The Acting President of the National Unity Government, H.E. Duwa Lashi, attends the 13/2025 cabinet meeting of the National Unity Government, Revolutionary field hospital known as “Chang Gin Outpost” destroyed by military airstrikes and Despite ceasefire extension announcement, Junta continues attacks with heavy artillery and airstrikes across states and regions.
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1. The Acting President of the National Unity Government, H.E. Duwa Lashi, attended the 13/2025 cabinet meeting of the National Unity Government. At the meeting, the Acting President stated that China’s mediation efforts in Myanmar must not serve to prolong the military dictatorship. I believe China’s involvement in Myanmar’s affairs should not enable the military junta to sustain it longer. As the National Unity Government and the ethnic revolutionary forces, we must insist that any mediation efforts by China be based on principles that are just and appropriate. He further emphasized the need for the NUG to respond to China's views on the government. Recognizing China's long-held perspectives, he emphasized the need to clarify that the NUG is not an adversary and poses no threat to China's interests. The acting president reiterated that we are not a force that would harm China's interests, and it is important that we communicate this clearly. The cabinet meeting was attended by Acting President H.E. Duwa Lashi La, Union Prime Minister Mann Win Khaing Than, union ministers, and deputy ministers.
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2. The revolutionary field hospital widely known as "Chang Gin Outpost" was destroyed in airstrikes by the terrorist military junta, according to hospital administrator Dr. Soe Min. In a statement with video evidence, Dr. Soe Min reported the hospital suffered extensive damage from junta aerial bombardments on April 22 and 24. The initial bombing on April 22 around 11:30 PM, two bombs were reportedly dropped by military aircraft. The explosions severely damaged the X-ray building, destroying walls, roofs, and medical equipment, and rendering residential quarters uninhabitable. While the operating theater's main walls survived, its ceiling and protective coverings were blown off, damaging interior equipment. Besides the operating theater, the outpatient department, patient wards, pharmacies, diagnostic rooms, maternity/delivery wards, staff housing, nurses' quarters, dining area, kitchen, and water facilities were destroyed. A second airstrike on April 24, shortly after 10:00 AM, further damaged the hospital, destroying the partially built operating theater extension and surgical equipment. While there were no reported casualties in either incident, Dr. Soe Min said the hospital suffered extensive material losses due to the two consecutive bombings. The Chang Gin Outpost revolutionary field hospital, a symbol of the revolutionary movement established January 1, 2022, served the public for over two years before its destruction in the junta's April 24 airstrikes.
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3. Although the military junta has announced an extension of its nationwide ceasefire, it continues to launch attacks using heavy artillery and airstrikes in some states and regions, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP). Recent incidents include the April 21 attack on Balaba village, in Yesagyo Township, Magway Region, where junta troops burned over 200 houses, devastating the village. On April 25, a drone bombing in Laik Kha Maw village, Kyaukphyu Township, Rakhine State, allegedly killed three women, including a child. Furthermore, on April 26, Pan Taw Gyi village, Laymyethna Township, Ayeyarwady Region, was attacked with artillery and airstrikes, resulting in the destruction of a monastery and at least ten houses.
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4. The practice of forcibly registering women for military conscription and deploying them to active combat zones poses serious threats to their safety and lives, the Network for Human Rights Documentation—Burma (ND-Burma) said in a statement released on April 27. The warning comes in the summary of a new ND-Burma report highlighting the impact of forced military recruitment on women under Myanmar’s military regime. The network said the junta’s efforts to forcibly enlist women follow its ongoing campaign to conscript young men into military service. According to the findings, the report details how Myanmar's junta is targeting women aged 18-27 for forced military service, especially those arbitrarily detained, amid territorial losses and troop defections. ND-Burma raises urgent concerns that these women face significant risks, including being forced into front-line combat roles, as part of the junta's broader conscription campaign. The group asserts this signals a worsening human rights crisis under the regime. Despite the military junta's February 2024 People's Military Service Law initially excluding women, ND-Burma reports covert registration efforts targeting them began earlier this year. This has sparked widespread fear and heightened safety concerns for women and girls. ND-Burma is a coalition of nine core member organizations and four affiliate groups, including ethnic minority groups, women’s rights organizations, and former political prisoners. Since its founding in 2004, the network has worked to document human rights violations and advocate for justice and accountability for victims and survivors of abuse.
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5. Lashio, a strategically important city in northern Shan State captured by Kokang forces during the Second Operation 1027, was returned to Myanmar's junta on April 21, nine months later. According to PDF Insight attributes the handover to intense China's pressure, including the reported detention of a Kokang leader and the forced separation of his family. China's Special Envoy for Myanmar Affairs, Deng Xijun, reportedly supervised the process in Lashio. Analysts suggest China's close control reflects its deep mistrust of both the Kokang forces and the junta, aiming to safeguard its interests. Deng Xijun also reportedly met with WA leaders in Fuxian on August 27, 2024, to suppress the Kokang group. Leaked records revealed China's influence over Myanmar and its border regions. Analysts describe the China-prioritizing "Shameful Lashio Model" as a limited, temporary border arrangement. The junta also faces internal and external criticism for perceived sovereignty violations. Observers warn that the current military and political landscape in Myanmar remains increasingly shaped by China’s pressure and manipulation, especially in border zones under its de facto control. They conclude that the country’s path toward revolution and federal democracy continues to face serious challenges and that the next generation of youth and political leaders must rely on their own strength and resolve to build the future nation that the people aspire to.
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