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Road closure between Banmauk and Homalin triggers soaring prices in Homalin
Source; Burma News International | By Kachin News Group
After the junta and its allied Shanni Nationalities Army (SNA) imposed a blockade on the road for more than 20 days, villages including Naungpoaung and Nantaw in Homalin Township have been hit by unprecedented price surges.
KIA refutes junta’s claim of defections
Source: Burma News International | By Myitkyina Journal
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has dismissed reports from junta-controlled media alleging that some members of the KIA and the Kagabu People’s Force (KPF) in Kachin State’s Putao Township have defected to the junta.
Fund mobilisation for Rohingyas turns difficult: Shafiqul Alam
Source: United News of Bangladesh
Highlighting the importance of channeling new funds, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said the required fund mobilisation for the Rohingyas living in Bangladesh has become difficult as many countries are not willing to fund like before.
SurgiField System Successfully Deployed in Myanmar Conflict Zone, Enabling Life-Saving Surgery
Source: PR Newswire | By SurgiBox Inc
SurgiBox Inc. announced the successful deployment of its SurgiField System in Myanmar (Burma), where frontline medical teams used the portable surgical technology to perform life-saving procedures in active conflict zones
Flawed ASEAN Needs to Regain Its Footing
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Thitinan Pongsudhirak
ASEAN now faces a daunting dilemma of engaging the junta and legitimizing it or standing aside and thereby ceding influence entirely to China.
Why So Many Young People Work Voluntarily in Myanmar’s Scam Compounds
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Kannikar Petchkaew
Scam compounds continue to thrive long after a highly publicized international crackdown in February, and the cut-off of electricity, gasoline, and internet to Karen State’s Myawaddy.
TNLA Denies Myanmar Regime Troops Have Entered Hsipaw in Northern Shan
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyae
Residents say Myanmar regime troops entered the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)-controlled town of Hsipaw in northern Shan State on Wednesday, though the ethnic army denied the claims.
SurgiField System Successfully Deployed in Myanmar Conflict Zone, Enabling Life-Saving Surgery
Source: PR Newswire | By SurgiBox Inc
SurgiBox Inc. announced the successful deployment of its SurgiField System in Myanmar (Burma), where frontline medical teams used the portable surgical technology to perform life-saving procedures in active conflict zones.
WFP acting chief meets CA, reaffirms commitment to food aid for 1.3m Rohingyas
Source: The Business Standard | By Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
World Food Programme (WFP) Acting Executive Director Carl Skau has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to mobilising food aid for 1.3 million Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh, saying the crisis remains one of the Rome‑based UN body’s top priorities.
EAOs Control Two Myanmar-Thailand Border Trade Stations
Source: ISP-Myanmar | Mapping
Of Myanmar’s seven official border trade stations with Thailand, Mese and Htee Khee stations now fall under the control of the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) and the Karen National Union/Karen National Liberation Army (KNU/KNLA).
The Era of Tug of War between Rice and Money
Source: Kantarawaddy Times | Feature
During the deteriorating conditions of the post-coup, where even having money is useless in some of eyes,
How Will People Sustain Their Livelihoods If They Become Long-Term Refugees?
Source: Kantarawaddy Times | Feature
In Karenni State, which has a population of around 300,000, about 250,000 people have become internally displaced due to the ongoing conflict
BGB’s involvement in border clashes seen as complicating Arakan conflict
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
Observers warn that such actions amount to interference in Myanmar’s internal affairs and further complicate the already fragile situation in Arakan State and along the border.
Junta escalates airstrikes as fighting rages in Banmauk
Source: Burma News International | By Kachin News Group
Fierce clashes persist after resistance forces seized Banmauk Town in Sagaing Region’s Banmauk Township, with the junta intensifying its use of airstrikes.
Civil War Puts Northern Shan State’s Cultural Heritage at Risk
Source: The Irrawaddy
Fighting between the military regime and ethnic armed groups is putting historic landmarks and cultural heritage sites in northern Shan State at grave risk, conservationists warn.
Myanmar Junta Boss Names Wife’s Protégé as New Aide-de-Camp
Source: The Irrawaddy
The move follows the recent reassignment of Colonel Sein Maung Lin, who previously held the post, to head the military’s Directorate of Anti-Terrorism.
ASEAN To Decide Collectively On Deployment Of Election Observers To Myanmar – Mohamad
Source: BERNAMA
“We will bring this matter to the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting for a decision. However, I anticipate that ASEAN is unlikely to agree, so there’s no need to be unduly worried,” he told reporters here on Monday.
Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown — using Musk’s Starlink
Source: France 24 | By Agence France-Presse
They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal.
Thailand, Myanmar plan new wells to boost gas output
Source: The Nation
Myanmar and Thailand have discussed the need to quickly sign new contracts to increase natural gas production from the Yadana and Zawtika projects and to develop new offshore projects, according to sources.
Thamanat vows to resolve pollution in Kok River
Source: Bangkok Post | By Apinya Wipatayotin
Capt Thamanat, also Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, emphasised the urgency of addressing chemical contamination flowing from upstream tributaries across the Myanmar border into the Kok River during his visit over the weekend.
A Myanmar town lies in shambles as both sides in civil war vie for control
Source: Associated Press | By Aung Shine Oo
The once-thriving town in Myanmar’s Shan State is in shambles, an Associated Press journalist confirmed on Friday in a rare visit to the war-torn area allowed by the country’s military government.
Massacres across Myanmar killed 637 civilians between May and August
Source: Burma News International | By Mizzima
According to Nyan Lin Thit Analytica, civilian deaths in mass killing incidents have steadily increased since the coup: 570 in 2021, 612 in 2022, 939 in 2023, 1,484 in 2024, and 1,122 from January to August 2025.
Appeal for the Release of Aung San Suu Kyi and All Political Prisoners in Myanmar
Source: Forum 2000 | Appeal
We demand that she be granted unrestricted medical treatment without any delay, immediate visit of her son, and ultimately her full and unconditional release.
Thousands Flee Namtu and Hsipaw as Military Airstrikes Devastate Shan Towns
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
The mass displacement follows a series of aerial bombardments by the military council, which has intensified attacks on Ta’ang (Palaung) National Liberation Army (TNLA)-controlled territories after retaking Kyaukme town on October 1.
Ex-General Behind Yangon Crackdown Eyes Reward in Myanmar Junta Election
Source: The Irrawaddy
Former Lieutenant General Thet Pon, who led the bloody crackdown on anti-coup protesters in Yangon, looks set to be rewarded with the post of Sagaing Chief Minister after being named as a Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) election candidate.