m.CDM presents today’s domestic news from Myanmar.
The Arakan Army (AA) has reportedly intensified offensives against the military commission’s naval base and Regional Operations Command headquarters in Sittwe, Rakhine State. AA forces are said to be attacking military positions near Kyarmat Thauk, Taw Kan and Kant Kaw Kyun villages, while also surrounding Sittwe and seizing some outposts near the naval base. Military vessels in the Kaladan River and the Bay of Bengal have also reportedly come under AA artillery fire.
Meanwhile, in Karen State near the Thai-Myanmar border, KNLA-led allied forces launched another offensive against the military’s Waw Lay strategic hill camp near Myawaddy on June 2. More than 40 junta troops were reportedly injured, and the military used Y-12 aircraft, fighter jets and suicide drones to defend the base. Around 200 civilians fled to Phop Phra Township in Thailand. One junta drone reportedly crossed into Thailand and exploded, killing two Myanmar migrant workers.
In Ramree, Yebyu and Ye townships, junta airstrikes killed five civilians and injured six others, including elderly people, a pregnant woman and a child. In Ramree Township, two fighter jets bombed an IDP camp in Kyaung Cha Twin village on June 1, killing two elderly displaced civilians. In Yebyu Township, bombs dropped by a gyrocopter killed a pregnant woman and one man, and injured a child. In Ye Township, a Y-12 aircraft reportedly dropped four bombs, killing a male plantation worker in his 30s.
In Mandalay Region’s Taungtha Township, resistance forces attacked a 300-strong military column advancing from Ngathayauk. At least 10 junta soldiers were reportedly killed, and resistance fighters seized ammunition and military equipment. The column had allegedly been burning civilian homes. After suffering losses, the military conducted aerial reconnaissance and launched an airstrike, injuring three civilians and livestock. The attack was carried out by 21 Bagan People Defense Force, Bagan Galone Guerrilla Force, Popa Guerrilla Force, Myingyan District Battalion 3 and the People’s Liberation Army.
In Dawei Township, Tanintharyi Region, allied resistance forces attacked a 200-strong junta column conducting clearance operations between Pakari and Yepai villages. Two soldiers were killed and one officer was injured, according to the Dawei Township People’s Defense Force/DGRF.
The military also reportedly burned villages in Hpruso, Tanintharyi and Natmauk townships. KNDF said junta troops burned more than 80 homes in three villages in Hpruso between March and May. In Tanintharyi Township, troops burned civilian homes, a school, boarding facilities and Christian religious buildings. In Natmauk Township, residents fled as junta forces set fire to Thamone Kone Gyi village on June 3.
In Salin Township, Magway Region, a special commando police officer from Linzin police station defected with weapons and ammunition. He brought one G3 rifle, 263 rounds of ammunition, two magazines and other equipment, and was awarded 4 million kyat by resistance forces.
In Mindat Township, Chin State, nearly 17,000 civilians have been displaced as junta forces launch renewed offensives with more than 1,000 troops. Fighting has reached around 10 miles from the town, and the Mindat IDPs Committee says long-term humanitarian assistance is urgently needed.
In Kachin State, KIA Battalion 26 under Brigade 9 has temporarily closed several roads in Mohnyin Township due to military and political conditions. The closed routes include Nyaung Pin, Chaung Wa, Sanwin Kone, Intha and Nam Mun roads.
A delegation from the Steering Council for the Establishment of a Federal Democratic Union (SCEF) met Canadian government and parliamentary officials in Ottawa to discuss Myanmar affairs. The delegation included NUG Foreign Minister Daw Zin Mar Aung, representatives from the Karenni Interim Executive Council and the KNU, and NUG presidential adviser U Kyaw Zaw.
Kim Aris, also known as Ko Htein Lin, the younger son of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, has arrived in Australia and urged people to join the “Proof of Life” campaign. He said there has still been no reliable, independent proof that his mother, who will turn 81 on June 19, is alive and well. He has also launched the “81 for 81” campaign to raise public awareness.
In London, Myanmar activists demonstrated outside the Myanmar military embassy and the embassies of Indonesia, India and China, demanding proof that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is alive and calling for the release of all political prisoners.
In Yangon’s Tamwe Township, a 47-year-old trishaw driver named U Myint Saing was reportedly abducted by junta forces and sent to military training after authorities altered his ID card to show his age as 35. His wife has appealed for help through social media.
These reports were provided by Ko Thit and Lu Lay.