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Illegal mining linked to downstream pollution
Source: Bangkok Post | By Apinya Wipatayotin
With rivers from Myanmar flowing into Thailand’s Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces, the stakes for managing transboundary pollution have never been higher.
KIA claims it neutralized junta column in Bhamo
Source: Burma News International | By Kachin News Group
The KIA attacked the doomed junta column over August 24 and 25, sealing off all escape routes and maintaining relentless fire, ultimately annihilating it.
AA detains over 30 Bangladeshi nationals for illegal fishing
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
Arakan Army (AA) coast guard forces recently apprehended five fishing boats and more than 30 Bangladeshi nationals for illegally entering Arakan waters, according to local residents.
MRO/CDF-Matupi confirms trade routes reopened in Matupi Township
Source: Burma News International | By Khonumthung News
“We have reopened all public roads. They were temporarily closed due to an emergency status, but now everything is back to normal. Trade activities in Matupi Township will also resume,” said Ko Bway Oap, spokesperson for the MRO/CDF-Matupi.
Junta confiscates foreign goods en route from Yangon to Taunggyi
Source: Burma News International | By Shan Herald Agency for News
The junta checkpoint at Kywetatson Village in Thazi Township has been seizing various foreign goods transported from Yangon to Taunggyi since August 23, according to a truck driver on that route.
Myanmar junta troops retreat to Budalin after clashes, airstrikes kill three civilians
Source: Mizzima
An 80-strong junta column stationed in Pei Pyit Taw village, four miles north of Budalin town in Sagaing Region, retreated to the town on 27 August after clashes with resistance forces, according to local revolutionary groups.
Myanmar’s war refugees flee conflict, face toxic orange orchards
Source: Mekong Eye | By Sai Harn Lin
War refugees from Myanmar’s Shan State now labor in Thailand’s orange orchards, where they face toxic pesticide exposure, meager wages, and no legal protection.
Samsonite Bag Factory in Myanmar Shuts Down Over Trump Tariffs
Source: The Irrawaddy
Owned by Chinese nationals and employing over 200 staff, Twinkle (Myanmar) informed its workforce that the 40 percent tariff imposed by the U.S. on imports from Myanmar rendered continued operations financially untenable.
Myanmar’s military government declares Karen ethnic rebels a terrorist group as elections loom
Source: Associated Press
KNU spokesperson Padoh Saw Taw Nee said: “You don’t even need to prove anything on who the real terrorists and international criminals are, and who the unlawful association are.”
Myanmar Hires McKeon Group to Restore US Ties
Source: O’Dwyer’s PR Daily
McKeon Group joins DCI Group on Myanmar’s payroll. DCI has a one-year $3M contract with the country that went into effect on July 31.
Cash-strapped free schools for IDP students close in three Arakan State townships
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
The Lin Yaung Chi Foundation’s free schools, which educate more than 2,000 displaced children across three townships in Arakan State, are facing a funding crisis.
KSP Handles 164 Cases in One Year
Source; Kantarawaddy Times
The Karenni State Police (KSP) announced in its fourth-anniversary report that from August 2024 to this August, it has handled a total of 164 cases.
IEC Welcomes Thai Government’s Refugee Work Permit Policy, Pledges Cooperation as a Strategic Move to Uphold Refugees’ Dignity
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
The IEC pledged to cooperate with Thai authorities across relevant sectors to improve the safety, dignity, and opportunities available to displaced communities.
Tactics 33 and MSRF Form “Brotherhood Battalion”
Source: Independent Mon News Agency | By monnews
The People’s Defense Force (PDF) Operation Area 1, Tactics 33, and the Mon State Revolutionary Force (MSRF) announced today, August 27, the formation of an allied unit called the “Brotherhood Battalion.”
Kachin Rebels Capture Another Myanmar Junta Base in Bhamo
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyae
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) seized the junta’s No. 236 Light Infantry Battalion in Kachin State’s Bhamo on Aug. 25, according to KIA spokesman Colonel Naw Bu.
Myanmar Junta Confirms Min Aung Hlaing to Visit China
Source: The Irrawaddy
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will visit China to attend a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) due to start Sunday.
Maungdaw ceremony marks 8th anniversary of ARSA massacre of Hindus
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
Hindus say the international community and human rights activists have not given as much attention to the killings of Hindus as they have to the violence against Muslims.
Myanmar military blockade in Myingyan cripples trade and deepens hardship for residents
Source: Mizzima
The blockade began on 18 August, when the junta banned the transportation of goods between Myingyan town and nearby villages.
Shan State Chief Minister’s son releases statement following UN opinion of father’s detention by Myanmar junta
Source: Mizzima
For me this is not politics. It is the memory of my father’s steady hand on my shoulder. It is the hope that I will hear his voice again outside prison walls. For Myanmar it is the chance to break free from a nightmare that has already taken too many lives.
Midnight Raids in Nawnghkio Target Young Male Residents
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
The raids have been reported in Kangyi, Nyantaw, Nawngtaw, Shwemuttaw, Inn Pho, Mepoke, and Taungshey villages.
Three civilians killed in junta artillery strike in Shwegu
Source: Burma News International | By Kachin News Group
Since August 20, junta troops based in Shwegu Town have been indiscriminately firing artillery at villages across the Ayeyarwady River
Myanmar Junta Chief Presses Election Drive in Tour of Three Regions
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Unlike his previous tours, which focused heavily on development rhetoric and narratives about military-led governance, Min Aung Hlaing emphasized the election in his latest round of visits
Myanmar Junta Convoy Battles Way Into Pauk After 84 Days of Resistance Attacks
Source: The Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s military regime has launched a series of airstrikes and ground raids across Pauk Township in Magwe Region to provide cover for the withdrawal of a military convoy that recently delivered supplies
Myanmar displaced persons in border camps permitted to work amid labour shortages
Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service | By Thai PBS World
The Cabinet has approved, in principle, a proposal from the Labour Ministry seeking to allow displaced persons from Myanmar, currently residing in nine refugee camps, to work legally in Thailand for one year
KNU Denounces Myanmar Junta’s Election as Unlawful, Illegitimate
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyae
The Karen National Union (KNU), one of Myanmar’s longest-standing ethnic armed organizations, on Tuesday condemned the junta’s upcoming election as unlawful, joining other revolutionary groups in denouncing the polls.