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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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Local man lost his leg in landmine explosion near 106th regiment

HURFOM: At about 4 pm on May 7^th, 2025, a local man stepped on a landmine in a rubber plantation near the 106^th Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) based in Maw Ka Nin village, Ye Township, Mon State and he lost one of his legs in the explosion.

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Fuel Transport Ban in Dawei Deepens Hardship for Locals Amid Ongoing Military Restrictions

Dawei District, Tanintharyi Region — Since April 24, 2025, the military junta has imposed a ban on transporting fuel from Dawei town to surrounding areas, according to local fuel distributors. This sudden restriction has caused fuel shortages and rising prices, making daily life increasingly difficult for residents in rural townships.

Fuel sellers reported that the junta ordered stations along Kamnar Road in Dawei town not to sell fuel to customers from other townships. Local sources said this directive came into effect immediately on April 24, leaving buyers from Laung Lon, Yebyu, Thayetchaung, and other areas unable to access much-needed supplies.

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Junta arrests and extorts tricycle owners in Thaton

HURFOM: Since March 2025, the police have been arresting tricycle operators, extorting money from the owners, or imposing prison terms on them.

The police demanded 500,000 or 600,000 MMK to facilitate the return of the tricycles they seized. The owners who could not pay the money were detained in custody or sometimes jailed.

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

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

HURFOM: On May 5^th, 2025, the 559^th and the 560^th 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

HURFOM: On the night of May 5^th, 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

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

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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