28.03.2025 – (04:30 PM) Htate

A member of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) in Kyokkatha Village, Kyaikto Township, Mon State, was shot and killed, according to local residents.

At around 9 a.m. on March 27, two gunmen on a motorcycle arrived at the basement of his house and opened fire on him, according to a local resident.

He continued, “U Soe Min Oo was sitting on the floor of his house when he was shot. The two gunmen then left on a motorcycle. U Soe Min Oo died at the scene of the incident from gunshot wounds,” he said.

The local resident also said that U Soe Min Oo, who was shot and killed, was a member of the USDP in Kyokkatha Village.

After U Soe Min Oo was shot, security forces arrived and conducted an examination. U Soe Min Oo’s body was taken to the Kyaikto Township General Hospital morgue, according to local residents.

On March 23, an armed group opened fire on three members of the Kyaikto Township Special Investigation Department (SID) near a rubber farm on the Yangon-Mawlamyine road between Khameik Village and Kyaikto Township’s Kyaikto Township. Deputy Investigator U Min Thu and Assistant Investigator U Myo Thant died on the spot, while Investigator U Thura Soe sustained bullet injuries and is receiving treatment at the Kyaikto Township General Hospital, according to people close to the security forces.