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Thailand, Myanmar to join hands to resolve border rivers’ arsenic contamination
Source: The Nation, Thailand
Thailand and Myanmar agree to form a joint panel to tackle arsenic contamination in the Kok and Sai rivers, aiming for sustainable environmental solutions.
Airstrikes in Tanintharyi spark surge in IDPs
Source: Burma News International | By Karen Information Center
Aid workers said the rise in IDPs in Tanintharyi Region in July was driven not only by the surge in junta airstrikes but also by ground operations, arrests and killings of civilians, and naval artillery bombardments.
KIA retakes two camps near Indawgyi Lake after clashes with Myanmar junta
Source: Mizzima
“These were originally KIA/KIO bases. After joint forces of the junta and the Shanni Nationalities Army (SNA) launched an offensive, we had to withdraw and leave them. Now, we have recaptured them,” said Colonel Naw Bu, the KIA’s information officer.
ISSUING ID CARDS, HOUSE HOLD REGISTRATION AND TAXATION BLUES: What are the real EROs’ motives for such undertakings
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By Sai Wansai
Residents in northern Shan State say the new local verification cards and household registrations issued by the Ethnic Resistance Organizations (EROs) in areas they may have controlled after “Operation 1027” have exacerbated the conflict in the region.
Myanmar Resistance Attacks Junta in Sagaing City
Source: The Irrawaddy
Clashes erupted in Sagaing city on Sunday night as resistance forces launched a surprise assault on a military outpost near a pagoda in the west of the city.
Myanmar Junta Claims Capture of Demoso From Karenni Forces
Source: The Irrawaddy
Karenni Army adjutant-general Colonel Phone Naing told The Irrawaddy that resistance groups still control strategic positions in Demoso Township.
Junta plans to demolish Myanmar cathedral, Buddhist monasteries
Source: Union of Catholic Asian News | By UCA News reporter
The demolition-facing cathedral has played a significant role in the area’s Christian mission
Junta accuses AA of massacring Muslim villagers in Buthidaung Twsp
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
Myanmar’s military regime has alleged that over 600 Muslims in Htan Shauk Khan Village, part of Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township, were massacred by the Arakan Army (AA) last year.
RCSS accuses junta of plotting division among ethnic groups
Source: Burma News International | By Shan Herald Agency for News
The Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) has accused the junta of trying to sow discord and division among the ethnic groups in Shan State.
RCSS Says Junta’s Forced Protests Against TNLA, MNDAA Break Ethnic Unity
Source: Independent Mon News Agency | By monnews
The RCSS accused the junta of deliberately fueling hatred and division among ethnic groups in Shan State.
Myanmar Border Closure Cripples Thai Exports Worth Billions
Source: The Nation, Thailand
Myanmar authorities abruptly closed the Second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge, the primary route for large goods, in an effort to seize control of trade revenues from ethnic armed groups.
Death Toll From Myanmar Junta’s Aerial Massacre in Mawchi Rises to 32
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyea
Regime aircraft attacked Mawchi twice on August 17, killing 32 civilians and injuring five, according to the Karenni State Interim Executive Council (IEC)’s latest casualty count
Military Tensions Spike in Shan State as Myanmar Junta-MNDAA Talks Collapse
Source: The Irrawaddy
Military tensions are rising in northern Shan State after the latest China-brokered talks between the regime and the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) collapsed without agreement, according to sources.
Min Aung Hlaing Pushes Voter Turnout in Myanmar Junta’s December Elections
Source: The Irrawaddy
During a visit to Magwe on Monday, the junta leader met military personnel and their families at Central Command headquarters, as well as business owners and other local residents.
Clashes escalate at five key locations in Bhamo, says KIA
Source: Burma News International | By Kachin News Group
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has yet to retake military positions around Bhamo Town in Kachin State, but intense clashes continue in five key areas, according to KIA.
Several hundred Rohingyas wait along the Naf in Myanmar
Source: The Daily Star | By Mokammel Shuvo
Several hundred Rohingyas are reportedly stranded just across the Naf River opposite Teknaf, unable to enter Bangladesh due to tightened border security, according to Rohingya community leaders.
ILO launches livelihood recovery initiative in earthquake-affected areas in Myanmar
Source: International Labour Organization
The project aims to rebuild destroyed buildings by hiring local workers, thereby providing decent work for affected communities.
Thai parliament passes Ethnic Way of Life Protection law
Source: Prachatai English | By Prachatai
The Thai parliament has voted to pass the Ethnic Way of Life Protection bill, the first law in Thailand to protect Indigenous peoples’ cultural rights and way of life
Restoring Safe Ground in Burma
Source: Free Burma Rangers
As families chased from their homes by the Burma Army return to their villages, hidden mines still threaten homes, churches, and fields.
Prospects for Chinese Projects in War-Torn Arakan State
Source: Development Media Group | By Moe Pauk
“Now, clashes are taking place between the AA and the Myanmar military in village-tracts such as Sittaw, Kyattein, Katthabyay and Kandi, which are also within the SEZ area.”
Junta airstrike on TNLA-held Thibaw injures 2 civilians
Source: Burma News International | By Shan Herald Agency for News
“The jet fighter dropped 500-pound bombs, and one landed near the Golden Guest Hotel. Two people are reported injured so far, but the number could be higher,” a woman from the town told Shan Herald.
Drone attack in Kyaukphyu kills two IDPs and wounds five others
Source: Narinjara News | By Thinzar Nwe
According to a local man from Kyaukphyu, the junta army bombed Gawtu village at about 1 pm on August 16, resulting in deaths and injuries.
AA claims it is fighting on three fronts near Arakan State
Source: Burma News International | By Development Media Group
The Arakan Army (AA) stated that clashes with the junta persist in Arakan (Rakhine) State, while fighting continues on three fronts along the state’s borders with neighboring regions.
Myanmar junta sets Dec 28 poll date despite raging civil war
Source: Channel News Asia | By AFP/dy
“I think this election is only being held to give power to military dictators until the world ends,” said one Myanmar citizen in the western state of Rakhine.
Suicides Rise as Sittwe Starves Under Myanmar Junta Blockade
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Lin Thit
Locals in Sittwe report a disturbing rise in suicides linked to extreme poverty and hunger in the Rakhine State capital, where the military has imposed a sweeping blockade.