 11.239 acres of land in Hline and Aye Thar Yar Wards, Mawlamyine, Mon State, and removed hundreds of houses constructed on the land. The authority did not compensate the landowners.

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2,500 residents forced to flee Dawei East Forest area as military junta forces advance

May 7, 2025

HURFOM: Beginning April 29th, 2025, a military regiment consisting of more than 200 troops advanced into Htee Khee village, Dawei East Forest area, Dawei Township, Tenasserim.  The military advance forced about 2,500 residents from Tha Yet Ngote, Tin Gan Tone, Wa Gone and nearby villages to flee their homes.

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Heavy Shelling by Junta Forces Forces Mass Evacuation in Pyigyi Mandai Town, Southern Burma

May 7, 2025

Residents of Pyigyi Mandai town in Bokepyin Township have been forced to flee en masse following sustained artillery shelling by junta forces stationed in Lay Nyar village, according to local sources

Beginning around 10:00 AM and continuing until the evening of May 6, Light Infantry Battalion No. 560, based in Lay Nyar, has been relentlessly firing artillery shells toward Pyigyi Mandai, even though no active clashes have been reported in the area. The intense shelling has prompted nearly the entire town to evacuate in fear for their safety.

“We don’t know the full extent of the damage yet—everyone has fled. There may be injuries or property damage, but no one dares stay behind to check,” said a male resident from Pyigyi Mandai.

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Junta’s air assault targets monastery in Bilin: Two monks injured

May 7, 2025

HURFOM: At about 3 pm on May 4th, 2025, the military junta launched an air assault on the “Thar That Loot” monastery in Mi Chaung Eye village, Bilin Township, Mon State.  There have been no active armed clashes in the nearby area.

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Daily Airstrikes in Southern Burma Fuel Fear and Displacement as Civilians Bear the Brunt of Junta’s Escalation

May 7, 2025

Almost daily aerial attacks by the military junta continue to threaten and terrorize civilians across southern Burma, significantly disrupting livelihoods and creating immense anxiety over safety and security. Military analysts suggest these intensified airstrikes aim to reclaim control and suppress local support for resistance movements, following heavy losses of ground troops in southern and southeastern Burma.

On May 6, 2025, around 8:10 a.m., two separate airstrikes were carried out in Thaton District, Mon State. The first occurred near Padauk Taw village in Kyaikto Township, and the second near Karaway Seik and Taungthusu villages in Bilin Township. Although the number of casualties is still under investigation, significant destruction to farms and livelihoods has already been observed, with large bomb craters damaging agricultural lands.

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Local man shot and killed in Thanbyuzayat

May 6, 2025

HURFOM: On May 2nd, 2025, a group of six gunmen shot and killed a 41-year-old local man, U Than Soe aka Ko Thar Gyi in Htin Shue village, Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State.

Ko Thar Gyi was shot in his abdomen and died at the spot. His dead body was sent to the Thanbyuzayat Township General Hospital.

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