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Three Killed and One Woman Arbitrarily Arrested by Junta Troops in Yebyu Township, Tanintharyi Region

On May 1, 2025, junta troops stationed near the entrance of Sein Bon village in Yebyu Township, Tanintharyi Region, launched a surprise attack on a passing vehicle. According to local residents, the vehicle was ambushed by soldiers who had been lying in wait. The gunfire resulted in the deaths of three men traveling in the car.

The attack occurred near the entrance to Sein Bon village, part of the Nat Kyi Sin village tract. The victims were identified as Ko Hla Myint, 40, from Phya-thone-Zu village; an unidentified man believed to be around 30 years old from Thatkhwe 4; and another man, aged 35, from Sein Bon village. All three were killed at the scene.

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Escalating Junta Offensives Displace Over 5,000 in Eastern Dawei as Humanitarian Needs Grow Urgent

At least 5,000 civilians from eight villages in eastern Dawei Township, Tanintharyi Region, have been forcibly displaced following an aggressive new military offensive launched by the junta on April 29. The incursion, led by over 260 junta soldiers operating under the Coastal Regiment Command—including troops from Light Infantry Battalions No. 406 and 408 based in Yebyu Township—has spread fear and panic across the region.

Villages such as Thayet Ngote, Thingan Tone, Wa Kone, Thitkhet Chaung, and Pyinma Taw have become increasingly vulnerable, prompting mass evacuations as heavy troop presence and artillery fire intensified. The threat of sudden airstrikes has left little room for preparation, forcing entire families, many with small children and elderly members, to flee into nearby forests and toward the Thai border.

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Four houses belonging to farmer activist demolished by junta in Dawei

HURFOM: On April 28^th, 2025, the military junta and other supportive officials used bulldozers to demolish four houses in Well Kyune Myo Thit Ward, Dawei City, Tenasserim Division. The houses were owned by the former president of the Dawei District Farmer Association, Daw Ye Ye Htwe, and her family members.

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Junta Intensifies Forced Recruitment Drive in Tanintharyi as Territorial Losses Mount

As the military junta continues to lose control of territory across the country, it has launched a desperate and increasingly aggressive campaign to forcibly conscript young men. In Tanintharyi Region, local sources confirm that junta forces are detaining youths under the pretense of enrolling them in the People’s Military Service Training Batch 13.

From Dawei District to the southernmost town of Kawthaung, young men are being taken from their homes, workplaces, and even roadside checkpoints. The roundups appear systematic and well-coordinated, with detainees quickly transported to military training schools.

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Mon State Civilians Face Arbitrary Extortion and Forced Recruitment Under Junta’s 13th Conscription Campaign

In Mon State, the military junta and its appointed local administrators are ramping up efforts to forcibly recruit civilians and extort money under the pretext of military conscription. These actions are tied to the regime’s plan to launch the 13th round of People’s Military Service training, with local authorities across townships beginning to collect money from individuals through coercion.

Following the enactment of the junta’s conscription law, residents of Mawlamyine, Paung, Mudon, Thanbyuzayat, Kyaikmayaw, Ye, and Kyaik Hto townships report an uptick in street-level arrests targeting young men. Junta-aligned forces are detaining youth in both public spaces and private homes — often at night — and sending them to military training camps, citing “security concerns.”

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Youth Under Siege: Extortion, Abduction, and the Junta’s Desperate Conscription Drive

Young men in Ye and Thanbyuzayat Townships are being targeted in increasing numbers by junta forces through aggressive “stop-and-frisk” operations and arbitrary arrests, according to HURFOM field documentation teams. These abuses appear to be part of a systematic campaign to extort, abduct, and forcibly conscript civilians as the junta struggles to replenish its declining troop numbers.

Since early April, reports from locals have described daily military checkpoints at market areas, road junctions, tollgates, and hidden checkpoints within junta-controlled areas. Civilians—particularly young men—are being stopped, searched, and harassed without cause. Soldiers routinely demand bribes, abduct individuals, and pressure families to pay ransom fees for their release. Those who cannot afford the demands risk being sent to military training camps against their will.

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