Resignation / Farewell Letter by NUG Minister Naw Susanna Hla Hla Soe

 

Public Myanmar News, December 29, 2025

I will be retiring from my duties at the end of 2025, having served as the Minister for the Ministry of Women, Youth, and Children's Affairs since April 2021. As someone who has been deeply involved in the National Unity Government's reform initiatives, I understand and am grateful for the immense effort our leaders have exerted.

In 2015, I served as a parliamentary representative for five years. Although I was elected as the Karen Affairs Minister in 2020, power-hungry individuals prevented me from fulfilling the mandate given by the people. Wishing to contribute to the revolution, I have served as the Minister for the Ministry of Women, Youth, and Children's Affairs within the National Unity Government for the past five years.

During my time in the government, I endeavored to perform my duties to the best of my ability and have gained invaluable experience. Among the unforgettable milestones is laying a strong foundation for the Ministry of Women, Youth, and Children's Affairs (MOWYCA) from its inception. We were able to establish benchmarks including three-year strategic plans, HR Policy, Finance Policy, and the ministry's ten core policies. I have steadfastly built upon principles of Organization Development and Good Governance, focusing not on individuals but on transforming systems by establishing proper frameworks. I must also sincerely acknowledge and record my gratitude here for the crucial support and strength provided by the assisting organizations, individuals, and the ministry's advisors.

Another aspect is that through my work at the NUG, I gained a second family. Although we all come from diverse backgrounds, when assuming roles as ministers and staff within the National Unity Government, our first task was to build mutual understanding and trust. The next step was to work closely together. Under the unified NUG, the Ministry of Women, Youth, and Children's Affairs works hand in hand with a shared belief, overcoming differences to build a new federal union. We may or may not become a complete government, but one thing is certain: we have worked with unwavering loyalty to the revolution, without self-interest. I will always remember all my colleagues.

What will remain a lifelong source of joy and pride for me is being able to conduct campaigns by contributing my personal savings and jewelry to provide food, medicine, and warm blankets for war-affected civilians. I would like to extend my gratitude and record my thanks here to Deputy Minister Ma Pan, Ko Kyaw Thaik Lin, the Spring Flower Group, and the MOWYCA family who assisted in these campaigns. Without them, these campaigns would not have been successful.

As I am from the political and revolutionary community, until the revolution succeeds, I will remain engaged from my position, staying close to the people. I will continue to support the people's government, the NUG. I extend my welcome and respect to all our leaders who will continue to take on responsibilities.

"The People's Revolution Must Succeed"

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Myanmar junta’s sham election sees up to 75% nationwide voter non-participation on first day

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Public Myanmar News, December 29, 2025

By Ko Saw,

In the sham election initiated by the military junta, which began today, December 28 (Part 1), voter turnout has been sparse nationwide.

Additionally, issues such as incorrect voter lists and omissions have affected up to 75% of potential voters according to findings by Public Myanmar News, as widespread voter list irregularities and public fear severely undermined turnout.

Polling stations operated from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in junta-controlled townships across regions and states. On average, only around 1,000 voters per township were recorded, representing just 3% to 20% of turnout levels seen during the 2020 general election held under the civilian NLD government.

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Public Myanmar News documented that up to 75% of eligible voters were either excluded from voter lists, had incorrect personal details, or were denied corrections, effectively preventing them from casting ballots.

Ground reporters and citizen journalists (CJs) reported multiple irregularities, including:

• Voters finding their names, ID numbers, or parents’ names incorrectly listed

• Eligible voters completely missing from voter rolls despite unchanged household registrations

• Local administrators themselves not appearing on voter lists

• Election officials refusing to correct errors or delaying procedures

• Widespread fear of arrest by junta security forces among voters seeking assistance

As a result, Public Myanmar News estimates that only about 30% of voters nationwide were able or willing to participate on the first day of voting.

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Security was heavily tightened ahead of and during polling day. Between December 27 and December 28, military and police units conducted armed patrols in 102 townships, deploying five to seven military and police vehicles per area. Armed personnel carried out identity checks at town entrances and exits, causing long delays, according to CJ observations.

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Polling stations, largely located in public schools as in previous elections, were surrounded by multiple security forces, including police, junta-aligned militia groups, auxiliary fire brigades, military intelligence units, and election commission staff. Armed personnel with communication devices were stationed at entrances, while junta-controlled education staff inside polling stations monitored voters, witnesses said.

Reports also emerged of bomb explosions in several townships, empty polling stations, and silent protest actions across urban areas, according to independent domestic media.

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The junta has announced that the election will proceed in three phases:

• Phase 1: December 28, 2025

• Phase 2: January 11, 2026

• Phase 3: January 25, 2026

The junta’s Union Election Commission (UEC) further announced on December 27th that elections are being held across a total of 692 constituencies. These include:

· 265 constituencies for the Pyithu Hluttaw (House of Representatives),

· 73 First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) constituencies and 26 Proportional Representation (PR) constituencies for the Amyotha Hluttaw (House of Nationalities),

· 257 FPTP constituencies, 42 PR constituencies, and 29 Ethnic Affairs constituencies for the Region or State Hluttaws.

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Nationwide, the electoral process involves 6 political parties, 51 regional and state-level organizing parties, over 5000 candidates, and 95 independent candidates. However, as of now, the Myanmar’s military junta began backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) is reported to have secured the most wins.

However, results so far indicate that the junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has secured the majority of early wins.

Public Myanmar News will continue to monitor and report on Phases 2 and 3, documenting on-the-ground realities as the process unfolds.

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ဗကသများအဖွဲ့ချုပ်မှ ရန်ကုန်နဲ့မန္တလေးမှာအတုယောင်ရွေးကောက်ပွဲဆန့်ကျင်ရေးလှုပ်ရှားမှုတွေပြုလုပ် "ABFSU Conducts Anti-Sham Election Campaigns in Yangon and Mandalay"

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Public Myanmar News , December 25, 2025.

မန္တလေးမြို့ နှင့် ရန်ကုန်မြိုတို့မှာ ဗကသများအဖွဲ့ချုပ် (All Burma Federation of Student Unions) ကျောင်းသား၊ကျောင်းသူတွေဟာ မနေ့ ဒီဇင်ဘာ ၂၄ ရက်မှာ Election Not Demo (ရွေးကောက်ပွဲဟာ ဒီမိုကရေစီမဟုတ်) စာသားပါတဲ့င်္အကျီတွေဝတ်ဆင်ကာ အာဏာသိမ်းစစ်တပ်ရဲ့အတုယောင်ရွေးကောက်ပွဲကို ဆန့်ကျင်ဆန္ဒပြခဲ့ကြပါတယ်။

Photo News: ABFSU Conducts Anti-Sham Election Campaigns in Yangon and Mandalay

Public Myanmar News | December 25, 2025

On December 24, students from the All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABFSU) staged protests in Mandalay and Yangon against the military junta's planned sham election. During the demonstrations, the students wore shirts emblazoned with the slogan "Election Not Demo" (Election is not Democracy) to signal their rejection of the military's attempt to gain legitimacy through a fraudulent voting process.

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PDF Forces Target Junta Polling Sites in Naypyidaw Region

 

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Public Myanmar News, December 25, 2025.

By PM01,

In Naypyidaw military region number two,revolutionary forces have launched coordinated operations to disrupt and block the military junta’s so-called election.

On   December   23rd, Naypyidaw PDF units, together with Battalion 803 PDF (Tatkon)and the Tatkon Township People’s Defense Force, carried out simultaneous attackson junta outposts in Yedashe Township.

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The targeted villages —Swamakyee, Ywa Thit, Omyaydu , and Khintanlay —had been turned into military base and polling locations for the junta’s fake election,with local civilians reportedly forced to vote under pressure.

Resistance forces confirmed that several junta positions and polling stationsinside Swamakee village were cleared during the operation.

As a result, the junta was forced to relocate the only polling station on the eastern bank of the Sittaung River to the western side, marking a major disruption to its election plan.

Battalion 803 PDF and allied forces stated they will continue to block the junta’s sham election

by all possible means, targeting every location where voting is attempted.

They also urged the public to reject the military’s illegitimate electionby refusing to cast ballots.

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Aairstrikes on religious buildings across the country—has called on religious communities to unite and resist what he described as “divisive provocations.”

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Public Myanmar News, December 24, 2025.

By PM01,

Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing—whose forces have carried out repeated airstrikes on religious buildings across the country—has called on religious communities to unite and resist what he described as “divisive provocations.”

The remarks were made on Tuesday during a Christmas celebration held at Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Yangon’s Botahtaung Township. The event was organized by the Myanmar Council of Churches and included a religious service and fellowship gathering.

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During his speech, Min Aung Hlaing urged followers of different faiths to maintain harmony and cooperate “as one family,” while also promoting his regime’s narrative of peace, stability, and a so-called democratic transition—just weeks ahead of the military’s planned election.

He also cited the 2008 Constitution, claiming it guarantees freedom of religion for all citizens, provided it does not conflict with public order, morality, or national security.

He also said that in Myanmar, followers of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and other religions have lived side by side for many generations. Regardless of differences in faith, he claimed that there has been no intention among religious communities to insult, discriminate against, or harm one another, but instead to uphold mutual respect, a strong sense of national unity, and familial harmony. He added that the military has acted in what he described as the best interests of the nation.

However, political observers note the contradiction between these statements and the military’s record, including airstrikes on churches and religious sites, as well as its long-standing support for ultranationalist and extremist religious groups.

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Following the Christmas event, the military leader continued his visit with stops at a naval base, an oil refinery in Thanlyin Township, and a patrol along the Yangon River. Security across Yangon was heavily tightened during his presence in the city.

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Nearly 80 civilians, including Buddhist monks have been killed and more than 100 others injured in Sagaing Region

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PUBLIC MYANMAR NEWS – December 23, 2025

Presented by Ko Saw

Nearly 80 civilians, including Buddhist monks, have been killed and more than 100 others injured in Sagaing Region over just nine days due to intensified junta airstrikes, according to ground resistance sources.

Between December 12 and December 21, the military carried out widespread aerial attacks across multiple townships, including Banmauk, Kawlin, Shwebo, Wetlet, Khin-U, Kantbalu, Kyunhla, and Taze. Reports indicate between 20 and nearly 80 airstrikes during this short period.

Among the deadliest incidents were a bombing of a tea shop in Depayin Township, airstrikes on civilians attempting to flee conflict zones by crossing the Ayeyarwady River, and repeated attacks along the Shwebo–Myitkyina strategic road, including fuel stations and nearby villages in Khin-U Township. These attacks alone reportedly killed more than 40 displaced civilians.

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Among the deadliest incidents were a bombing of a tea shop in Depayin Township, airstrikes on civilians attempting to flee conflict zones by crossing the Ayeyarwady River, and repeated attacks along the Shwebo–Myitkyina strategic road, including fuel stations and nearby villages in Khin-U Township. These attacks alone reportedly killed more than 40 displaced civilians.

A source close to frontline resistance groups told Public Myanmar News that airstrikes intensified continuously between December 12 and December 18.

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The source said that after the bombing of a tea shop in Depayin Township, the situation worsened when civilians attempting to flee toward Sagaing, including those gathered along the Ayeyarwady River near the Shwebo–Myitkyina road junction, were also targeted by airstrikes.

“That was the worst moment. Fighter jets, drones, and paramotors were all used to carry out relentless bombardments. This has gone far beyond inhumane—it has crossed every possible line,” the source said.

“Because of these airstrikes, we are determined to continue resisting until the military commission forces are completely eliminated from the ground.”

Meanwhile, a resistance air-monitoring source said the military has increasingly relied on aerial attacks regardless of time or circumstances.

“Fighter jets are used the most, but we are also seeing increased use of gyrocopters and paramotors. There is no fixed schedule—attacks are carried out day and night,” the source said.

“Sometimes there are ground clashes, but even when there are none, the military deliberately conducts airstrikes.”

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Ground military analysts noted that while the junta continues to deploy conventional fighter jets for bombing runs, it has expanded the use of lower-cost aircraft, including gyrocopters and paramotor-type motorized paragliders, beginning in early 2025, to sustain frequent aerial assaults.

An independent research group, Nyan Lin Thit, documented 78 airstrikes across 11 townships in Sagaing Region between December 12 and 18 alone.

According to the National Unity Government, the junta carried out 42 airstrikes in Sagaing in November, and more than 4,200 air attacks nationwide over the past five years, killing at least 4,470 civilians.

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