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KIO chairman reaffirms commitment to uproot Myanmar military dictatorship
Source: Mizzima
General N’Ban La, chairman of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), pledged ongoing collaboration with revolutionary forces to dismantle the military dictatorship, announcing new initiatives for administrative and law enforcement in KIO-controlled areas.
Mizzima
Chinese Ambassador, Military Attaché Hold Talks With Myanmar Junta No. 2
Source: Irrawaddy
The two discussed cooperation between the countries’ militaries in various sectors including technology and information. Ma was accompanied by military attaché Qu Zhe
Irrawaddy
ANP held NCA experience briefing in Yangon
Source: Narinjara News
Arakan National Party (ANP), which was denied registration by the military junta, held an experience briefing in Yangon on 26 October about the ceremony for the 9th anniversary of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA)
Kyaing Hein Lin
Myanmar faces manifold crises as military conscription drives mass exodus
Source: East Asia Forum
The new law has not only compelled young people to flee the country but has also driven many domestic businesses to sell their assets and relocate to Thailand.
Soe Nandar Linn
How Operation 1027 Transformed War Against Myanmar Junta
Source: Irrawaddy
Operation 1027 stands as the largest and most well-organized offensive launched against the military regime since the 2021 coup and represents a tipping point in the revolution against the military dictatorship
Nayt Thit
Displaced Mro people go hungry in Maungdaw Twsp
Source: Development Media Group
Initially, displaced people relied on the Mayu Mountains for food, but the possibility of being arrested by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) now discourages them from doing so.
Development Media Group
Civilian landmine casualties in Karenni State approach 100: IEC
Source: Myanmar Peace Monitor
U Banyar, Secretary-2 of the IEC, stated that landmines are mostly found in villages where military council troops were previously stationed.
Kantarawaddy Times
Relative of Myanmar’s ex-dictator arrested over social media posts
Source: Radio Free Asia
Nay Soe Maung faces charges under the Penal Code, Anti-Terrorism Act and Electronic Communications Act. His father in law, Than Shwe, headed the military junta from 1992 to 2011, before handing over leadership of the armed forces to the current junta chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing
RFA Burmrese
Myanmar rebels take the road to Mandalay
Source: Radio France Internationale
Winding through the lawless, rugged hills of northern Myanmar, National Highway 3 links a stunning series of victories by ethnic rebels and pro-democracy fighters in their war against the junta.
Agence France-Presse
KIO Chair Calls on All Able Adults to Join Revolution
Source: Irrawaddy
General N’Ban La, the chairman of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), urged all able-bodied people from youths to the middle-aged to participate in the revolution to end Myanmar’s military dictatorship, in a speech on Friday marking the 64th anniversary of the KIO.
Hein Htoo Zan
Myanmar hosts 42nd ASEANPOL Conference
Source: Eleven Media Group
The theme of the 42nd ASEANPOL Conference is “Strengthening Regional and Global Partnerships to Combat Transnational Crime.” The conference, which started on 22 October, will continue on 23 and 24 October
Eleven Media Group
Fighting Flares as Myanmar Junta Tries to Retake Karenni-Held Villages
Source: Irrawaddy
Fighting has intensified in southern Shan State as junta troops and the allied Pa’O National Organization (PNO) raid villages on the border between Pinlaung and Pekon townships controlled by Karenni resistance forces.
Saw LWIN
Plains of war: Into the Kalay fray
Source: Frontier Myanmar
A journey from the Chin hills to the Sagaing plains with arms dealers and rebel commanders reveals the turmoil of Myanmar’s civil war – and the steep price of victory.
Ivan OGILVIE | FRONTIER
Myanmar junta expands mandatory remittance for migrant workers
Source: Radio Free Asia
Myanmar workers in Laos are required to send home a quarter of their wages through official channel
RFA Burmese
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Son Worried She Could Die in Prison
Source: Irrawaddy
Here Kim Aris talks to The Irrawaddy about his worries about his mother’s health and being kept in the dark, and calls on the junta at least to move her into house arrest and allow him to visit her on a regular basis.
Interview | Kim Aris / Htein Lin
Patterns of Military Oppression In 2023-2024
Source: Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma)
The scope and scale of the atrocities committed by the military junta make their documentation a challenging one, but consequentially, all the more necessary.
Thematic Report | Assistance Association for Political Prisoners
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Son Worried She Could Die in Prison
Source: Irrawaddy
Here Kim Aris talks to The Irrawaddy about his worries about his mother’s health and being kept in the dark, and calls on the junta at least to move her into house arrest and allow him to visit her on a regular basis.
Interview | Kim Aris / Htein Lin
China’s competing interests in Myanmar risk prolonging the conflict
Source: Reaction
The military regime that replaced Suu Kyi’s government in February 2021 currently controls less than half of the country, thanks to the fierce resistance it faces across Myanmar from numerous ethnic armed organisations (EAOs)
Gabriel Lane
Venerable Nyar Na: The Monk in Sky Blue Robe & His Censored Buddhist Anarchism in Burma
Source: Libcom.org
Venerable Nyar Na was imprisoned for almost 16 years due to his unconventional views, which are radically different from the traditional views of Burmese Theravada Buddhism.
Hein Htet Kyaw
Chin Forces Attack Thantlang Town Police Station
Source: Khonumthung News
Salai Htet Ni, a spokesperson for the Chin National Front/Chin National Army (CNF/CNA), one of the groups involved in the attack on the police station said: “It’s true that there is intense fighting in Thantlang [Town] today.
Khonumthung News
KIA Seals Off House of Myanmar Junta-Allied Warlord After Seizing Pangwa
Source: Irrawaddy
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has sealed off the house of junta-aligned militia leader Zahkung Ting Ying in his hometown of Pangwa on the Chinese border after taking control of the town, according to KIA spokesman Naw Bu.
Irrawaddy
KIA Captures Second BGF Battalion Headquarters
Source: Burma News International
The BGF still hold the Battalion 1001 base in Nuzungbaung Village and the nearby town of Phimaw which is administered by Battalion 1002. It also still holds Kan Paik Ti Town which is administered by Battalion 1003.
Myitkyina Journal
Explosion at Chinese Consulate in Myanmar Follows Beijing’s Growing Acceptance of Junta
Source: China Dogital Timesl
There is a long history of public protests in front of Chinese diplomatic missions in Myanmar, dating back to deadly riots in 1967.
Arthur Kaufman
U Aung San Oo seeks re-auction of historic family property on University Avenue, Yangon
Source: Mizzima
On 22 October, representatives of U Aung San Oo submitted a motion at the Kamayut District Court to re-auction the historic family property located at No. 54, University Avenue Road, Bahan Township, Yangon.
Mizzima
Myanmar hosts 42nd ASEANPOL Conference
Source: Eleven Media Group
The theme of the 42nd ASEANPOL Conference is “Strengthening Regional and Global Partnerships to Combat Transnational Crime.” The conference, which started on 22 October, will continue on 23 and 24 October
Eleven Media Group