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Covert drugging: a growing threat to women’s safety
Source: Burma News International | By Shan Herald Agency for News
Stories of Toh Say victims have occasionally surfaced on social media in Myanmar. Most recently, a case involving a young woman who was drugged, manipulated, but managed to escape went viral.
Junta tightens restrictions on Mawlamyine–Ye highway, requiring local endorsement letters for non-Mon NRC holders
Source: Independent Mon News Agency | By monnews
Those without the letter are reportedly forced to pay bribes or are denied passage.
Junta troops advance along Abit–Kale Tagundaing road between Mon and Karen States
Source: Independent Mon News Agency | By monnews
As the troops moved in, artillery fire was reportedly launched from the junta’s Zeehpyukone base in Tagundaing village around noon today, with shells landing near nearby villages and injuring two civilians.
Junta launching attacks on Rakhine using six air bases, three different types of aircraft, reports EAR
Source: Narinjara News | By Maung Sar Ga
This information was included in a statement released together by the EAR and the local air reconnaissance team.
Myanmar’s central bank steps up forex support to stabilize key import sectors
Source: Mizzima
The junta-controlled Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) continued its active intervention in the foreign exchange market this month
Police and Pa-O Militia Allegedly Arrest Drug Users for Military Recruitment in Shan State
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
Police forces under the military junta and the Pa-O National Organization (PNO) militia in the Inle, Pong Inn, and Ywangan regions are reportedly arresting drug users for forced conscription, while drug dealers—some with militia ties—are being released after paying bribes.
Foreign adviser urges OIC for funding Rohingyas in Bangladesh, legal battle against Myanmar
Source: The Daily Star
Touhid addressed a session titled, “Human rights violation against the Rohingya”, at the foreign minister-level conference of the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul, Turkey today.
Myanmar Regime Bans Election Campaign Rallies
Source: The Irrawaddy
The UEC announced the restrictions during a meeting with political parties on Saturday, stating that security at speech venues would be handled by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Junta Minister Flies to Russia and China as Myanmar Fuel Crisis Deepens
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Energy Minister Ko Ko Lwin made urgent trips to Russia and China this month, seeking support too tackle Myanmar’s worsening energy crisis, soaring fuel prices, and relentless blackouts.
Trade Union of Myanmar’s Myo Myo Aye and two other labour activists released from prison
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
“Nine others who were detained with Myo Myo Aye, including her daughter, remain in detention,” the STUM shared on its official social media account.
Myanmar military shuts down a major cybercrime center and detains over 2,000 people
Source: Associated Press | By Grant Peck
KK Park is located on the outskirts of Myawaddy, a major trading town on the border with Thailand in Myanmar’s Kayin state. The area is only loosely under the control of Myanmar’s military government, and also falls under the influence of ethnic minority militias.
Gyrocopters and paramotors new threat facing Myanmar civilians in expanding regime air war
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
Residents in central Myanmar and military defectors told DVB that the Myanmar Air Force is now using manned motorized paragliders, or paramotors, and gyrocopters–a miniature helicopter—to target civilians in territory controlled by anti-regime forces
Slain model not ‘forced’ to go to Myanmar, Thai officials say
Source: Bangkok Post | By Wassayos Ngamkham
Myanmar scammers reportedly killed Belarusian woman and sold her organs on black market
AA issues military alert as Myanmar army increases its military presence in Arakan, targeting specific towns
Source: Narinjara News | By Khaing Lu Hla
On October 19, the Arakan Army (AA) issued a military alert due to ongoing movements by the Myanmar army in Arakan (Rakhine), which aims to seize towns currently held by the AA.
More Thai rivers and downstream communities at risk from Myanmar’s rare earth mines
Source: Mongabay
Satellite data reveal 513 rare earth mining sites across rivers feeding into the Mekong, Salween and Irrawaddy in Myanmar, including 40 new ones in 2025 — far more than previously estimated.
Notorious cyber scam hub linked to Chinese mafia raided
Source: BBC | By Jonathan Head
KK Park is only one of at least 30 similar compounds located on the border. Most of these are under the protection of Karen militia groups allied to the junta, and most are still operating
Fighting Continues in Northern Ye; Civilians Urged to Move with Caution
Source: Burma News International | By Independent Mon News Agency
Clashes between the military council troops and joint resistance forces have been ongoing since October 10, after junta columns advanced into areas under the control of the revolutionary joint forces in northern Ye Township.
Myanmar refugee family missing in Malaysia for last two years now reported in regime detention
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
Regime media reported on Friday that Myanmar refugee rights activist Thuzar Maung, 48, and her family were arrested on an unspecified date after their “illegal” return to Myanmar from Malaysia and are under investigation by police.
Moon’s story: A teacher who dared to think differently in Myanmar
Source: Global Voices | By Exile Hub
A teacher and storyteller resisting the junta in exile
Myanmar junta says seized 30 Starlink receivers in scam centre raid
Source: France 24 | By Agence France-Presse
That number is only a fraction of the Starlink devices AFP identified using satellite imagery and drone photography. On the roof of one building alone in KK Park, images showed nearly 80 of the internet dishes.
Myanmar Junta Reinforces Frontline Positions to Defend Sittwe From Arakan Army
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Lin Thit
“They deployed drones and artillery constantly as they pressed into Ponnagyun. The AA has had to pull back slightly in that area,” a source close to the AA told The Irrawaddy.
Children of Myanmar celebrate World Mission Sunday
Source: Vatican News | By Deborah Castellano Lubov
During Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus address on World Mission Sunday, he appealed for a ceasefire in Myanmar, lamenting the armed clashes and aerial bombardments against civilians and infrastructure in the Southeast Asian country.
Junta-linked forces inspect Thai-Myanmar border crossing in Myawaddy
Source: Mizzima
The inspection reportedly focused on individuals crossing the river and goods being transported across the Thai-Myanmar border.
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 being arrested in Muang district of Samut Sakhon.
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 gambling kingpin and a major investor in the gambling empire in Shwe Kokko in Karen state of Myanmar, to face criminal charges.