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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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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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