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HIGHLIGHTS
BERSIH Urges Wisma Putra to Withdraw from Observing Myanmar’s Sham Election
Source: The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections | Press Release BERSIH once again urges the Malaysian government, which currently chairs ASEAN, not to recognize this sham election and to withdraw...
Justice For Myanmar named 2025 Right Livelihood laureate
Source: Justice for Myanmar | Press Release Justice For Myanmar accepts this award in honour of the extraordinary courage of the people of Myanmar who continue to resist the junta at great personal...
Four Years On: How Far Has ‘People’s Defensive War’ Come? – Issue 178
Source: Myanmar Peace Monitor | Weekly News Review This week’s BNI-Myanmar Peace Monitor takes a look at the shifts and progress of the armed resistance struggle after four years, based on events...
Statement on the Health of State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Source: National Unity Government of Myanmar | Statement The junta’s deliberate refusal to provide the urgent and effective medical treatment she requires constitutes a politically motivated threat...
Aiding Oppression or Saving Lives?
Source: Transnational Institute | By Min Htet, Hsu Wai, Felix, Su Aung, Ei Phyoe, Phyoe Khaing, Wai, Thae Htwe, Ri Ki Risking their own safety, local civil society organisations, volunteer networks,...
Public Statement by the Karen National Union: On the Prohibition of Sexual Violence and Elimination of Gender Discrimination
Source: Karen National Union | Public Statement On 21 July 2013, we formally signed the Deed of Commitment with Geneva Call, pledging to uphold the absolute prohibition of sexual violence and to...
Karen National Union’s Statement on the Military Junta’s Planned Election
Source: Karen National Union | Statement In relation to the general election to be organized under the control of the military junta, the Karen National Union (KNU) hereby issues its official stance...
2025/2026 Elections: Analysis and Prospects after the election – EBO Occasional Paper No. 1/2025 – August 2025
Source: Euro-Burma Office | Occasional Paper No. 1/2025 – August 2025
54 companies in ASEAN have provided Myanmar junta access to revenue, aviation fuel and tech, enabling atrocities
Source: Justice for Myanmar | Press Release ASEAN's claims of taking the lead to resolve the crisis, while hypocritically offering false legitimacy to the military junta and providing it with...
Has the Revolutionary Spirit Gone? Shan Armed Forces in Crisis as Public Doubts Grow
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | Feature by Nang Seng Nom Yet today, as Myanmar marks four years under renewed military rule, these same forces have fallen silent. Their inaction has left the...
NEWS
Thai court to rule on Chinese kingpin’s extradition next week
Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service | By Thai PBS World - 14 October 2025 The Constitutional Court is scheduled to deliver a decision next week on whether to extradite to China a Chinese...
Chinese police investigations reveal brutality in fraud farm operations in Myanma
Source: The Straits Times | By Aw Cheng Wei Chinese police on Oct 17 announced the prosecution of a criminal empire that had allegedly lured Chinese citizens to Myanmar and forced them to work at...
Junta deploys reinforcements, boosts troop presence in Kale
Source: Burma News International | By Khonumthung News Reports indicate that operations have already begun in areas to the north of Kale Town,” said a local source monitoring the junta’s movements...
Primary radar at the Nat Yay Kan air defense base dismantled and relocated, anticipating AA’s imminent capture
Source: Narinjara News | By Maung Sar Ga The Myanmar Military and Security Studies Institute (MDSI) announced the removal and relocation today, October 16. Read Full Story
ARSA member found alive on Shahpori Island in Bangladesh after boat capsizes
Source: Narinjara News | By Khaing Lu Hla In a video in Bengali, the individual found on the beach was identified as a member of ARSA. His present address is Block H, 15, Jamtali Rohingya Refugee...
Arakan State residents facing hunger due to junta blockades
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin Since November 2023, Myanmar’s military regime has imposed a strict blockade on all trade routes from mainland Myanmar, citing the military conflict,...
Myanmar junta airstrikes target villages sheltering IDPs, eight civilians shot dead in Natogyi
Source: Mizzima After clashes broke out with revolutionary forces around 12 pm on 15 October, the junta targeted and attacked IDPs in Kan Hnaung, Thayarkone, Thamantaw, and Lone Taw villages, a...
KNU says ex-leaders attended Myanmar junta’s NCA event in personal capacity
Source: Mizzima “They went there of their own accord. They no longer hold any official positions within the organisation. However, even as ordinary members, their actions contradict the KNU’s...
Pro-Junta Politicians Ramp Up Online Activity as Election Nears
Source: The Irrawaddy Junta-aligned political parties are intensifying their online propaganda campaigns as the year-end election looms, using Facebook and TikTok to promote themselves while...
Myanmar Junta Recaptures Hsipaw, Key N. Shan Town, From TNLA
Source: The Irrawaddy Hsipaw becomes the third town recaptured by the regime from the TNLA in northern Shan following Nawnghkio on July 15 and Kyaukme on Oct. 2. Read Full Story
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OPINION PAPERS
131 illegal migrant workers abandoned by job brokers arrested in Samut Sakhon
Source: Bangkok Post | By Online Reporters A total of 131 illegal migrant workers who were apparently abandoned by brokers after paying almost 50,000 baht each in hopes of getting jobs ended up...
Thai court to rule on Chinese kingpin’s extradition next week
Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service | By Thai PBS World - 14 October 2025 The Constitutional Court is scheduled to deliver a decision next week on whether to extradite to China a Chinese...
SUHAKAM Calls for Stronger Regional Accountability: ASEAN Must Not Fail Women and Youth in Myanmar
Source: SUHAKAM | Media Statement SUHAKAM expressed deep concern over ASEAN’s continued inaction and silence regarding the specific needs and voices of Myanmar’s women, girls, and youth. Read Full...
Joint Statement: APHR and European Parliament Members Call for Stronger EU Action to Reject Myanmar Junta’s Elections and Prioritize Humanitarian Protection
Source: ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights | Joint Statement Experiencing relentless violence, mass displacement, collapsing services and shrinking humanitarian access, the situation demands...
Chinese police investigations reveal brutality in fraud farm operations in Myanma
Source: The Straits Times | By Aw Cheng Wei Chinese police on Oct 17 announced the prosecution of a criminal empire that had allegedly lured Chinese citizens to Myanmar and forced them to work at...
Open Letter on the Myanmar Crisis
Source: Human Rights Watch | Open Letter To States Attending the 2025 ASEAN Summit, ASEAN Partners Summit, and East Asia Summit Read Full Story
Junta deploys reinforcements, boosts troop presence in Kale
Source: Burma News International | By Khonumthung News Reports indicate that operations have already begun in areas to the north of Kale Town,” said a local source monitoring the junta’s movements...
Primary radar at the Nat Yay Kan air defense base dismantled and relocated, anticipating AA’s imminent capture
Source: Narinjara News | By Maung Sar Ga The Myanmar Military and Security Studies Institute (MDSI) announced the removal and relocation today, October 16. Read Full Story
ARSA member found alive on Shahpori Island in Bangladesh after boat capsizes
Source: Narinjara News | By Khaing Lu Hla In a video in Bengali, the individual found on the beach was identified as a member of ARSA. His present address is Block H, 15, Jamtali Rohingya Refugee...
Myanmar’s 2025 sham election: a turning point?
Source: Workers’ Liberty | By Hein Htet Kyaw China is not only offering verbal support but is also actively assisting the junta with its election preparations, a move the military junta views as a...
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