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Mon Revolutionary Forces Strengthening their Joint Effort
Source: Burma News International
The Mon State Federal Council (MSFC) Chairman Nai Mon Sein stated, “The main Mon armed groups are NMSP-AD, MSDF, MSRF, and MLA. Under the leadership of the MSFC, there have been no formal political discussions among these four groups yet.
Independent Mon News Agency
UN Expert Says Response To Myanmar War ‘Not Working’
Source: BARRON’S
Describing a situation that has “gone from bad, to worse, to horrific”, UN special rapporteur Tom Andrews said more than three million people have been displaced by fighting in the Southeast Asian nation in as many years.
Agence France Presse
‘Direct hit’ airstrike on homes kills 15 civilians in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
Source: Radio Free Asia
3 generations of the same family were among those killed in the junta attack.
RFA Burmese
As fighting wears on, many in Myanmar are focused on a new government
Source: Radio Free Asia
For decades, federalism seemed like a distant dream. The war has made it a possibility.
Aye Aye Mon with photos and video by Chan Aung for RFA Burmese
Observers: Chinese-made fighter jets play key role in deadly airstrikes in Myanmar
Source: Voice of America
In many instances, civilians are not just collateral damage but the target of attacks, which appear intended to create terror.
Nyein Chan Aye
China wants offensive against Myanmar regime to end, leaked document shows
Source: Myanmar Now
China wants armed groups in Myanmar to end their offensives against the country’s junta, a leaked document from a meeting held following the fall of the strategic town of Lashio in early August shows, revealing that the regime’s most important ally fears it may be nearing collapse.
Myanmar Now
Over 100 Myanmar political prisoners have died since coup, group says
Source: Radio Free Asia
Of the 103 political prisoners who have died in prison since the coup, at least 63 people were denied medical treatment, the AAPP, a rights group based outside Myanmar, said in a statement on Monday
RFA Burmese
Myanmar to send representative to ASEAN summit for first time in three years
Source: Channel News Asia
Aung Kyaw Moe, permanent secretary at the Myanmar foreign ministry, attended a meeting of foreign ministers on Tuesday ahead of the main summit, AFP journalists saw.
Agence France-Presse | AFP/lh/dy
Myanmar garment workers ‘face ongoing abuse’
Source: Ecotextile News
The labour rights violations recorded by BHRRC’s tracker were linked to 87 international companies sourcing from factories in Myanmar, with LPP, New Yorker, H&M, Workman and Lidl linked to the most allegations.
Simon Glover
Myanmar Democracy Leader Dr. Zaw Myint Maung Dies in Junta Custody
Source: Irrawaddy
The prominent politician and four-time elected lawmaker was chief minister of Mandalay Region and a deputy chair of the National League for Democracy (NLD). He was arrested after the military coup in February 2021 along with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior NLD figures.
Irrawaddy
Woman killed, four injured in ARSA ambush in Maungdaw Twsp
Source: Development Media Group
A group of seven locals were attacked by ARSA members near Meetaik Village at around 4 p.m. on October 6 as they were returning from Taungpyo Town in northern Maungdaw Township after purchasing commodities.
Development Media Group
ICNCC requests removal of two NUG ministers, seeks replacement amid political disputes
Source: Mizzima
The Interim Chin National Consultative Council (ICNCC) requested that the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) remove two ministers from the National Unity Government (NUG), Dr. Salai Lian Hmung Sakhong and Dr. Ngine Tam Maung, and replace them with new appointees.
Mizzima
Blocking the exits: Myanmar junta turns the screws on migrant workers
Source: Frontier Myanmar
Desperate for foreign exchange, the regime is taking harsh steps to enforce tax and remittance rules for migrants and making it harder for them to travel.
Frontier
AA ups law and order efforts in Arakan territory under its control
Source: Development Media Group
The revolutionary and nascent Arakkha People’s Government, led by the AA and its political wing the United League of Arakan (ULA), has formed a Department of Law Enforcement and Public Security and is recruiting new members to expand its functions, according to the AA.
Development Media Group
Myanmar: Arbitrary arrests, torture of political prisoners and digital repression used to crush the Anti-Junta Movement
Source: Civicus Monitor
Since the 2021 coup, thousands of activists and protesters have been detained on fabricated charges including terrorism, incitement and sedition. Many have been convicted by secret military tribunals in unfair trials and given harsh sentences, including the death penalty.
Civicus Monitor
ASIA/THAILAND – Arrest or repatriation: the fate of many Burmese fleeing war
Source: Agenzia Fides
According to the Myanmar Humanitarian Action Centre, a non-governmental organization, this was an unprecedented restrictive measure.
Agenzia Fides
ISSI signs Working Protocol with Myanmar think-tank
Source: Mizzima
It is a familiar tactic from the generals, yet this time it appears tailored to project an image of inclusive elections to China and Myanmar’s credulous neighboring countries.
Mizzima
Myanmar Junta Intensifies Crackdown on People Leaving the Country
Source: Irrawaddy
The Myanmar military regime is cracking down on citizens who hold passports marked “for visit” (PV) if they are suspected of going abroad for work purposes.
Brian WEI
Indonesia hosts international meeting on Myanmar with UN, junta rivals, sources say
Source: Reuters
Indonesia is hosting an international meeting involving the United Nations and opponents of Myanmar’s ruling military, sources with knowledge of the talks said on Friday, as a regional effort to end a civil war fails to gain traction.
Shoon Naing; Poppy Mcpherson
Brave Warriors for Myanmar attack Central Regional Military Command with rocket fire
Source: Mizzima
The BWM official added that they fired the rockets from within the inner security zone, managing to infiltrate checkpoints. BWM is currently assessing the deaths and damage to Military Council personnel.
Mizzima
Junta-controlled 5 Arakanese towns begin census program
Source: Narinjara News
Among the 17 townships in Arakan State, the population and housing census has begun today in urban areas under five towns, which are under the control of the military junta, for the upcoming election in 2025.
Kyaing Hein Lin, Narinjara News
Conscription: Myanmar’s Nuclear Option and the Man Who Pressed the Button
Source: Irrawaddy
The first conscription law was enacted in 1959 under the interim government of General Ne Win, who would later stage Myanmar’s first coup, in 1962.
Maung Kavi
Traders in Myanmar struggle as borders with China remain closed in rebel-held areas
Source: Radio Free Asia
6 of Shan state’s border gates are under the control of insurgent ethnic groups.
RFA Burmese
Thousands flee Myanmar airstrikes after rebel ambush
Source: Radio Free Asia
About 10,000 villagers in Myanmar’s Sagaing region are fleeing junta airstrikes launched after forces loyal to a shadow pro-democracy government inflicted unusually heavy casualties on a military column, residents told Radio Free Asia.
RFA Burmese
SAC Targets Local Charities Amid Efforts to Regain Territories
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News
On September 29, a charity organization in Hsipaw Township, which was aiding displaced people and the wounded, came under attack by an SAC airstrike.
Shan Herald Agency for News