Hello. From now on, we will be reading and presenting m.CDM’s domestic news.
The news we will present today includes:
- The Kachin National Organization (KNO) says it absolutely does not accept referring to Min Aung Hlaing as “President.”
- In Taungtha and Budalin, the military council carried out bomb attacks using drones and powered paragliders; 2 civilians were killed and 3 others were seriously injured.
- Mandalay PDF has summoned all comrades who are away from their battalions to return and resume duty in their parent units.
- The NLD states that Myanmar’s political crisis cannot be resolved without Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, along with other related reports.
- Kachin National Organization says it absolutely rejects calling Min Aung Hlaing “President”
m.CDM, April 5
The Kachin National Organization (KNO) has openly declared that it absolutely does not accept referring to terrorist leader Min Aung Hlaing as “President.”
This statement was included in a declaration issued by KNO dated April 4, objecting to attempts to legitimize military rule in Kachin State by changing names and titles.
KNO said it completely rejects calling Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing “President.” It stated that such renaming is merely a political trick intended to cover up the unlawful seizure of power, normalize military rule, and deceive both the public and the international community.
KNO pointed out that titles cannot hide the crimes committed. The human rights violations, war crimes, repression, and abuse of power committed under his orders clearly show that this military regime is fundamentally illegitimate and immoral.
KNO also rejected any claims by the Min Aung Hlaing-led government or related bodies that they hold authority in Kachin State, and said that any attempt to force recognition would amount to coercion and is unacceptable.
Because this military regime has no lawful authority, KNO warned that if the junta tries to forcibly impose its administration in Kachin State, those involved will face the strongest possible action.
KNO said the people of Kachin alone will determine their own future, and therefore it rejects any governance imposed by military force.
It also declared that legitimacy cannot be bought, lied into existence, or fabricated.
KNO further demanded that the military junta surrender immediately to the People’s Defense Forces (PDF) and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs), stressing that changing names will not erase crimes and no amount of rebranding can conceal the truth.
⸻ - Military council bombs Taungtha and Budalin with drones and powered paragliders; 2 civilians killed and 3 seriously injured
m.CDM, April 5, 2026
It is reported that military council forces carried out bomb attacks using drones and powered paragliders in Taungtha Township, Mandalay Region, and Budalin Township, Sagaing Region, killing 2 civilians.
On the morning of April 5, a military column stationed in Aung Thar village, Taungtha Township, dropped bombs by drone on Shwe San Chaung village. Two women aged 61 and 58 were killed, and one other person was injured.
In addition, at around 2:50 p.m., Pan Paung village was bombed again using powered paragliders, damaging four houses.
Similarly, at around 12:30 p.m., Nyaung Kan village in the western part of Budalin Township, Sagaing Region, was attacked with four suicide drones launched from the Northwestern Command in Monywa.
Of the four bombs dropped, three exploded. A 65-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were seriously injured and are reportedly in critical condition.
A ground resistance fighter said the bombing of Nyaung Kan village may have been intended to target an NUG township court, but the strike may have missed and instead hit civilian homes.
⸻ - In Mudon, military indiscriminate gunfire during clashes kills one cargo truck assistant; clashes also continue in Kani and Natmauk, with 17 junta troops reportedly killed
m.CDM, April 5, 2026
During fighting on the Thanbyuzayat–Mudon road in Mudon Township, Mon State, indiscriminate gunfire by military council troops reportedly killed a cargo truck assistant.
At around 5 p.m. on April 4, clashes lasting nearly an hour broke out between junta troops and resistance forces between Kwun Hla and Yaung Daung villages in Mudon Township.
During the fighting, junta forces that suffered losses reportedly fired indiscriminately with small arms. A 35-year-old male truck assistant traveling on a truck carrying fish paste from Myeik to Yangon was hit by gunfire and died on the spot.
Travelers said they witnessed two junta troops killed in the clash, although it has not yet been confirmed which resistance group carried out the attack.
Similarly, in Kani Township, Sagaing Region, at around 10 a.m. on April 4, allied PDF forces reportedly ambushed a military column of about 50 troops that had come to deliver supplies to Ale Kyun village, described as a Pyu Saw Htee village.
In that clash, two junta troops were reportedly killed and three injured. The junta side also dropped suicide drones and later retreated using ox carts.
On the border between Myothit and Natmauk townships in Magway Region, a military column from Defense Equipment Factory No. 17 that was advancing through the area was reportedly ambushed on April 1 by Natmauk Pa Ka Pha and allied forces.
Because the resistance alliance reportedly seized the initiative in the attack, 15 junta soldiers were said to have been killed and many more wounded.
As that military column is still active inside Natmauk territory, clashes are reportedly ongoing. Residents have been warned to be especially cautious of artillery and airstrike dangers.
⸻ - In Bilin Township, junta airstrikes using 300-pound bombs damage 15 houses and a monastery
m.CDM, April 5
The Karen National Union (KNU) Central Committee announced on April 5 that military aircraft of the terrorist junta dropped 300-pound bombs on villages in Bilin Township, Doo Tha Htoo District, Kawthoolei-administered territory, damaging 15 civilian homes and one monastery.
According to the statement, on April 1 and 2 the junta dropped eight 300-pound bombs and 32 rounds of 120 mm artillery shells.
In the early hours of April 1, between 12:10 a.m. and 12:17 a.m., a jet fighter dropped four 300-pound bombs, which exploded in Lay Kay village, Bilin Township, damaging 12 civilian homes.
On April 2, despite there being no fighting, the junta again used a jet fighter at around 11 p.m. to drop two 300-pound bombs. One exploded inside the compound of Lay Kay Monastery in Lay Kay village, Myeik Kyo village tract, and the other exploded in the village itself.
The explosion inside the monastery compound damaged one of the monastery buildings.
At around the same time that night, the junta also dropped two 300-pound bombs by jet fighter on Win Ta Pan village tract. The bombs exploded near a military camp outside Win Ta Pan village, hitting the workplaces of civilians nearby.
In addition, from 11:39 p.m. until midnight, the junta used a Y-12 aircraft in six sorties to drop 32 rounds of 120 mm artillery shells, which exploded in and around Lay Kay village, damaging three more houses.
The statement added that since the unlawful coup in 2021, up to the current attempt to transfer power through illegal elections under the guise of a civilian government, the junta has continued daily airstrikes across the country targeting civilian buildings, monasteries, churches, schools, hospitals, clinics, and other religious structures.
It also said that due to the junta’s human rights violations, the KNU has been working to provide services and assistance to displaced people in the region.
⸻ - Mandalay PDF summons all comrades separated from their battalions to return to duty in their parent battalions
m.CDM, April 5
The People’s Defense Force, Mandalay District Battalion 3, has called on all comrades who are away from their battalions to return and resume duty in their parent units.
On April 5, Mandalay District Battalion 3 issued a statement summoning all absent, overstaying, and deserter comrades to report back to their parent battalion and resume their responsibilities.
The statement said that those who had joined the battalion to fight for the eradication of military dictatorship and the emergence of a federal democratic union, but had since become separated from the unit for various reasons, must report by April 20 at the latest and return to duty in accordance with the four oaths of the People’s Defense Force.
Those who report within the deadline will be granted reduced punishment or amnesty, but those who fail to do so will be arrested and punished in accordance with the rules and regulations set by Mandalay District Battalion 3.
⸻ - ABFSU holds airstrike awareness talk and demonstration in Ayadaw Township
m.CDM, April 5
The All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABFSU) announced on April 5 that, in Ayadaw Township, Sagaing Region, some of its member unions and local groups jointly carried out educational talks and demonstrations on protection against dangers from airstrikes, landmines, and artillery.
The activity was reportedly conducted on April 4 by the Ayadaw Township Students’ Union and grassroots student unions.
They showed educational videos to students and local residents about the dangers of airstrikes, mines, and artillery, and also discussed and demonstrated protection methods.
In addition, according to the ABFSU Information and Public Relations Committee, 200 pamphlets were distributed explaining how to build bomb shelters and raising awareness about airstrike dangers.
Likewise, the Budalin Township Students’ Union, also an ABFSU member, reportedly distributed pamphlets on April 3 to more than 300 households in the area, including guidance on systematic bomb shelter construction and air raid protection.
⸻ - NLD says Myanmar’s political crisis cannot be resolved without Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
m.CDM, April 5, 2026
The National League for Democracy (NLD) has stated that the political crisis in Myanmar caused by the military coup cannot be resolved without meeting and negotiating with NLD Chair Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
This position was approved at the interim meeting of the NLD’s Second Central Committee held on February 28.
The NLD said the key to Myanmar’s current political situation is Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and that no solution excluding her involvement can produce an effective outcome.
It also strongly stated that plans will be drawn up and carried out for the unconditional and immediate release of all political prisoners, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint, who have been unjustly detained.
U Bo Bo Oo, vice chair of the NLD in Sanchaung Township, said that the movement for the release of the State Counsellor and the President should be seen as a movement by those who seek a peaceful political solution.
The statement further assessed that excluding Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who still enjoys overwhelming public support, from Myanmar’s political process could worsen the current crisis.
Therefore, domestic political forces have called on the international community to more actively push for her release and for meaningful dialogue to emerge.
Since being arrested after the 2021 coup, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi remains detained in Naypyidaw, and access to meet her continues to be a major demand of international diplomats and opposition groups.
⸻ - Coordination meeting held between Sagaing, Mandalay, and Magway federal units and the NUG and CRPH
m.CDM, April 5, 2026
It was announced that the federal unit parliaments and governments of Sagaing, Mandalay, and Magway held a coordination meeting with the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), the NUG Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Interim Capacity Building Program (ICBP).
The meeting was held from April 4 to 5 and was attended by chief ministers and parliamentary speakers from the respective federal units, as well as the Union Minister and officials from the NUG Ministry of Home Affairs.
The discussion reportedly focused mainly on how to more effectively connect administrative mechanisms and improve the capacity of civil servants.
In addition, the meeting defined the duties and responsibilities of the groups that will be involved in implementing the processes, and announced that a joint working group would be formed to rapidly put the agreements into effect.
The statement added that the results of these discussions would also be taken into account for the future administrative structures of emerging federal unit governments, and that all parties would continue working together in balance and coordination toward the goal of building a federal democratic state.
⸻ - Forced porter arrests continue in Yangon, Monywa, and Salin
m.CDM, April 5, 2026
It is reported that military council soldiers in Yangon, Monywa, and Salin have continued arbitrarily beating, arresting, and forcibly conscripting passersby as porters.
In Yangon’s South Okkalapa Township, near the east side of Inno City, a young man returning from work was reportedly violently beaten and forcibly arrested by junta soldiers on the night of April 2.
It is also reported that in Yangon, the junta has instructed each ward to provide ten people for porter duty.
In addition, men in civilian clothes using private cars are reportedly targeting and arresting young people daily and extorting money from them.
Likewise, forced porter seizures reportedly continued in Monywa, Sagaing Region, on April 4.
At around 2 a.m., two young men from Nandawun Ward were arrested, and later in the afternoon a man riding a sidecar motorcycle near Industrial Zone Street 23 was forcibly dragged down and arrested.
Residents also said that near the southern edge of the golf course, cars were waiting on the road to seize any young men passing by.
Similarly, in Salin Township, Magway Region, on the morning of April 5, three men aged around 30 to 40 who were loading cow dung in Taung Kan village were reportedly forcibly arrested.
In Salin town itself, passersby are also reportedly being subjected to strict checks, while ward administrators and Pyu Saw Htee members are forcibly collecting money under the pretext of military service fees.
The military council has now reportedly reached military service training batch 23, and as it becomes increasingly difficult to recruit new soldiers, it has intensified forced porter arrests.
Those with money may be able to avoid it, but poorer people are reportedly being forcibly sent to the front lines.
⸻ - Man jumps to his death from Myaynigone bridge in Yangon; body of unclothed woman found in Mandalay
m.CDM, April 5, 2026
An older man jumped to his death from Myaynigone Bridge in Yangon, while in Mandalay the body of a young woman believed to have been murdered was also found, according to reports.
At around 12:30 p.m. on April 5, a man jumped from Myaynigone Bridge at the corner of Shin Saw Pu Road and Pyay Road in Sanchaung Township, Yangon, and died at the scene.
According to eyewitnesses, the deceased suffered a split forehead and skull injuries, as well as a broken right thigh, and the body was sent to the Yangon General Hospital morgue.
The identity of the deceased has not yet been confirmed, and authorities are reportedly still trying to contact family members.
Similarly, at around 5:30 a.m. in Mandalay, near a KTV venue and a private school on the East Circular Road in Maha Aung Myay Township, the body of a young unclothed woman was found.
Locals said the deceased woman appeared to be around 20 years old and may have been sexually assaulted, murdered, and then dumped at the location.
At around 6:30 a.m., police under the military council reportedly came to inspect the body and sent it to the Mandalay General Hospital morgue.
Since the coup, international research has indicated that social and economic crises in Myanmar, including rising commodity prices and unemployment, have heightened public anxiety and insecurity.
Even in major cities like Yangon and Mandalay, the rule of law has broken down, and armed robbery, theft, and murder in public view reportedly continue to occur frequently.
The news presented here was sent in by Ko Thit and Lu Lay.