Hello everyone. From now, we will present today’s domestic news from m.CDM.
Today’s main stories include:
1. 324 members of People’s Defense Organizations are among those awarded military honors, awards, and medals by the National Unity Government (NUG).
2. The Myanmar military has increasingly carried out “double-tap” attacks targeting both the wounded and those trying to help them, according to the head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM).
3. Seven civilians were killed in a military airstrike on Tin Tein Yan village in Ye-U Township.
4. A man detained by a People’s Security Team official in Pauk Township died after allegedly being beaten and tortured. His family is calling for effective action so that public trust in the revolution is not damaged.
We will also bring you several other domestic news stories.
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1. 324 PDO members among recipients of NUG military honors and medals
m.CDM, September 8
National Unity Government Defense Minister U Yee Mon said that 324 members of People’s Defense Organizations (PDOs) were among those awarded military honors, awards, and medals by the NUG.
He made the announcement during the first ceremony honoring exemplary individuals for their service during the five years since the formation of the People’s Defense Force and the launch of the people’s resistance.
The awards included:
* Honor of People’s Revolution (HPR)
* Legend of People’s Revolution (LPR)
* People’s Medal for Noble Service (PMNS)
* People’s Medal for Loyal Service (PMLS)
* Badge of Revolutionary Service (BRS)
A total of 1,792 people received honors. Of them, 1,442 were PDF members, 324 were PDO members, and 26 were members of allied revolutionary organizations. Forty-five military regions, divisions, battalions, and units were also recognized.
The highest honor, the Honor of People’s Revolution, was awarded only to the late Lieutenant General R Khawng Lum, who had served as commander of Military Region No. 1.
In addition, 21 people received the Legend of People’s Revolution award, 1,647 received the People’s Medal for Noble Service, 81 received the People’s Medal for Loyal Service, and 42 fighters received the Badge of Revolutionary Service, according to the NUG Ministry of Defense.
U Yee Mon said the awards were primarily selected from nominations that reached the PDF military headquarters in time. Some eligible resistance fighters may have been left out because nomination papers were delayed, but they would be considered in next year’s awards.
The NUG intends to make the military honors program an annual event.
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2. Military Region No. 1 welcomes honor awarded to late KIA Lieutenant General Khawng Lum
m.CDM, September 8
Military Region No. 1 has welcomed the NUG’s decision to award the Honor of People’s Revolution to the late Kachin Independence Army Lieutenant General Khawng Lum, who played a key role in establishing the military region.
Nearly 1,800 PDF fighters and allied personnel received awards and medals from the NUG on September 7, but only one person was granted the Honor of People’s Revolution.
That award went to Lieutenant General Khawng Lum, who died in 2024.
According to Military Region No. 1, he helped establish the region on September 17, 2021 under the command structure of the Central Command and Coordination Committee, or C3C. The region includes resistance forces in Sagaing, Magway, and Mandalay.
The statement said that under his leadership, Military Region No. 1 worked jointly with allied forces, achieved numerous battlefield victories, and expanded territorial control.
Fighters in the region pledged to continue resisting military dictatorship with the same determination demonstrated by Lieutenant General Khawng Lum.
Military Region No. 1 also received a number of additional awards, including one Legend of People’s Revolution award, 25 People’s Medals for Loyal Service, 19 People’s Medals for Noble Service, and two Badges of Revolutionary Service, totaling 48 awards.
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3. Myanmar military using “double-tap” attacks against the wounded and rescuers, IIMM chief says
m.CDM, September 8
The Myanmar military, which has increasingly relied on air attacks, has also begun carrying out repeated strikes that target not only those injured in the first attack but also people attempting to rescue them, according to Nicholas Koumjian, head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar.
He made the remarks while presenting a report to the 63rd regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Koumjian said serious international crimes in Myanmar were increasing both in number and severity.
IIMM investigators said they have identified military units involved in airstrikes as well as Myanmar Air Force bases from which attack aircraft took off.
The military’s increasing dependence on air attacks has resulted in growing civilian harm. About two weeks ago, the military bombed a Buddhist monastery in Sagaing Region where a meditation retreat was being held.
The IIMM said this was one of more than 600 airstrikes on religious buildings since the military coup. Schools and hospitals have also repeatedly been attacked.
Koumjian also said the military is increasingly using paramotors and drones, which are harder for civilians to detect in advance than conventional aircraft.
He said investigators have observed greater use of “double-tap” attacks, in which a second strike follows an initial attack and hits rescuers helping those wounded in the first strike.
The IIMM is working to identify those responsible for international crimes and has collected evidence from more than 1,600 sources and testimony from more than 750 witnesses.
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4. Seven civilians killed in airstrike on Tin Tein Yan village in Ye-U Township
m.CDM, September 8
Seven civilians were killed in a military airstrike on Tin Tein Yan village in Ye-U Township, Sagaing Region, according to the Ye-U Township People’s Defense Organization.
Three gyrocopters and one Mi-35 attack helicopter reportedly flew from the Northwestern Regional Military Command in Monywa and attacked the village at around 4:48 p.m. on September 7.
Seven civilians were killed and several others were wounded.
Local sources said the strike appeared to target a vehicle repair workshop. Those killed reportedly included workers at the workshop as well as people who had brought vehicles there for repairs.
The NUG has also reported that during August, the military committed 528 documented human-rights violations and alleged war crimes against civilians across Myanmar.
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5. Civilian deaths reported in Rakhine, Myawaddy and Ngazun as military continues air, drone and artillery attacks
m.CDM, September 8
An 83-year-old woman was killed and three civilians seriously injured after the military carried out air and naval artillery attacks in Thandwe and Gwa townships in Rakhine State.
Attacks on September 7 reportedly damaged 16 houses in Ward No. 8 of Thandwe and in Kyauk Gyi and Saba Gyi villages. Four houses were also damaged in an airstrike on Phet Kya village in Ponnagyun Township.
Heavy fighting was also reported in Sittwe on September 8. Artillery rounds fired by the military landed near No. 4 High School and Anauk Sanpya Ward, although no casualties were reported.
In southern Myawaddy Township, Karen State, military drones reportedly bombed the Talaw Ta Paw displacement camp, where more than 4,000 displaced people were staying, despite there being no active fighting in the area.
At around 1 p.m. on September 4, the camp was reportedly attacked by drones at least twice, killing a four-year-old child and a 40-year-old woman.
In Ngazun Township, Mandalay Region, a military drone attack on a monastery sheltering displaced people on September 6 reportedly killed three people, including a monk.
The military also reportedly launched repeated paramotor and gyrocopter attacks on Tha Kyin village in Ngazun Township and areas of Chaung-U Township in Sagaing Region on September 7.
In Kachin State, villages along the Ayeyarwady River between Shwegu and Sinkhan have reportedly faced repeated air attacks since September 7.
On September 8, military vessels also fired heavy weapons at Mo Ta Lay and Bodhi Kone villages, causing homes to burn.
Resistance organizations have warned residents living along the Ayeyarwady River to take extra precautions because more than 30 military vessels are reportedly moving upriver from Mandalay.
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6. Woman killed in indiscriminate firing in Thayetchaung; about 15 reportedly killed in Hsenwi explosives-store blast
m.CDM, September 8
Resistance forces reportedly carried out a mine attack on a military column entering Thayetchaung Township, Tanintharyi Region, early on September 8.
After the attack, military forces allegedly fired artillery, small arms, and drones indiscriminately.
A 59-year-old woman named Daw Yin Myint, from Thayet Hnit Khwa village, was hit and later died from blood loss.
In nearby Launglon Township, a military column of more than 100 troops reportedly entered the area while firing weapons, forcing thousands of residents to flee.
Meanwhile, an explosion occurred at an explosives storage facility in Hsenwi Township, northern Shan State, in territory controlled by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, or MNDAA.
The explosion happened near a stone quarry and a site producing explosives and blasting materials in Man Mai village, Se Aw village tract.
Reports said around 15 people were killed, including two Chinese businesspeople, five workers, and eight MNDAA soldiers.
Some nearby homes and a monastery were also damaged. Injured people were reportedly taken by the MNDAA to Laukkai for medical treatment.
The MNDAA has confirmed that an explosion occurred but the cause and the exact number of deaths and injuries have not yet been independently confirmed.
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7. KNU captures military’s Htaw Mu Ple Meh camp in Papun District
m.CDM, September 8
The Karen National Union says it has taken control of the military’s Htaw Mu Ple Meh, also known as Ler Mu Plaw, camp in Papun, or Mutraw, District in Karen State.
A KNU Brigade 5 spokesperson confirmed that the camp had been cleared and occupied.
The KNU said it had cut off the camp’s ground reinforcement and supply routes since May 2025 and maintained a prolonged siege.
After months of pressure, military troops reportedly abandoned the camp and fled on the morning of September 8, allowing KNU forces to enter and take control.
The camp was reportedly under the Myanmar military’s Southern Command, based in Taungoo, Bago Region.
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8. Man allegedly tortured to death after arrest by People’s Security Team in Pauk Township
m.CDM, September 8
A local man in Thet Ke Kyin village, southern Pauk Township, Magway Region, died from injuries after being detained by members of a People’s Security Team, locally known as Pa La Pha.
The victim, U Soe Myint Naing, who was in his 40s, was arrested on August 23 by Zone 2 Pa La Pha officer Comrade Daung Min and five team members on allegations of drunken disorder.
His family said that although he had been drinking, he had not fought with or disturbed anyone.
They alleged that he was beaten at the time of arrest, causing three of his teeth to break.
On August 31, the Pa La Pha official contacted his wife and the village administrator and returned U Soe Myint Naing while he was unconscious.
His family said he had injuries to his head, neck, back and legs and was bleeding from his ears and eyes. He was taken to the village clinic for emergency treatment but died at around 1:55 a.m.
Officials reportedly photographed the body and documented the injuries, but the family says no effective action has been taken so far.
Family members called for those responsible to be held accountable, saying that misconduct by individuals should not cause local people to lose trust in the revolution.
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9. Police lieutenant allegedly shoots taxi driver dead and steals his vehicle on expressway
m.CDM, September 8
A police lieutenant serving under the military-controlled police force allegedly shot and killed a taxi driver from Zabuthiri Township, Naypyidaw, and stole his vehicle on the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway.
On September 6, Police Lieutenant Ye Yin Aung, reportedly from the Anti-Trafficking Police Force, hired taxi driver Ko Win Ko to travel to Meiktila for a fare of 400,000 kyat.
Near milepost 279 on the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway, the officer allegedly shot and killed the driver, dumped his body in a roadside field and fled with the vehicle.
A cattle herder reportedly discovered Ko Win Ko’s body later that evening.
The accused officer was reportedly arrested with the stolen vehicle on September 7.
Police sources said Ye Yin Aung was known to be heavily involved in online gambling and slot games.
The incident has reportedly caused considerable concern within the police force, although sources fear the case could be quietly covered up.
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10. Two People’s Party MPs removed after USDP objection
m.CDM, September 8
The military-controlled election commission has removed two elected representatives from the People’s Party, led by U Ko Ko Gyi, in Tanintharyi Region after an objection filed by the Union Solidarity and Development Party, or USDP.
People’s Party candidate U Khine Oo had won in Myeik Township with more than 30,000 votes.
Former regional minister U Win Kyu of the USDP, who lost the race, filed an objection alleging violations of campaign rules.
The complaints reportedly involved campaign vinyl materials lacking proper publishing authorization and participation in processions.
The People’s Party argued that the allegations were not serious enough to affect the outcome of an election that U Khine Oo had won by a wide margin.
Because U Khine Oo was disqualified, another People’s Party representative, U Tin Soe of Launglon Township, who had gained a seat through the proportional representation system, also automatically lost his position.
The military-controlled election commission said the two seats would instead be given to USDP members U Win Kyu and Daw Mya Mya Sein.
The People’s Party had originally won 30 seats in what critics describe as the military’s sham election. Following the removal of the two representatives, it now holds 28 seats.
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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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