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Junta drone kills Htay Aung Hein, youngest volunteer of Phyu Sin Yinkwin foundation, while transporting patient
Source: Narinjara News | By Thinzar Nwe
According to his brother Ko Kai Hein Htet on social media, the young volunteer lost his life when the terrorist group launched a drone strike while he was transporting a patient in a vehicle from Kun Taung village, located in Ponnagyun Township, on October 26.
Maungdaw’s Muslim council condemns ARSA and RSO activities
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
The Maungdaw District Muslim Affairs Council issued a statement on 25 October condemning the arrests, torture, and killings of local residents in Maungdaw District, Arakan State, by the Muslim armed groups
Myanmar Junta Proxy Candidates to Win Dozens of Seats Uncontested
Source: The Irrawaddy
Dozens of parliamentary seats will be filled without a single ballot cast in Myanmar’s December election, with nearly all going to the military’s proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), according to the junta’s election commission.
October: Junta’s chosen month for killing sprees in Kachin State
Source: Burma News International | By Kachin News Group
In the years since the coup, October has come to embody the darkest chapter in Kachin State, a month when the junta’s cruelty peaks and many innocent lives are lost.
Call for submissions: accountability for grave human rights violations in Myanmar
Source: OHCHR | By Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar
Purpose: To inform the Special Rapporteur’s forthcoming conference room paper on accountability for grave human rights violations in Myanmar.
Gradual Progress Seen in Implementation of Five-Points Consensus on Myanmar – Anwar
Source: Bernama (Malaysian National News Agency)
“Yes, there are skirmishes, but they are certainly much smaller compared to what happened in the last few years. We have 200,000 refugees from Myanmar or within Asean, but over the past year, we have not encountered such problems,” he said
A sham election offers no end to Myanmar’s suffering
Source: The Interpreter / The Lowy Institute | By Amy Chew
For ASEAN, endorsing the junta’s charade would accelerate Myanmar’s descent while destabilising the region.
Myanmar vote ‘must lead to lasting peace’
Source: Bangkok Post | By Poramet Tangsathaporn
Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Nikorndej Balankura said the upcoming election should serve as a foundation for a sustainable peace process. Regarding election transparency, he said Thailand supports sending Asean observers if invited by the Myanmar government.
Asean not sending monitors to Myanmar polls
Source: The Manila Times | By Agence France-Presse
Southeast Asia’s Asean bloc will not send observers to Myanmar’s elections in December, diplomatic sources said Monday — a setback to the junta’s push for international legitimacy.
AA conducting clearance operations against ARSA in Maungdaw district
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
ARSA units are said to have set up temporary camps along the Arakan–Bangladesh frontier and inside Bangladesh, infiltrating into Buthidaung, Rathedaung, and Maungdaw townships to attack AA security posts and civilians on the roads.
No hope, false hope: Myanmar youth hit educational dead ends in Thailand
Source: Mizzima
Despite expanding educational opportunities in Mae Sot, youth from Myanmar face an impossible choice: pursue costly qualifications with little hope of university access, or abandon their academic dreams entirely.
Myanmar resistance force seizes junta bases in Yedashe amid heavy airstrikes near Naypyidaw
Source: Mizzima
“Airstrikes and heavy shelling continue. Today alone, two or three paramotors dropped bombs. We’ve also received reports of additional junta casualties in follow-up clashes, though details are still emerging,” PDF spokesperson Bo Lat Ya told Mizzima.
Thai police screen over 1,000 foreigners fleeing Myanmar scam compounds
Source: Bangkok Post | By Wassayos Ngamkham, Assawin Pinitwong
On Saturday night, three loud explosions were heard from KK Park, one of Myanmar’s notorious scam centres, in Myawaddy directly opposite Mae Ku village in Mae Sot.
Asean continues discussions on envoy mandate and sending observers to Myanmar ahead of elections, says Tok Mat
Source: Malay Mail | By Bernama
He said the bloc remains firm that the Five-Point Consensus is the primary reference for guiding regional efforts to help restore peace and stability in Myanmar.
Day Two Wrap: Asean presses Myanmar, unveils flagship projects for inclusive growth
Source: Malay Mail | By Bernama
Myanmar’s transnational crimes, the delayed implementation of the Five-Point Consensus, and the launch of three Asean initiatives on inclusivity and sustainability were among the key highlights on the second day of Asean meetings
RI calls for increased ASEAN engagement to resolve Myanmar conflict
Source: ANTARA | By Nabil Ihsan, Raka Adji
“Indonesia is open to the idea of an ASEAN Observer Team, with a clear and limited mandate to observe and monitor, not to recognize or to endorse or validate the elections,” he said.
Myanmar Military Junta Regains Key Territory Amid Intense Airstrikes and Chinese Support
Source: SSBCrack News | By News Desk
This resurgence has been aided by Chinese diplomatic support, advanced military technology, and an increase in airstrikes that have ravaged towns throughout the country.
Mon State sees tighter enforcement of PSMS surveillance system
Source: Burma News International | By Mon Independent News Agency
The military junta has intensified the use of the Person Scrutinization and Monitoring System (PSMS), a digital surveillance technology, to monitor travelers more strictly, leading to more arrests and extortion at checkpoints across Mon State, according to local sources.
Mon Unity Party to field 38 candidates in junta-organized election
Source: Mon Independent News Agency | By monnews
Mon State has a total of 45 constituencies. The party plans to contest seven out of ten constituencies for the People’s Assembly (Pyithu Hluttaw), excluding Kyaikto, Bilin, and Thaton townships.
Three locals, including a woman, abducted by ARSA in Maungdaw
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
IResidents say that whereas ARSA activity had previously been concentrated along the Bangladesh border and in northern Maungdaw, the group has now pushed into southern Maungdaw, carrying out a series of abuses against civilians.
Twenty-four civilians killed, 20 injured in airstrikes by Myanmar Air Force in Ye Kyi Township
Source: Narinjara News | By Khaing Lu Hla
On October 23, between 11:30 am and 11:50 am, two jet fighters dropped two 500-pound bombs and one 250-pound bomb on Sapyin village, located in Ye Kyi Township, Ayeyarwady Division, at 1:20 pm.
CRPH urges global parliaments to reject Myanmar junta’s planned elections at IPU assembly
Source: Mizzima
In a statement released after the 151st IPU Assembly in Geneva, held from 19 to 23 October, the CRPH said the main agenda of its participation was to oppose and seek non-recognition of the junta-organized election, which it described as “unfair” and “illegitimate.”
Junta shuts down Putao-Myitkyina Road indefinitely
Source: Burma News International | By Kachin Media Group
The junta has indefinitely closed the highway linking Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, to northern Putao Town, citing military reasons.
Covert Drugging: A Growing Threat to Women’s Safety
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
The criminal practice involves secretly exposing victims to psychoactive drugs—often through injection or other covert means—leaving them vulnerable to robbery, exploitation, or sexual assault.
Over 1,000 enter Thailand from Myanmar after scam hub raid
Source: France 24 | By Agence France-Presse
Sprawling cyberscam hubs, where fraudsters swindle victims through online cons, have flourished along Myanmar’s loosely governed border during its years-long civil war.