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18 Myanmar Resistance Medics Die in Karenni Floods
Source: Irrawaddy
Eighteen resistance medics attending a Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF) training course were killed by flooding in Demoso Township, Karenni (Kayah) State, according to the anti-regime group.
Irrawaddy
China opposes any words, deeds undermining China-Myanmar ties: embassy
Source: China Global Television Network
The Chinese Embassy in Myanmar on Saturday said China opposes external forces interfering in Myanmar’s internal affairs and opposes any words and deeds that attempt to sow discord in China-Myanmar relations.
China Global Television Network
What Will Mon Unity Party Policies Be Following Junta Registration
Source: Burma News International
As a result, support for the MUP among the Mon people has dropped significantly, and the party’s political role is gradually diminishing, according to Mon political analysts.
Than Lwin Times
Anyar rising: Myanmar’s Dry Zone PDFs up the ante
Source: Frontier Myanmar
Resistance groups in western Mandalay Region have shown signs of greater coordination and effectiveness, but there’s still a long way to go to replicate the successes of their comrades in the north.
Frontier
Miemie Winn Byrd awarded for raising awareness about Myanmar
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma
Miemie Winn Byrd, who has been traveling and speaking to Myanmar diaspora communities in the U.S. and around the world to explain the progress made by resistance groups during the nationwide uprising to the 2021 military coup, known as the Spring Revolution.
English Editor | Democratic Voice of Burma
Shootout erupts between two junta-align militia groups in Muse Town
Source: Burma News International
A local reported that on 13 September, around 12:30 p.m., an exchange of fire occurred between the Myoma militia group and the Namhpatkar militia group in Swamsaw Ward, Muse Town.
Shan Herald Agency for News
Myanmar Junta Bombs Civilians While Thai Air Force Drops Aid
Source: Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s regime continues to carry out airstrikes on civilian areas, despite heavy flooding across the country.
Irrawaddy
China in delicate dance with Myanmar’s rebel groups
Source: Radio Free Asia
The junta ally is likely trying to end conflict along its borders, but its assets are under rebel control.
RFA Burmese
Election Opponents Urge Boycott of Census Conducted by Military Junta
Source: Independent Mon News Agency
Voices opposing the upcoming election have called on the public to boycott the census, warning that it could be used to serve the junta’s interests rather than the people’s.
Independent Mon News Agency
Chinese, Myanmar Junta’s Police Forces Ramp Up Cooperation
Source: Irrawaddy
Chinese Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong and junta Home Affairs Minister Yar Pyae signed the MoUs when the latter attended the three-day Global Public Security Cooperation Forum in China’s Jiangsu Province from Sunday to Tuesday.
Irrawaddy
KNU: Myanmar Junta Conscripts Kill Guards and Escape
Source: Irrawaddy
A total of 27 migrants from Myanmar who were repatriated by the Thai authorities and were conscripted into the military reportedly escaped to the Karen National Union (KNU) in Tanintharyi Region on Tuesday. Two other conscripts are missing.
Brian Wei
Mon Unity Party granted official registration by Myanmar Junta’s Election Commission
Source: Mizzima
The Mon Unity Party (MUP), aligned with Myanmar’s Military Council, has been officially registered as a political party by the junta-led Union Election Commission (UEC).
Mizzima
Chin State to establish an education bureaucracy aligned with federal democratic standards
Source: Mizzima
Chin State’s Minister of Education, Salai Cross Thang, told Mizzima that they are working to establish an education bureaucracy in Chin State that aligns with federal democratic standards.
Mizzima
Airstrike on Pekon Refugee Camp Kills 10, Including 6 Children
Source: Independent Mon News Agency
At around 9 p.m. on September 5, two bombs were dropped from military aircraft on the Laei refugee camp. The bombing left two male students, four female students, and three women dead, with one person still missing.
Independent Mon News Agency
The Myanmar Filmmakers Fighting the Junta From Abroad
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Director Na Gyi and actress Paing Phyo Thu, being honored at this year’s Oldenburg Film Festival, fled their country following the 2021 military coup but continue to support liberation efforts from abroad.
Scott Roxborough
Red Cross pushes for aid corridors into war-torn Myanmar
Source: Reuters
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is in talks with Myanmar’s ruling junta, its armed opponents and its neighbours to provide cross-border humanitarian assistance into the war-torn country, its chief said on Wednesday.
Panu Wongcha-um; Devjyot Ghoshal
US resettled 2,800 Rohingyas this fiscal year so far: Spokesperson
Source: United News of Bangladesh
Since 2010, the United States has resettled more than 17,000 Rohingyas from the region including 2,800 this fiscal year so far, says a spokesperson at the US Embassy in Dhaka.
United News of Bangladesh
Junta mounts defence of Maungdaw from BGF battalion
Source: Development Media Group
Junta soldiers and allied Muslim militiamen at Border Guard Force (BGF) Battalion No. 5 in Maungdaw’s Myothugyi Ward are reportedly defending against Arakkha Army (AA) attacks to prevent the border town from being seized by the ethnic armed group.
Development Media Group
Junta conducts airstrikes on AA’s prisoners of war in Pauktaw, 20 killed, 15 injured
Source: Narinjara News
Arakan Army (AA) spokesperson U Khaing Thukha told Narinjara News that those killed included prisoners of war seeking medical attention, convicted criminals, health workers, civilians including children.
Kyaing Hein Lin
Myanmar’s Home Affairs Minister Flies to China for Security Forum
Source: Irrawaddy
Myanmar Home Affairs Minister Lieutenant-General Yar Pyae left for Jiangsu Province on Sunday at the invitation of China’s Public Security Ministry to attend the three-day Global Public Security Cooperation Forum ending Sept. 10.
Irrawaddy
Myanmar: What we know about the recent Rohingya killings
Source: Deutsche Welle
In Maungdaw, the Arakan Army (AA) faced off against SAC troops and various Rohingya militias, particularly the Rohingya Solidarity Organization (RSO) and, to some extent, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA)
Rodion Ebbighausen
NUG Defense Minister Pushes Back Against Chinese Intervention
Source: Irrawaddy
In this interview with The Irrawaddy, the defense minister of Myanmar’s civilian National Unity Government, U Yee Mon, discusses Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s push for the country’s junta to end the war and hold promised elections;
U Yee Mon, defense minister of Myanmar’s civilian National Unity Government
Inside Thailand’s $2 Billion Scam Industry Now Targeting Americans
Source: Newsweek
“The Chinese gangs taught me how to make my profile look credible, gain followers and post regularly. After finishing my training, I started identifying my victims through social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Line,” said Narin, a 20-year-old from northern Thailand.
Sonal NAIN
Arakan Army Seizes Myanmar Navy SEAL Base in Rakhine State
Source: Irrawaddy
The junta stronghold, known officially as the Central Naval Diving and Salvage Depot (CNDSD), is the first Navy headquarters seized by resistance forces.
Irrawaddy
Ministry shuts down six Burmese language schools
Source: Bangkok Post
The Education Ministry has ordered local authorities to investigate if there are Burmese language learning centres operating illegally in their provinces after it found six such centres in Surat Thani and ordered their closure.
Supapong Chaolan