1. The Interim Local Administration Central Committee (ILACC) held a meeting with the township people’s administrative bodies of Tanintharyi, Ayeyarwady and Bago Divisions
On May 21, the meeting between the NUG’s Interim Local Administration Central Committee (ILACC) and the township people’s administrative bodies of Tanintharyi, Ayeyarwady and Bago Divisions (20/2023) was held.
At the meeting, Union Minister U Nai Tun Pe @ U Nai Suwunna, Ministry of Labour, and member of ILACC, gave an opening speech.
Following, members of the township people’s administrative bodies exchanged views with relevant officials regarding policies, directions, operations and challenges encountered on the ground.
The meeting was attended by Union Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Associate Secretaries, relevant officials from ministries, and members of the township people’s administrative bodies of Tanintharyi, Ayeyarwady and Bago Divisions.
2. There have already been 18 million people with humanitarian needs
Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun said that there have already been 18 million people with humanitarian needs.
Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun, Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations, said the following at the UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on Myanmar, held on May 19, 2023, in New York:
“In 2023, there are already 18 million people in humanitarian needs. Now Cyclone Mocha has just made it worse. Despite rising needs of humanitarian assistance, it is with sadness to note that even the UN Humanitarian Response Plan for 2023 is funded less than 10 percent. I thank the UK for the announcement of providing USD 2.5 million humanitarian assistance to respond the impact of Cyclone Mocha. I urge the UN members states and donors to give more attention to the situation and scale up much-needed life-saving assistance through all available channels that can reach those in need.
It has caused the deaths of over 450 people including many Rohingya and need of humanitarian assistance of about 6 million people. Destruction of homes, public infrastructures, roads, bridges, crops, paddy fields is compounding the extreme suffering of the people of Myanmar.
The people affected by Cyclone Mocha are facing various severe difficulties ranging from lack of shelter, food and medicine to interruption of communication networks and transportation.”
3. The IUF’s elected Regional Secretary for the Asia/Pacific Regional Organization, remarked that helping through the illegal military council, rather than cooperating with the National Unity Government, which represents the people, will be futile
Dr. Hidayat Greenfield, the IUF’s elected Regional Secretary for the Asia/Pacific Regional Organization, remarked that helping through the illegal military council, rather than cooperating with the National Unity Government, which represents the people, will be futile.
In May, Dr. Hidayat Greenfield, the elected Regional Secretary of the Asia/Pacific Region of IUF, a global union federation, said the following in a message sent to the people and the international community, including the Myanmar workers who were affected by Cyclone Mocha.
“All the members of the Union across the Asia Pacific region express our sadness and solidarity with all the members of the IUF in Myanmar and their families who have been affected by the very severe Cyclone Mocha. For the people of Myanmar, who are suffering from a terrible political and economic crisis, being affected by the storm again is a tragedy. Assistance through the illegal military council, rather than cooperation with the National Unity Government, which represents the people, will surely be futile,” the Secretary said.
In addition, the Secretary also added that Myanmar is more affected by this climate crisis and needs more international support.
4. An appeal for the Philippines to stand with the people of Myanmar was presented in the meeting of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
It is reported that an appeal for the Philippines to stand with the people of Myanmar was presented in the meeting of the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
In the meeting of the House of Representatives of the Philippines held on May 15, the Representative of Kabataan (Youth) Party-list, Hon. Raoul Danniel A. Manuel, said the following in his speech regarding the situation in Myanmar:
“I urge my esteemed colleagues and the international community to stand in solidarity with the people of Myanmar and take resolute actions to help bring an end to the atrocities committed by the criminal military leaders. Together we must strive to help promote democracy, justice, and peace in Myanmar.”
The speech also included the terrorist military council’s attempt to seize power in Myanmar, unlawful arrests and imprisonment of civilians, brutal torture, killings, and looting, illegal confiscation of property, heavy weaponry, and air attacks against religious structures, hospitals, schools, civilian residences, and refugee camps.
5. No. 12 Battalion of ABSDF Student Army Column (3), harvested the pre-monsoon groundnut fields planted in Yew region camp and yielded 100 tins of groundnut pods
No. 12 Battalion of ABSDF Student Army Column (3), harvested the pre-monsoon groundnut fields planted in Yew region camp and yielded 100 tins of groundnut pods.
On May 21, ABSDF Student Army Column 3 informed:
“No. 12 Battalion of ABSDF Student Army Column (3), harvested the pre-monsoon groundnut fields planted in Yew region camp and yielded 100 tins of groundnut pods. Thanks to the hard work of comrades in the camp and the support of the public, we have completed the peanut harvesting procedures. This peanut field was planted in February and harvested in the third week of May. Due to the support of the local people and the efforts of the comrades in the battalion, the cost of 2 acres of peanuts is only about 400,000 kyats. The output rate of peanut pods was 100 tins.”
It has been reported that the obtained peanuts will be pressed into oil and used as edible oil for reserve food for their battalion.
ABSDF comrades also said that they are especially grateful to the people who have helped and supported this cultivation.
6. Mepali Camp in Bilin Town was attacked with bombs using drone
Kyaikhto Revolution Force (KRF) confirmed that it dropped five bombs with a drone on Mepali Camp in Bilin, Mon State, as a military target.
“On May 21, 2 bombs were dropped at Mepali Camp in Bilin at 9:09 a.m., and 3 bombs were dropped at 9:31 a.m.,” it stated.
It is reported that the revolutionary forces were able to retreat without being harmed in the operation and an investigation is underway to confirm the damage from the junta side.
7. A force of 30 junta soldiers surrounded the revolutionary comrades when they temporarily arrived in Myintegyi Village, Natmauk Township, Magway Division, but the comrades attacked with mines, killing five junta soldiers
It is reported that a force of 30 junta soldiers surrounded the revolutionary comrades when they temporarily arrived in Myintegyi Village, Natmauk Township, Magway Division, but the comrades attacked with mines, killing five junta soldiers.
The 901-Battalion of Natmauk informed that a force of 30 soldiers tried to surround and arrest them at 10:00 a.m. on May 20.
It is reported that two of the junta soldiers died on the spot, and three more died in the hospital when they were attacked with mines.
The 901-Battalion of Natmauk will attack the military council until they are eradicated, so the public is warned to stay away from the military council troops.
8. Two junta soldiers were killed by RPG 7 shooting at the military council night guard post east of the Basic Education High School in Madaya, Mandalay Region
Two junta soldiers were reportedly killed by RPG 7 shooting at the military council night guard post east of the Basic Education High School in Madaya, Mandalay Region.
On May 19, at 8:20 PM, the Taw Gyi Viper defense force said that they fired an RPG at the military council’s night guard post in the east of the Basic Education High School in Madaya.
“On May 19, at 8:20 p.m., joint forces of the Taw Gyi Viper and Security and Anti-Terrorism Department Group 5, based in Mandalay Region, opened fire with RPG 7 at the military council’s night guard post east of the Basic Education High School in Madaya, Mandalay Region. Two junta soldiers were killed and one was injured.”
The public has been notified not to live in the vicinity of the military council.
9. An armed member of Pyu Saw Htee group from Bant Bway Village in Yinmarbin Township came into the light and was awarded 10 million kyat by the Byatta Nyinaung Yinmarbin PDF and Bo Tun Tauk Local People’s Defence Force (BTT LPDF)
It is reported that an armed member of the Pyu Saw Htee group from Bant Bway Village in Yinmarbin Township came into the light and was awarded 10 million kyat by the Byatta Nyinaung Yinmarbin PDF and Bo Tun Tauk Local People’s Defence Force (BTT LPDF).
On May 21, the Byatta Nyinaung Yinmarbin PDF announced the news:
“An armed member of the Pyu Saw Htee group from Bant Bway Village in Yinmarbin Township, Sagaing Division, surrendered at Byatta Nyinaung Yinmarbin PDF, which is an allied force of the Bo Tun Tauk Local People’s Defence Force (BTT LPDF), along with the weapons and ammunition. For surrendering with a true conscience and bringing the weapons together with him, our Byatta Nyinaung Yinmarbin PDF and Bo Tun Tauk Local People’s Defence Force (BTT LPDF) awarded 10 million kyat.”
It is said that he and all the rest of his family have been taken to a safe place.
- The Interim Local Administration Central Committee (ILACC) held a meeting with the township people’s administrative bodies of Tanintharyi, Ayeyarwady and Bago Divisions
- There have already been 18 million people with humanitarian needs
- The IUF’s elected Regional Secretary for the Asia/Pacific Regional Organization, remarked that helping through the illegal military council, rather than cooperating with the National Unity Government, which represents the people, will be futile
- An appeal for the Philippines to stand with the people of Myanmar was presented in the meeting of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
- No. 12 Battalion of ABSDF Student Army Column (3), harvested the pre-monsoon groundnut fields planted in Yew region camp and yielded 100 tins of groundnut pods
- Mepali Camp in Bilin Town was attacked with bombs using drone
- A force of 30 junta soldiers surrounded the revolutionary comrades when they temporarily arrived in Myintegyi Village, Natmauk Township, Magway Division, but the comrades attacked with mines, killing five junta soldiers
- Two junta soldiers were killed by RPG 7 shooting at the military council night guard post east of the Basic Education High School in Madaya, Mandalay Region
- An armed member of Pyu Saw Htee group from Bant Bway Village in Yinmarbin Township came into the light and was awarded 10 million kyat by the Byatta Nyinaung Yinmarbin PDF and Bo Tun Tauk Local People’s Defence Force (BTT LPDF)
