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By Loa Htaw: Thai police forces in Bangkok have seized a significant drug stash from traffickers linked to the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), stated the Thai Komchadluek newspaper today.

By Mehm Ao: Residents of Moulmein city and Mudon town in Mon State are chafing at strict curfews set by security forces, following bombings in the state at the end of April. Since last week, residents have been restricted to their homes, and shops ordered to close, by 10 pm; …

By Asah: According to sources, on the night of May 5th , members of the Nai Chan Dein group, a Mon splinter faction, broke into the homes of residents in two neighboring Yephyu Township, Tenasserim Division villages, and kidnapped at total of 22 individuals at gunpoint.

By Loa Htaw: According to a Burmese Government newspaper on May 5th, the Myanmar Union Election Commission has granted the All Mon Region Democracy Party (AMRDP) permission to run in the upcoming multi-party general elections as a legal political party.

By Loa Htaw: According to an New Mon State Party (NMSP) insider, 3 NMSP leaders, including the NMSP’s Joint Secretary, have submitted requests to retire from the party.

By Loa Htaw: According to a businessman from Karen State’s Kawkareik Township, regional military authorities have responded to recent bomb blasts in Burma by publicly refusing to take responsibility for future such incidents in the area.

By IMNA: Village headmen from 4 locations in Mon State reported to IMNA that they have been ordered by the Burmese military to tighten security in their villages, following a series of bombings across Burma since April 15th of this year.

By Loa Htaw: A bomb exploded in a government telecommunication center in Kyaikmayaw town, the largest city in Mon state’s Kyiakmayaw Township, at 11pm on April  27th.  According to a village chairman from the township, who asked to remain anonymous, 3 government workers at the center were wounded.

By Loa Htaw: New Mon State Party (NMSP) leaders informed IMNA today that the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) has opted to forgo its original April 28th deadline, the date on which the SPDC was expected to break its ceasefire agreements with all ethnic minority cease-fire groups who have …

By IMNA: IMNA has received reports that New Mon State Party (NMSP) leaders at headquarters in Moulmein District, Tavoy District, and Thaton District are ordering retired Mon National Liberation Army soldiers in each district out of retirement, with the aim of bolstering the force’s numbers in preparation for a potential …