Mingalaba. We will now present today’s m.CDM domestic news.
Today’s headlines include the capture of Yae Pya police station and Kukkosu Pyu village in Pakokku District under the “Anya Myay Operation,” the seizure of Myit Chay police station by PDF forces, repeated junta airstrikes on Mindat, humanitarian concerns raised by Myanmar’s UN ambassador, and ASEAN’s plan to meet ethnic armed organizations from Myanmar.
- Resistance forces capture Yae Pya police station and Kukkosu Pyu village in Pakokku District
Resistance joint forces captured the strategically important Yae Pya police station and Kukkosu Pyu village in Pakokku District, according to the Pauk Township People’s Defense Team. More than 30 junta troops and Pyu Saw Htee members were reportedly killed, while 65 were captured alive.
The operation, named “Operation 9 (4+5),” was launched on June 2 as part of the broader “Anya Myay Operation,” with the stated aim of supporting the release of State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. It was carried out by the Pakokku District defense forces, township defense groups, and allied forces including KG, Magway PDF, and Battalions 12 and 18.
During the fighting, junta forces reportedly used nine jet fighters and five Y-12 aircraft, dropping up to 270 bombs, while KaPaSa-24 in Pauk Township provided heavy artillery support with 155mm howitzers. Resistance forces said they seized 55 small arms, four heavy weapons, and more than 3,400 rounds of ammunition. They also evacuated 246 local civilians to safer areas. - PDF forces seize Myit Chay police station within one hour
The People’s Defense Force headquarters announced that PDF troops captured Myit Chay police station in Pakokku Township, Magway Region, within one hour on the morning of June 10.
The station was accused of involvement in killing more than 20 civilians and burning over 1,000 homes between May 10 and June 2. According to the PDF statement, two junta soldiers were killed and 14 surrendered as prisoners of war.
The PDF said captured prisoners are being held in accordance with international laws of war, while those suspected of war crimes will be investigated and tried under military law. Weapons seized included 18 G-3 rifles, one 79 launcher, two revolvers, one 60mm commando mortar, ammunition, magazines, and helmets. - Junta carries out more than 30 airstrikes on Mindat within five days
Local sources said the junta launched more than 30 air attacks on Mindat, Chin State, over five consecutive days from June 6 to the morning of June 10, as it attempted to regain control of the town.
Fighting between Chin resistance joint forces and junta troops was still intense as of the morning of June 10. Local sources said the junta carried out four airstrikes on Mindat Township on June 10 alone.
Military records indicated that the junta used fighter jets and Y-12 aircraft, including powerful 500-pound bombs, causing extensive damage to civilian homes. Chin resistance sources said they had managed to block a junta offensive involving around 2,000 troops, though casualty details had not yet been officially released. - Seventeen junta soldiers killed in attack on Natmauk checkpoint in Aunglan Township
The People’s Defense Force–Aunglan reported that 17 junta soldiers were killed and one reconnaissance drone was shot down during an attack on the Natmauk military checkpoint in Shwe Pan Taw village, Aunglan Township, Magway Region.
The operation, called “1404 Operation,” was carried out by Thayet District Battalion 2 and Pyay District Battalion 2 in response to an April 14 junta kamikaze drone attack that killed a female medic.
Resistance forces said the battle lasted about one and a half hours. They later withdrew after the junta received artillery support from KaPaSa-15 and reinforcements from KaPaSa-19. Three resistance fighters were wounded by howitzer shell fragments. - Chauk emergency administration orders Non-CDM staff to defect by June 22
The Chauk Township Emergency Administration Team issued a notice dated June 8, calling on Non-CDM civil servants working under the junta in Chauk Township, Magway Region, to defect by June 22.
The statement said they must stop their current office duties and report to the township emergency administration with departmental documents and public property. Those who fail to do so, or continue serving the junta mechanism after defecting, will face action under existing laws. - PDF Mandalay honors 124 injured comrades
The People’s Defense Force (Mandalay) Special Mobile Division held a ceremony on June 6 to honor comrades who had lost limbs during the anti-dictatorship revolution.
The ceremony included a message from the Ministry of Defense of the National Unity Government, speeches by officials, and the presentation of certificates and financial awards. The division said 124 officers and fighters had sacrificed limbs over five years of struggle against military dictatorship and for the establishment of a federal union. - General Aung San statue removed in Taungoo after junta chief’s visit
After junta chief Min Aung Hlaing visited Taungoo in Bago Region, military and municipal personnel reportedly removed the bronze statue of General Aung San from the city at around 9 p.m. on June 9.
Electricity in the area was cut during the removal, and residents who came outside to look were reportedly driven away by soldiers. Some nearby shops were also destroyed. The statue, located near the Ketumati moat in Ward 17, was 15 feet tall and weighed 453 viss. It had been unveiled on February 13, 2016, marking General Aung San’s 101st birthday. - Myanmar’s UN ambassador says 16.2 million people urgently need humanitarian aid
Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun, said 16.2 million people in Myanmar, including five million children, urgently need humanitarian assistance due to the junta’s continued violence and deliberate obstruction of aid.
Speaking at a UN meeting in New York on June 8, he said more than 3.7 million people had been internally displaced, while over 12 million were facing food insecurity. He also said Myanmar’s health sector had collapsed since the 2021 coup, and civilians had continued to be targeted by the military for more than five years. - ASEAN chair says talks with Myanmar ethnic armed groups are planned
Reuters reported that Philippine Foreign Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro, the current ASEAN chair’s foreign minister and ASEAN special envoy for Myanmar, said on June 10 that she planned to meet some of Myanmar’s ethnic armed organizations in the coming days.
Speaking at a Nikkei forum in Tokyo, Lazaro said the meetings were intended to better understand Myanmar’s situation and explore ways ASEAN could help. She did not specify which groups she would meet or where the meetings would take place.
The statement came as junta leader Min Aung Hlaing was reportedly seeking to attend an ASEAN summit as president. The Philippines, which holds this year’s ASEAN chairmanship, had also hosted a stakeholder dialogue on Myanmar in January involving some ethnic armed organizations. - U.S. diplomat found dead in Yangon; Thai woman detained
The U.S. State Department confirmed on June 10 that a U.S. embassy employee had been found dead at a long-stay hotel in Yangon.
Diplomatic sources said a Thai woman had been detained by Myanmar police in connection with the case. The male diplomat was reportedly found dead at Sakura Residence & Hotel, about 1.5 kilometers from the U.S. Embassy, and may have died around two weeks earlier.
Myanmar police are reportedly treating the case as a possible homicide. The U.S. State Department confirmed the death but declined to release the person’s identity or further details out of respect for the family’s privacy. - AA donates 100 million kyats for Namkham village recovery; ARE supports airstrike victims in Mrauk-U
The Arakan Army’s Fire Dragon Military Region in Muse donated 100 million kyats to help rebuild Kaung Tat village in Namkham Township, northern Shan State, after an ammunition depot explosion caused heavy damage.
Other groups had also contributed, including the KIA with 550 million kyats, the UWSA with 100 million kyats, and the SSPP with rice and 100 million kyats. The May 31 explosion in the TNLA-controlled village killed 43 people, including children, injured more than 100 others, and destroyed over 600 homes and buildings.
Separately, the Arakan Emergency Rescue team provided more than 9.1 million kyats to 13 civilians wounded in a junta airstrike on Kyauk Se Pyin village in Mrauk-U Township, Rakhine State. The junta had reportedly dropped four 500-pound bombs on the village on April 19, injuring three monks, two women, and eight men.
These reports were submitted by Ko Thit and Lu Lay.