Hello. From now on, we will be reading and presenting m.CDM’s domestic news.
Today’s news includes:
- The Magway Federal Unit Parliament approved the appointments of the Interim Magway Federal Unit Deputy Prime Minister, ministers, and the Attorney General.
- The military bombed and destroyed the Kassapanadi Bridge in Kyauktaw Township.
- BWM says the attack on Taungoo’s Ketumati Air Base with 107mm rockets caused major damage.
- Political prisoner Ko Myo Kyaw Htet, who reported prisoners’ difficulties and needs to the ICRC, was beaten by Thayarwady Prison officials and placed in solitary confinement—along with other related updates we will also present.
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First news item
1) The military bombed and destroyed the Kassapanadi Bridge in Kyauktaw Township
m.CDM, March 13
Local news sources say the military carried out an airstrike targeting the Kassapanadi Bridge in Kyauktaw Township, Rakhine State, and destroyed it.
At 10:10 p.m. on March 12, the terrorist military dropped two 500-lb bombs from aircraft onto the Kassapanadi Bridge. One building beneath the bridge was hit and exploded, and the building burned down. However, there were no reported casualties.
Writer Ko Way Hin Aung, who is helping displaced people, also posted on social media about a building being burned and destroyed in connection with this airstrike.
Residents said that although there was no fighting in Kyauktaw Township—an area fully controlled by the Arakan Army (AA)—the bombing was carried out targeting civilians.
They also noted that on March 8, the terrorist military conducted a three-hour bombing with a total of eight aircraft (four jet fighters and four Y-12 planes) against a prisoner-of-war detention camp in the Dalet Chaung area of Ann Township, which is controlled by the AA. As a result, 116 people (including senior POW officers) were killed and 32 were injured.
Because the military dictatorship, by its nature, acts out of envy, resentment, and a desire for violence—seeking revenge and showing cruelty through killing—writer Ko Way Hin Aung urged the public: when hearing aircraft, lie flat immediately, take shelter in communication trenches or bunkers, and avoid festivals and crowds.
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2) Dr. Soe Thura Zaw urges extinguishing both the “internal fire” and the “external fire” in the revolution
m.CDM, March 13
Dr. Soe Thura Zaw—NUG, Deputy Chief of Staff of the People’s Defense Force, and a leader of MDY-PDF—said the revolution is currently caught between two fires: the “external fire” coming from the enemy (the military council) and the “internal fire” within the revolutionary movement, and that it is necessary to extinguish both at the same time.
He compared the enemy’s “external fire” to a forest fire—highly destructive and obvious—requiring everyone to work together to stop it. Meanwhile, misconduct within the revolution—such as moral corruption, self-serving bribery/corruption, and crimes—is the “internal fire,” like a smoldering ember fire that burns quietly and eats away at the revolution from within.
He said the PDF will extinguish the external fire and will never accept internal fires either, and that systems and mechanisms to put out both fires simultaneously are already being built.
He also urged the public not to lose morale when seeing internal problems appear here and there, and instead to help strengthen the mechanisms that will extinguish those internal fires.
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3) KTLA set fire to and destroyed a KNU/KNLA border gate post; the military council attacked KNU central headquarters with kamikaze drones
m.CDM, March 13
KNU stated that the Kawthoolei Army (KTLA) entered and burned down a border security gate post belonging to KNLA Brigade (4) in Dawei Township, Tanintharyi Region.
At around 6:00 a.m. on March 13, a KTLA group led by Bo Saw Eh Khwe (aka Kolar Phoe) entered and attacked the Bawti–Amo border security gate in the Htee Mo Pwa area, shooting and setting it on fire.
At the time, only about seven KNLA fighters were inside. The attackers used superior numbers and launched a surprise assault. There were no casualties, but the gate post was burned and destroyed.
The Bawti border post had previously been occupied by the military council, but was seized by the KNLA in 2025.
KNLA criticized the KTLA attack as a “stabbing from behind” while KNLA is fighting the military council.
It is also reported that the group led by Bo Kolar Phoe has, within this March alone, repeatedly carried out actions such as arresting, killing, and ambushing KNLA fighters.
In addition, in Hpa-an District, Brigade (7) area, the military council attacked the KNU central headquarters at 9:10 a.m. using three kamikaze drones.
Of the three drones, only two exploded; there was no damage to people or buildings. The remaining drone fell near a church but did not explode.
The military council has repeatedly targeted the KNU headquarters with drones and air power since October 2024.
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4) BWM says the attack on Taungoo’s Ketumati Air Base using 107mm rockets caused major damage
m.CDM, March 13
Brave Warriors for Myanmar (BWM) stated on March 13 that the 107mm rocket attack on the military’s Ketumati Air Base in Taungoo, Bago Region, caused significant damage.
Under BWM’s leadership, MKCDF and ACPLF, together with KNLA Brigade 2, Battalion 5, attacked the Ketumati Air Base after 11:00 p.m. on March 12 using 107mm rockets.
A total of 18 rockets were fired, and 13 reportedly struck successfully—described as BWM’s 51st mission.
BWM said the strike was carried out at a time when the military is struggling to obtain aviation fuel after leaders of Iran’s ruling establishment—described as major suppliers of jet fuel to the junta—were hit. BWM also claimed the junta has been contacting Arab countries to secure aviation fuel, and that this situation was used as an opportunity to attack the air force and fuel storage tanks the junta relies on.
Because the damage was reportedly severe, the newly appointed regional commander Thura Zaw Lwin Soe personally inspected the site on the morning of March 13. Air force sources cited in the statement said he issued strict warnings to prevent news from leaking, as it was a sensitive period for the air force.
BWM also urged revolutionary forces to intensify missions aimed at collapsing the junta’s air power and destroying fuel storage, arguing this is key to achieving a faster revolutionary victory.
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5) USBA ambushed a military council column in Minhla
m.CDM, March 13
The Union of Burma Special Army (USBA) said it ambushed a military council column of around 60 troops operating in Minhla Township, Magway Region, causing many soldiers to be killed or wounded.
At 2:20 p.m. on March 12, they ambushed two vehicles and three motorbikes coming from the Yanma Myay police station area toward Didutkan village, at the road junction near Pyay Soe village.
After the attack, the military council side reportedly suffered heavy losses and transported the wounded and bodies toward Minhla town using civilian vehicles.
Following the ambush, the military council forces conducted raids in nearby villages—Ywa Thar Hla and Khalaing—while also firing indiscriminately using drone bombs and heavy weapons.
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6) Graduation ceremony held for Basic Military Training 1/2026 by Special Regional Military Command of Operation Area No. 1
m.CDM, March 13
The NUG Ministry of Defense announced that the People’s Defense Force’s Operation Area No. 1 Special Regional Military Command held the graduation ceremony for Basic Military Training 1/2026.
The ceremony took place on March 4 at the command’s Training School No. 2 in Bago Region, according to the announcement released on March 13.
At the event, a message of commendation from the PDF Commander-in-Chief was read, and the Chief of Operations and Chief of Military Intelligence from headquarters delivered graduation speeches. The regional commander also delivered a graduation address.
Outstanding trainees received cash awards presented by the Deputy Chief of Military Intelligence, according to the statement.
Trainees came from battalions and units under the command’s control.
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7) AA instructors trained SRA’s weekly Basic Military Training Batch 1
m.CDM, March 13
The Spring Revolution Allied Forces (SRA) stated that instructors from the Arakan Army (AA) provided training for SRA’s Weekly Basic Military Training Batch 1.
The graduation ceremony for Batch 1 was held on March 1, 2026, at an undisclosed liberated area.
AA instructors trained participants in basic military skills and tactics, as well as soldier’s ethics and discipline.
Trainees reportedly included members from BPLA, YA, Magway-PDF, and BLDF.
Commanders from SRA and allied revolutionary forces, local community elders, and relevant township officials attended and gave encouragement speeches.
SRA said it will continue striving—through alliance strength and unity—for the end of military dictatorship, the emergence of a federal democratic system, and the liberation of the people.
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😎 Five junta soldiers/police defected with weapons in Bago, Monywa, and Rakhine fronts
m.CDM, March 13
Revolutionary forces said a total of five military council soldiers and police personnel serving in Bago Region, Sagaing Region, and the Rakhine front defected to the people’s side with weapons.
In Bago Region, in Yetashay Township, at a police post stationed in Swa Ma Gyi village, police sergeant Htet Moe Hein and police constable Kyaw Swar defected to Naypyidaw Region Command Battalion (803) with two G3 rifles, 100 rounds, and ammunition.
They had defected since late January, but the announcement was delayed for security reasons. They have now been transferred to a liberated area, and arrangements are being made for employment.
Separately, Ko Myo Myint Khaung, who was forcibly conscripted in Mandalay and made to attend Military Service Training Batch (17), reportedly defected to Monywa District Battalion (12), Company (3) “Lightning” unit.
He defected on March 2 while being transferred to the military council’s BE unit near the Mandalay foothills, after coordinating with the Lightning unit.
Likewise, two conscript soldiers from Infantry Battalion (251) based in Pakokku Township, who were sent to the front line on the Ann–Padan road in Rakhine State, reportedly defected with weapons in December. They were extracted by CDF-Asho with help from a logistics comrade named Ma Shwe Jew, and rewards were also provided.
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9) Junta shelled a scam compound in Phalu area; three Chinese nationals killed
m.CDM, March 13
In Phalu area south of Myawaddy, Karen State, the military council shelled a Chinese casino and online scam (“pig-butchering”) compound, killing three Chinese nationals and injuring at least ten others including locals.
At around 9:00 a.m. on March 13, two 120mm artillery shells were fired from the junta’s Swaydaw Kone strategic base, and exploded inside a scam site in Kyun Taw reportedly controlled by DKBA.
Two Chinese men and one Chinese woman were killed. At least ten people—including DKBA members and locals—were seriously injured.
After the first shell landed, a second shell struck while people were helping the injured, increasing casualties.
A displaced-person camp is located near the impact area, and thousands of displaced civilians reportedly fled in fear toward the Thaungyin River bank.
There were also claims that the strike occurred after recent clashes in Myawaddy between junta-aligned forces and DKBA, in which an intelligence officer was killed.
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10) Six civilians killed in Bago Region KNU areas by artillery and drones; two injured in Monywa by paramotor bombing
m.CDM, March 13
In KNU-controlled areas of Bago Region—Kler Lwee Htoo District, Saw Htee Township and Kyaukkyi (Lay Doh) Township—junta artillery and drone attacks killed six civilians. In Sagaing Region, Monywa Township, a paramotor bombing injured two people.
On March 8, a drone attack from Light Infantry Battalion (20) struck Inn Kone village in Saw Htee Township, damaging two houses. On March 11, Infantry Battalion (264) attacked Lay Pyin Wae village in Kyaukkyi Township with drones and heavy weapons, damaging seven houses.
Also on March 11 around 12:50 p.m., Battalion (20) used a paramotor to drop a 300-lb bomb into Aw Pala village in Saw Htee Township, killing six civilians and injuring four, while also destroying one house and killing two cattle.
Similarly, in Monywa Township on March 12 around 9:30 a.m., two paramotors reportedly came up from the Northwest Regional Military Command (NaMaKha) and bombed a village. A 40-year-old woman working in the fields and a 30-year-old PDF fighter were hit by shrapnel and injured (not life-threatening).
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11) Magway Federal Unit Parliament approves interim unit cabinet and Attorney General appointments
m.CDM, March 13
The Magway Federal Unit Parliament approved the interim Magway Federal Unit government’s Deputy Prime Minister, six ministers, and Attorney General.
The parliament held a session on the morning of March 12 and confirmed the appointments.
Those approved were: one Deputy Prime Minister, six ministers, and one Attorney General, and the nominees took an oath in parliament.
The statement said the nominations were submitted by the interim unit Chief Minister under Article 62 of the interim arrangements law for the Deputy Prime Minister and ministers, and under Article 77 for the Attorney General; the Speaker sought the parliament’s view in accordance with procedures under Article 63, and there were no objections.
Those approved are:
• Deputy Prime Minister: U Chit Win Maung
• Defense Minister: U Let Ya (aka Pho Kyaw)
• Home Affairs Minister: U Kyaw Kyaw Htun
• Planning, Finance, Natural Resources & Energy Minister: U Aung Ko Latt
• Education Minister: U Kyaw Thura
• Health Minister: Dr. Moe Min
• Ethnic Affairs Minister: Salai Aung Win (aka U Salai)
• Attorney General: Daw Mary
Regarding the new defense minister, the report says Bo Let Ya was formerly a schoolteacher, served as a police officer from 2001, joined the CDM movement in southern Shan State at the time of the 2021 coup, and is currently serving in revolutionary duties in Myaing Township, Magway Region, according to local sources.
Two ministries still pending approval were said (by MPs attending the session) to be: the Ministry of Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Management, and the Ministry of Communications & Information.
The session also included discussion of an urgent proposal calling for the release of political prisoners including State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint, with two MPs speaking in support.
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12) Political prisoner Ko Myo Kyaw Htet beaten and placed in solitary after reporting prisoner needs to ICRC
m.CDM, March 13
The Political Prisoners Network Myanmar (PPNM) said on the morning of March 13 that political prisoner Ko Myo Kyaw Htet—who reported prisoners’ difficulties and needs to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)—was beaten by Thayarwady Prison’s deputy superintendent and a group of officials, and placed in solitary confinement.
PPNM said prison staff and some “ward leaders” (called tan-see) have been physically assaulting and abusing political prisoners.
Three political prisoners from Wards 8 and 9 reportedly discussed prisoners’ problems related to food, health, and living conditions with the prison warden on February 2.
During the ICRC visit from February 3 to 5, Ko Myo Kyaw Htet (also known as Thoe Thoe) again reported prisoners’ difficulties and needs, PPNM said.
Angered by these reports, a group led by deputy prison officer Kyi Phyo Aung and ward leaders Pho Thar and Kyaw Zin Oo allegedly took Ko Myo Kyaw Htet to the Main Jail on February 7 and beat him, causing severe swelling and bruising on one side of his face and injuries including bleeding from inside his ear.
PPNM said that despite the seriousness of his injuries, as of the morning of March 13, he had not been allowed medical treatment, and had been cut off from outside contact and kept in solitary confinement.
PPNM warned that prisoners in Thayarwady Prison are losing their rights, and that retaliatory torture in response to meetings with international organizations like the ICRC threatens prisoners’ lives.
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The news you just heard was provided by Ko Thit and Lu Lay.