Aporstrodae

Some people have demanded more courage than their hearts could endure and they are astonishing.

[Aporstrodae @apostrophe258]

Stop war in Ukraine 🇺🇦 and stop dictatorship in Myanmar 🇲🇲.
#SaveUkraine
#SaveMyanmar

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

We will use Grok 3.5 (maybe we should call it 4), which has advanced reasoning, to rewrite the entire corpus of human knowledge, adding missing information and deleting errors.

Then retrain on that.

Far too much garbage in any foundation model trained on uncorrected data.

[The Irrawaddy (Eng) @IrrawaddyNews]

Russia and Myanmar’s junta signed an agreement for the promotion and protection of investments during the St Petersburg Economic Forum on Friday, according to Tass.

Photo: Kan Zaw and Maksim Reshetnikov at a signing ceremony in Naypyitaw in December 2022. / MOI
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

[The Irrawaddy (Eng) @IrrawaddyNews]

The People's Liberation Army and allies say they seized the junta’s Kan Daunk police station on the Asean Highway in Pale Township, Sagaing Region, on Thursday.

Photo: PLA
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

[Chindwin News Agency @TheChindwin]

The Arakan Army (AA) captured dozens of the junta soldiers alive at the Kyaukpyu battles in a massive blow to the junta regime in Myanmar's western state.

The battles, which took place in the central region of Myanmar's western state, underscore the evolving power dynamics within the area as Arakan Army is pushing to fully liberate the entire Rakhine state.

The Arakan Army now maintains control over almost all townships in Rakhine State, with the exceptions of Sittwe, Kyaukpyu, and Muaung, reflecting their increasing influence and operational capabilities.

Reports suggest that at least 50 soldiers of the junta's no. 32 battalion, which consists of personnel from both the police force and the army, were killed during the intense battle in Kyaukpyu that has been happening for weeks now.

Photo/CJ

[Frontier Myanmar @FrontierMM]

DOH ATHAN PODCAST | The villagers’ response to military raids in central Myanmar finds expression in many ways, from singing as they plant crops to performances by song and dance groups raising funds for the revolutionary cause.

Listen here: https://t.co/Cg6ONGBRBZ

[The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @HURFOM]

On the night of May 31st, 2025, four individuals were arrested by junta forces in Kan Bauk Sub-town, Yebyu Township, Dawei District, Tanintharyi Region. Among those detained were a Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) health worker and three members of a non-CDM health worker's family.

At around 11:00 p.m., a group of about 10 soldiers from the Junta's Mawrawaddy Naval Command arrived in a vehicle and raided two homes in Hlee Gone Wards 1 and 2. They arrested 50-year-old Daw Than Than Maw, a health worker; her daughter, Ma Zin Maw Naing, 27, also a health worker; and her son, Ko Htet Htet, 22. Another health worker, U Kyaw Soe Win, around 45 years old, who has been participating in the CDM since 2021, was also arrested at his home in Ward No. 2.

"There were five family members in Daw Than Than Maw's home when the troops came. They took three of them. She's not in good health either. The soldiers said they were just following orders from above," said a relative close to the family.

Both Daw Than Than Maw and her daughter are reportedly working at the Kan Bauk Sub-township hospital, while U Kyaw Soe Win has been running a private clinic at his home since joining the CDM movement after the military coup in February 2021.

"U Kyaw Soe Win was taken late at night as well. We still don't know the exact reason. He has been a CDM since the beginning and has treated patients at home. The troops came around 11 p.m., said they were acting on higher orders, and even asked him to bring extra clothes," said a friend of U Kyaw Soe Win.

Before the coup, U Kyaw Soe Win had served in the rural health department and the Maternal and Child Health Section in Kan Bauk. After the coup, he joined the CDM and refused to serve under the junta.

All four detainees are currently being held and interrogated at the Mawrawaddy Navy base in Ohn Pin Kwin village, according to local sources. No official charges have been made public yet, and concerns are growing for their well-being, especially given the Junta's track record of targeting CDM participants and their families.

According to documentation by HURFOM, the Mawrawaddy Navy Unit has arrested more than 20 civilians in recent months, many of them former civil servants and local residents who joined the CDM in opposition to the military regime. The wave of arrests reflects ongoing efforts by the Junta to suppress dissent and punish those who stood on the side of democracy and nonviolence.

[The Irrawaddy (Eng) @IrrawaddyNews]

Some 1,000 regime and junta-allied Pa-O National Organization troops are attacking resistance positions on the border of Yawnghwe and Pekon townships in southern Shan State, forcing many villagers to flee, said Inle People’s Defense Force. (Photo: IPDF) #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

[The Irrawaddy (Eng) @IrrawaddyNews]

At least two civilians including a 13-year-old student were killed, 11 were injured and a village school was badly damaged when the regime bombed Chin State’s Mindat town from May 15-17, the Mindat Township People’s Administration said. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

[ChinHumanRightsOrg @ChinHumanRights]

Myanmar’s crisis isn’t just a humanitarian emergency — it’s a political catastrophe rooted in impunity and structural violence. Without justice and accountability, any response will only prolong suffering and embolden the perpetrators #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar

[The Human Rights Foundation of Monland @HURFOM]

Weekly update on the situation in Karen, Mon & Dawei since the failed coup: May 2025 | Week Three

⚠️ 40+ Arrested
⚠️ 32+ Detained
⚠️ 17+ Injured
⚠️ 8+ Killed

Over the last week, the military junta carried out violent attacks, including an abbot who died in an artillery strike.

[Saw Nimrod from Burma @NimrodAndrew]

Following the clearance of the SAC outpost today, displaced civilians are now able to return to their homes. Our sincere thanks to #Thailand for providing them with temporary refuge across the border during the recent conflict.

[The Irrawaddy (Eng) @IrrawaddyNews]

Eager to Please

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

[Burma News International @bnionline1]

Over 80 Myanmar junta airstrikes targeting civilians reported in one week

At least 82 incidents of airstrikes targeting civilians were recorded across Myanmar between 2 and 8 May, according to a statement released by the Nyan Lynn Thit Analytica research group on 8 May.

The attacks occurred in 14 regions, including #Mandalay, #Sagaing, and eastern Bago - areas also affected by a powerful earthquake on 28 March. The week-long bombardment left at least 28 civilians dead and 77 others injured.

Of the total, 18 airstrikes took place during clashes between the junta and resistance forces, resulting in three civilian deaths and six injuries.

Despite declaring a temporary ceasefire following the 28 March earthquake to support recovery efforts, the junta continued aerial assaults. The ceasefire, initially set to expire on 8 May, was extended to 31 May. However, at least 30 airstrikes targeting civilians occurred between 6 and 8 May alone, during the extended truce period.
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[Blood Money Campaign @bloodmoney22222]

"Humanitarian aid and compassion must never be weaponized for political or military purposes."

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#AidPeople_NotJunta #StopWeaponizingAid
#MyanmarEarthquake #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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[Blood Money Campaign @bloodmoney22222]

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#NoMoneyNoAirstrike
#KeepInEscrowAccount
#PTT_MustStopPayment
#Airbusted #BusinessandHumanRights #BHR
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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[Aporstrodae @apostrophe258]

20 young students and 2 teachers died, and dozens were injured in yesterday's air strike at the school in Sagaing region, Myanmar.
#Myanmar

[The Irrawaddy (Eng) @IrrawaddyNews]

At least 10 people were killed and eight others injured by junta bombing raids in Sagaing Region’s Wetlet Township over the weekend that targeted schools and healthcare facilities, according to local sources.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

[National Unity Government Myanmar @NUGMyanmar]

At least 20 students and 2 teachers were killed and more than 20 injured when the terrorist army bombed a school in a village in Depayin Township, #Sagaing Region #Myanmar, at 9:36 a.m. 12 May 2025. The death toll is expected to rise.
We strongly condemn this atrocity and urge urgent international action.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

[The Irrawaddy (Eng) @IrrawaddyNews]

At least a dozen students and several teachers were killed and others injured as a regime fighter jet bombed the O Htein Twin village school in Sagaing Region’s Depayin Township on Monday morning, local sources report.
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

[Myanmar Now @Myanmar_Now_Eng]

In Karenni (Kayah) State, where more than one-third of the population is displaced, rural areas held by resistance forces have faced worsening water shortages during the dry season

https://t.co/JqdbztuP4q