Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jun 02, 2025 Morning
๐๐ 1. PDF (No. 2 Military Region) Holds Graduation Ceremony for Field Management and Leadership Training
June 1
Radio NUG
The Ministry of Defense under the National Unity Government (NUG) announced on June 1 that a graduation ceremony for the “Field Management and Leadership Training” course was held in the People's Defense Force (PDF) No. 2 Military Region.
The event was reportedly attended by U Lwin Ko Lat, Union Minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration under the National Unity Government; the Operation Commander of No. 2 Military Region, Ye Baw Tin Oo; as well as several military officials and approximately 70 trainees.
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๐๐ 2. “If We Can Overcome the Final Barrier That Divides Us, We Will Defeat the Military Dictatorship,” Says Operation Commander Ye Baw Tin Oo
June 1
Radio NUG
Ye Baw Tin Oo, Operation Commander of PDF’s No. 2 Military Region, stated that if revolutionary forces can overcome the final barrier that causes internal divisions, victory over the military dictatorship will be within reach.
He explained that throughout history, military dictatorships have relied on three key strategies: numbing public morale, inciting fear, and sowing division. These must be overcome for the revolution to succeed.
According to him, the junta has tried to numb the people’s spirit by deliberately spreading confusion, misinformation, and false hopes. At the same time, it has instilled fear through brutal military operations and intelligence crackdowns across the country.
“They have carried out horrific and cruel acts to instill fear in the people and in revolutionary fighters,” he said. “But we, the people and all revolutionaries, refused to be paralyzed by fear. Those atrocities only became our pain and our strength, propelling us forward. We have already overcome those.”
He added that the last remaining strategy the junta relies on is division. Throughout revolutionary history, oppressive regimes have succeeded by exploiting internal rifts.
“We must unite,” he emphasized. “Whatever goals we revolutionaries may pursue, we must be united. Whether as individuals, as organizations, or as revolutionary comrades, unity is essential. Only through unity can we reach our shared destination. This is what I want to say on behalf of my comrades.”
He concluded that the military junta is currently facing significant defeats on the battlefield nationwide, and if revolutionary forces can remain united and avoid division, the revolution will prevail.
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๐๐ 3. Names and Crimes of Those Leading Myanmar Military’s Weapons Factories Revealed
June 1
Radio NUG
The Tamar Institute has revealed that the Myanmar military’s Directorate of Defence Industries (DDI) is led by senior military engineering officers holding the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, who serve as factory directors. Most of them are graduates of the Yangon Technological University and the Defence Services Technological Academy (DSTA). These individuals have been directly involved in manufacturing weapons for the Myanmar military and are complicit in atrocities committed against civilians, including the military coup and the Rohingya genocide.
According to the findings, top officials of the Office of the Chief of Military Defence Industries include Lieutenant General Kan Myint Than (Serial No. GY 18276), General Ko Ko Lwin, and General Myo Aung. These individuals oversee the operations of the DDI’s network of arms production factories.
Furthermore, the following officers, serving as directors of 25 DDI factories, are identified as key figures in the production of military weaponry:
- Lieutenant Colonel Zaw Myo Min
- Lieutenant Colonel Hla Thein
- Lieutenant Colonel Maung Soe
- Deputy Lieutenant Colonel Zaw Min Tun
- Colonel Thway Hla
- Lieutenant Colonel Toe Lwin
- Lieutenant Colonel Htun Htun Soe
- Lieutenant Colonel Min Soe
- Lieutenant Colonel Tin Maung Cho
- Lieutenant Colonel Shwe Myar
- Lieutenant Colonel Min Min Zaw
- Lieutenant Colonel Naing Aung
- Lieutenant Colonel Htun Htun Aye
- Lieutenant Colonel Ye Zaw Thway
- Lieutenant Colonel Win Myint Maung
- Lieutenant Colonel Zaw Tun Oo
- Lieutenant Colonel Thein Lwin
- Lieutenant Colonel Zaw Myo Naing
- Deputy Lieutenant Colonel Aung Thway
- Lieutenant Colonel Thet Win Aung
- Lieutenant Colonel Nyi Nyi Latt
- Deputy Lieutenant Colonel Myat Thu
- Lieutenant Colonel Toe Lwin
- Lieutenant Colonel Aung Ko Ko
- Lieutenant Colonel Yan Aye
These officers are playing a central role in the Myanmar military’s arms production infrastructure.
The report further states that DDI factories are a core component of the military junta’s oppressive and violent machinery. Since the 2021 coup, personnel from these factories have increasingly participated in front-line combat operations, clearance operations, and so-called “security missions.” They have reportedly been directly involved in arbitrary arrests, torture, extrajudicial killings, village burnings, and indiscriminate artillery attacks against civilian populations.
In addition, some DDI factory directors are concurrently serving as regional military commanders with security responsibilities, while other DDI officers are involved as key members in district and township-level administrative bodies under the junta in Magway Region.
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๐๐ 4. 25 Junta Troops Surrendered While 9 Others Captured as Prisoners of War Within a Week
June 1
Radio NUG
According to records compiled by the People’s Goal, a total of 34 individuals—including junta troops, police officers, and members of the People’s Military—either surrendered, defected, or were captured in the third week of May.
Among them, 24 junta soldiers and 1 police officer from Shan, Sagaing, Tanintharyi, and Chin States defected to the resistance. Of these, 6 were identified as new military conscripts.
Additionally, 9 individuals were captured as prisoners of war: 4 junta soldiers from Shan and Chin States and 5 members of the People’s Military from Tanintharyi Region.
From January 2025 through the third week of May, a total of 1,116 junta-affiliated personnel have either defected, surrendered, or been captured, according to data from People’s Goal.
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๐๐ 5. Anti-Junta Protests Held in Bangkok and Yangon
June 1
Radio NUG
During the Pride March commemorating Pride Month in Bangkok, Thailand, Myanmar anti-junta activists joined the event, raising slogans such as “Myanmar Junta Has No Pride” and “Raise the Resistance Flag, Overthrow the Dictators.”
Meanwhile, in Yangon, members of The Last Generation Unit conducted flash protests at crowded train stations and public transit stops, displaying protest messages such as “Uproot the Evil Military.” These actions were carried out despite heightened security by junta forces.
These reports were submitted by Radio NUG correspondents Min Sitt Thway and Khur Shel.
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