Hello and welcome. We will now present today’s m.CDM domestic news.
Today’s main stories include:
- Four Kachin youths were allegedly brutally killed by the Warazup militia in Hpakant, after which their families were reportedly offered 20 million kyats each as compensation and pressured to settle the matter.
- The NUG Ministry of Defense says resistance forces captured 10 military positions in Mandalay, Magway, Bago and Naypyidaw during July, with more than 300 junta troops reportedly killed.
- The military carried out large-scale nighttime airstrikes on Thandwe and Gwa, reportedly dropping nearly 100 bombs.
- Mae Tao Clinic on the Thai-Myanmar border has won Japan’s Okinawa Peace Prize.
These and other domestic stories follow.
- Four Kachin youths allegedly killed by Warazup militia in Hpakant
m.CDM, August 23
In Nawng Mee village along the Ledo Road in Hpakant Township, Kachin State, four young Kachin men were allegedly arrested and brutally killed by the Warazup militia, which operates under the military authorities. Their families were later reportedly offered 20 million kyats each and asked to settle the case.
The victims were identified as 21-year-old Lamai Gwang Mai, 25-year-old Daung Lwam, 19-year-old Sut Aung and 18-year-old Htwe San Aung, all from Nawng Mee village.
On August 8, resistance forces reportedly attacked a graduation ceremony of the Warazup militia in Shaduzup village, Tanai Township, leaving around 20 people killed or injured.
Following that attack, Warazup militia members allegedly entered Nawng Mee village on August 9 and arrested the four youths.
The victims’ families reportedly sought help from the Kachin Peace-talk Creation Group, or PCG, and appealed as far as the commander of the Northern Regional Military Command to recover the bodies.
Although an order was reportedly issued to return the bodies, militia members allegedly said they could not do so because the bodies had been dismembered. The families were instead offered 20 million kyats for each victim and told to hold memorial prayers.
The Warazup militia, led by Min Zay Thant, operates under the military’s Tanai-based command and has been accused by local sources of repeated abuses along the Ledo Road.
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- CDM police officer helping displaced civilians killed in Hpruso
m.CDM, August 23
A former police officer who joined the Civil Disobedience Movement and was helping displaced civilians in eastern Hpruso Township, Karenni State, was reportedly captured and killed by military troops.
The victim, 26-year-old Khu Phae Thu, worked with the Emergency Relief Department under the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Interim Executive Council, or IEC.
On August 20, when military columns advanced into eastern Hpruso Township, he was helping villagers evacuate to safer areas when he reportedly encountered the troops and was arrested.
IEC officials confirmed his death. His body was recovered on August 21.
Local sources alleged that he had been severely tortured before being killed, including injuries to his eyes and head.
IEC officials, military representatives and family members held his funeral and burial on August 22.
Khu Phae Thu had served in the police before the 2021 coup, joined the CDM after the takeover, and began working with the IEC Emergency Relief Department in 2025.
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- NUG says 10 military positions captured in July, more than 300 troops killed
m.CDM, August 23
The NUG Ministry of Defense says resistance forces attacked military positions in Mandalay, Magway, Bago and Naypyidaw during July and captured 10 bases.
According to the ministry, resistance forces attacked 16 military positions between July 1 and July 31. It claimed that 315 junta troops were killed and 473 injured.
In Taungtha Township, Mandalay Region, resistance forces reportedly attacked the Magyiyoe and Beikthano checkpoints and seized two weapons.
In Mahlaing Township, a column led by Deputy Police Colonel Zaw Win Htein was attacked. Two personnel were reportedly killed, 10 captured alive and 20 weapons seized.
In Saw Township, Magway Region, resistance forces reportedly attacked a column of about 200 troops under Division 99, forcing it to withdraw. Nine prisoners of war, nine small arms, three vehicles carrying ammunition and supplies, and large quantities of ammunition were reportedly seized.
On the Magway-Kanpya-Naypyidaw road, resistance forces attacked Shweban Police Station and a military checkpoint defended by around 30 personnel. Ten military personnel were reportedly killed, and a howitzer and six small arms were seized.
In Bago Region, attacks were also reported on military checkpoints in Thegon and Minhla townships, with several military personnel reportedly killed or wounded.
The NUG Ministry of Defense said the revolution had entered a decisive phase and urged the public to continue contributing to fundraising efforts, including the People’s Revolutionary Supply Force, or PRF.
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- Military vessel reportedly set on fire in drone attack near Thabeikkyin; fighting intensifies in Shwegu and Bhamo
m.CDM, August 23
A military naval convoy traveling upriver from Mandalay was reportedly attacked by drones near Thabeikkyin Township, leaving one vessel on fire.
On August 23, resistance forces reportedly attacked a convoy of 15 military and landing vessels near Hmantha village.
One vessel was seen emitting heavy smoke and catching fire, while the military reportedly provided air support using Y-12 aircraft.
KIA spokesperson Colonel Naw Bu said the convoy could be heading toward Kachin State to reinforce military positions, although it remained en route at the time.
Meanwhile, intense fighting continued in Shwegu Township, where the military reportedly divided reinforced troops into four columns and launched offensives with air support.
In Bhamo, military forces were also conducting ground offensives in several wards, but KIA-led forces were reportedly maintaining their positions.
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- Airstrikes reported in Myaing, Yinmabin and Shwegu; civilians detained near Seikphyu-Salin border
m.CDM, August 23
Military aircraft reportedly carried out attacks in Myaing Township in Magway Region, Yinmabin Township in Sagaing Region and Shwegu Township in Kachin State. At least 10 civilians were also reportedly detained by a military column operating near the Seikphyu-Salin township border.
At around 11:33 a.m. and 11:54 a.m. on August 23, an Mi-35 helicopter reportedly attacked the area around the Waitu oil field in western Myaing Township twice.
No civilian casualties were reported, but local residents fled to safety. The same area had reportedly been attacked at least four times from the air on August 21.
At around 5 p.m., three gyrocopters reportedly flew from the Northwestern Command and bombed villages in Yinmabin Township.
In Shwegu Township, five fighter jets from Tada-U Air Base reportedly carried out repeated bombing runs between 3:58 a.m. and 4:39 a.m.
Separately, a military column entered Hteinkan and Tamar Chaung villages near the Seikphyu-Salin border on August 22.
The troops reportedly detained at least 10 local men and women for use as human shields and allegedly assaulted several villagers.
Around 1,000 local residents have reportedly fled because the military column remains stationed in the two villages.
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- Nearly 100 bombs dropped on Thandwe and Gwa in nighttime airstrikes
m.CDM, August 23
The Arakan Army, or AA, says the military launched a large-scale nighttime bombing campaign against former military bases and nearby civilian areas in Thandwe Township and Ngapali.
According to the AA, eight fighter jets, one Y-12 and one Y-8 aircraft — a total of 10 aircraft — dropped around 100 bombs on former military positions including Infantry Battalion 55 and Light Infantry Battalion 566, as well as surrounding areas where civilians and displaced people were staying.
The attack reportedly took place between 1:57 a.m. and 3:18 a.m. on August 21.
One displaced civilian was reportedly killed and 14 people were injured.
At around 5 a.m. the same day, a fighter jet reportedly conducted two bombing runs on Nyaung Chaung village in Gwa Township.
A 500-pound bomb reportedly struck a high school where displaced civilians were sheltering, injuring seven people and destroying the school building.
Another bomb reportedly hit Dhammarakkhita Monastery, injuring one civilian and damaging monastery buildings, three nearby homes, an oil-processing machine, a motorcycle and a bicycle.
The AA accused the military of increasingly conducting indiscriminate airstrikes against civilian areas across Rakhine State and other parts of Myanmar.
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- Civilian homes burned in Pyigyi Mandai
m.CDM, August 23
The Kawthaung District Battalion No. 1 says military forces burned civilian homes in Pyigyi Mandai, Bokpyin Township, Tanintharyi Region, despite no fighting taking place in the area.
According to the group, military troops burned three civilian homes near Mile 5 on Yadanapon Road.
The battalion denied any involvement and described the destruction of civilian property as a military abuse.
It said it would continue protecting civilian lives and property while resisting military rule.
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- Irrigation employee accused of informing for military arrested in Letpadan
m.CDM, August 23
Letpadan Township People’s Defense Organization, or Pa Ka Pha, says it arrested an irrigation department employee accused of providing information to military forces.
The suspect, 43-year-old Tin Naing Soe of Hmaw Inn village in Thayawady District, Bago Region, was arrested on August 16.
He was accused of reporting resistance bases and troop movements to the military.
The group claimed he had contact with the Thayawady police outpost and local pro-military militia members and had admitted passing information to them.
Separately, another alleged military operative sent to monitor PDF movements in Letpadan Township was reportedly arrested on August 18 by the Shwe Tan Myay People’s Defense Force.
Resistance organizations urged non-CDM civil servants, soldiers, police and militia members to stop supporting the military authorities and join the resistance.
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- K-8 training aircraft crashes at Meiktila air base
m.CDM, August 23
A K-8 training aircraft from Shante Air Base in Meiktila Township, Mandalay Region, reportedly crashed on August 21.
Air force sources said the aircraft went down at around 3:45 p.m. near the air base perimeter close to Kyaung village.
A trainee air force officer on board was reportedly killed, while the instructor, a major, suffered serious injuries and was taken to a military hospital.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Earlier in August, another military aircraft reportedly crashed near Nyaung Hnit Pin village in Hmawbi Township, Yangon Region, making this the second reported military aircraft crash during the month.
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- Former PRF Central Committee member Comrade Tun Tauk killed
m.CDM, August 23
Former student leader and People’s Revolutionary Front, or PRF, commander Comrade Tun Tauk was reportedly killed on August 20 while fighting military forces.
Comrade Tun Tauk, whose real name was Nyi Nyi Min Htet Wai, had served as an associate secretary for education on the central executive committee of the All Burma Federation of Student Unions and as chairman of the Monywa Education College Students’ Union.
He was also involved in founding the People’s Revolutionary Front and served as a member of its Central Committee through its second congress.
The PRF said he had participated in the armed resistance against military rule and was regarded by fellow fighters as a trusted frontline commander.
His funeral was held at a temporary PRF headquarters, with the student union federation and allied groups sending memorial wreaths.
The PRF honored him as someone who had fought for peace, democracy and the end of military dictatorship.
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- Mae Tao Clinic wins Japan’s Okinawa Peace Prize
m.CDM, August 23
Mae Tao Clinic, led by Dr. Cynthia Maung and based on the Thai-Myanmar border, has won Japan’s Okinawa Peace Prize.
The clinic has provided healthcare to people along the border for more than 30 years.
The Okinawa Peace Prize is awarded every two years to individuals or organizations contributing to nonviolent peacebuilding in the Asia-Pacific region. Mae Tao Clinic is reportedly the first overseas-based organization to receive the award.
Based in Mae Sot, Thailand, the clinic provides free healthcare to migrants, displaced people, students and others arriving from Myanmar.
Since the 2021 military coup, the clinic has expanded its services beyond routine medical treatment to include mental-health support and other essential healthcare.
The 13th Okinawa Peace Prize ceremony is scheduled to be held in Naha City, Japan, on October 19. Mae Tao Clinic will receive a certificate of recognition and 10 million yen in prize money.
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That concludes today’s m.CDM domestic news program. The reports presented today were contributed by Ko Thit and Lu Lay.
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