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SUHAKAM Calls For Global Cooperation To Safeguard Minors in Conflict-Affected Myanmar
Source: BERNAMA
SUHAKAM Children’s Commissioner Dr Zufar Yadi Brendan Abdullah said a coordinated international effort is crucial to uphold the rights of Myanmar’s children, who have increasingly become victims of ongoing violence.
Unlicensed school with 900 migrant students raided in Samut Sakhon
Source: Bangkok Post | By Online Reporters
The Thai national in charge claimed it was a youth camp with an approved licence, but officials confirmed the site was unapproved for education or camp activities.
Junta imposes curfews in Hpakant and Myitkyina
Source: Burma News International | By Kachin News Group
The junta imposed curfews, citing the need to prevent situations that could threaten public security
Airstrikes in Mindat kill three students and disabled woman
Source: Burma News International | By Khonumthung News
Around 7:00 pm on October 8, junta aircraft bombed the villages of Vawmm’Tu and Htinchaun
Bangladeshi indigenous man abducted by Muslim armed groups in Naikhongchhari
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
A similar abduction occurred on September 23, when a resident of Balukhia Village in Gundum Township was taken by ARSA and RSO members. That individual remains missing to this day.
Thousands of Regime Forces Quit, Surrender or Are Captured Amid Conscription Drive
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Lin Thurein Kyaw
More than 2,000 junta soldiers, police and conscripts defected, surrendered or were captured from January to September this year, according to People’s Goal, a group formed by defecting soldiers involved in the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM).
PPP Leader Says Daw Aung San Suu Kyi ‘Not a Political Prisoner’
Source: The Irrawaddy
People’s Pioneer Party chair Daw Thet Thet Khine, said at a press conference on Wednesday that Myanmar’s jailed civilian leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is not a political prisoner, but merely a criminal convicted of corruption.
Myanmar air strikes force youth into bunker schools
Source: Radio France Internationale | By Agence France-Presse
Before a Myanmar student descends into a classroom entombed in a concrete bunker, she prays for compassion and her community’s safety, knowing her appeal will go unanswered
Malaysia Guarantees ASEAN Support For Myanmar Elections, Says State Media
Source: BERNAMA | By Vijian Paramasivam
The Myanmar government said Malaysia has assured ASEAN’s support for its election slated for December 28 this year, and has pledged to send observer teams to the polls.
Myanmar air force plane drops bombs near Thai border in Kanchanaburi
Source: Bangkok Post | By Piyarach Chongcharoen
A Myanmar air force plane dropped six bombs on a border village in Myanmar near the Phu Nam Ron permanent border checkpoint in Muang district on Friday in a second round of airstrikes. No casualties were reported.
Myanmar’s military acknowledges attacking festival, accuses resistance forces of using human shields
Source: Associated Press | By Grant Peck
Neither the government nor its opponents reported any armed combat near the scene of the bombing.
EAOs Still Control Nearly Half of the Mandalay-Muse Route
Source: ISP-Myanmar | Mapping
The stretch between Kyaukme and Hsipaw is held by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and Shan State Progressive Party (SSPP), while Hsipaw to Lashio is controlled by the TNLA, Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA)
Migrant workers must buy health insurance to state cut costs
Source: The Nation
For the initial phase (Phase 1), OSS Centres have been established as a pilot in four border provinces that host temporary shelters for people fleeing the conflict in Myanmar: Tak, Mae Hong Son, Kanchanaburi, and Ratchaburi.
KIA conscription drive sparks worry among Hpakant locals
Source: Burma News International | By Myitkyina Journal
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is intensifying conscription efforts in its controlled areas of Hpakant Township, Kachin State, raising concerns among local communities.
AA-led joint forces wipe out junta reinforcements and outposts, with fighting reaching within one mile of Kapasa No. 14
Source: Narinjara News | By Khaing Wun Tha
The revolutionary joint forces led by the AA, which includes the PDF, have effectively eliminated military reinforcements and outposts, moving to within one mile of Myanmar’s arms production facility
At least five injured ARSA members transported to Bangladesh after clashes in northern Maungdaw, Bangladeshi intelligence official says
Source: Narinjara News | By Khaing Lu Hla
A representative from the intelligence agency verified that they were being transported for medical treatment but chose not to reveal the location of their care.
KNU Braces for Battle as Myanmar Junta Troops Mass in Northern Karen State
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Phoe Tar
The Myanmar junta and local allies have joined forces in a counteroffensive to recapture northern Karen State’s Hpapun District, bordering Thailand, from Karen resistance groups.
Myanmar Junta Troops Permitted to Loot Civilian Homes as ‘Spoils of War’: Defector
Source: The Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s regime is permitting its troops to loot civilian homes during operations against resistance forces in southern Shan and Karenni (Kayah) states, according to a conscript who recently defected to the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF).
KIA Seizes Camps From Myanmar Military in Bhamo, Waingmaw
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyae
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) seized several frontline camps from the junta’s military in Bhamo and Waingmaw townships in Kachin State on Thursday, KIA spokesperson Colonel Naw Bu said.
Fisherfolk in Rakhine State struggle to survive amid Myanmar military blockade
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
Fishing families living along the coast in Myanmar’s western Arakan State are facing a crisis due to the military’s two-year-long road and naval blockade of the region.
UN decries deadly Myanmar airstrike, amid mounting military attacks on civilians
Source: UN News | By Vibhu Mishra
The United Nations has condemned a Myanmar airstrike that killed dozens of civilians, including children, calling it part of a “disturbing pattern” of indiscriminate attacks by the country’s military.
Women’s groups call for protection of journalists amid detentions in Arakan State
Source: Burma News International | By Development Media Group
The women’s groups called for Mudra’s immediate release, stressing that she is simply a journalist doing her job and that keeping her detained for so long endangers both her personal safety and her freedom to report.
Junta abducts over 30 civilians in Tanintharyi Region for use as human shields
Source: Burma News International | By Karen Information Center
Residents of Sione, Nyaungbingon, Yanhpo, and Banlamut, villages entered by the junta column and located across the river from Kanto, are fleeing in whole communities, fearing further abductions by the junta.
KNDF deputy commander-in-chief calls for unity among Karenni resistance forces
Source: Burma News International | By Network Media Group
Marwi, deputy commander-in-chief of the Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF), said it is now crucial for all resistance groups in Karenni State to unite and form a single, unified United Karenni State Army.
Junta Airstrike Damages Monastery in Namtu as Fighting Escalates Across Shan State
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
The Myanmar military has launched a new round of airstrikes in northern Shan State, targeting Namtu and Hsipaw townships and damaging both religious and civilian sites