On 25 May, No.687 Up-train, carrying gravel along Thebyugon-Kali route on Bago-Mawlamyine Railway, was blasted by terrorists when it reached the milepost of 123/23-24 between Theinseik and Donwun Stations in Thaton Township, Mon state. The explosion made the locomotive, its mine cover compartment, crew room, and five coaches derailed.
Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, accompanied by Council-Joint Secretary General Ye Win Oo, Union Ministers, the Nay Pyi Taw Council chair and officials, inspected buildings of the Supreme Court of the Union and the Ministry of Labour damaged by the Mandalay earthquake on 27 May. During the inspection:
High-level, middle-level and primary-level schools under the Basic Education Department will begin starting on 2 June for the academic year of 2025-2026. Under the theme: “Let’s Enroll All School-Age Children for Continuous Learning,” schools admit the enrollment of the students, designating the school enrolment-week from 22 May to 1 June. There were 1,248,123 students who made school enrolment on 22 May, the first day of school enrolment-week.
Due to the catastrophic earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March, significant damages to numerous infrastructure and fatalities were reported in various townships in regions and states, including Nay Pyi Taw Council Area, Sagaing Region, and Mandalay Region.The following reconstruction works are being conducted in the earthquake-affected areas:
The Ministry of Health is continuously monitoring for the COVID-19 pandemic. Within a week from 18-25 May 2025, a total of 2,754 laboratory samples were tested, and 6 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed, with a positivity rate of 0.22%. During the reporting period, there were no severe cases, patients requiring intensive care, or deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
