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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
Myanmar Junta’s ‘Counterattack’ Targets Civilians, Killing 40, Including Children
Source: Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s junta has stepped up deadly airstrikes on civilian targets including a school, a bazaar, towns, and an IDP camp, killing at least 40 people including a dozen children in the past six days.
Irrawaddy
FMI’s U Thein Wai and foreign alternate directors retire from their roles
Source: Eleven Media Group
Yangon Stock Exchange-YSX-listed First Myanmar Investment (FMI) Executive Chairman U Thein Wai aka Serge Pun and two foreigners who hold the position of alternate director are retired, according to a notification sent to the shareholders of the company.
Eleven Media Group
Adviser: Bangladesh will not allow even one more Rohingya
Source: Dhaka Tribune
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has rejected any requests to provide shelter to Rohingyas fleeing violence in Myanmar.
Nurul Islam Hasib
At Least 19 Civilians Killed as Myanmar Junta Jets Bomb Town, IDP Camp in Shan
Source: Irrawaddy
The ethnic Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) said the junta’s military is brazenly committing war crimes by intentionally bombing civilian targets in towns liberated by the ethnic armed group in northern Shan State using heavy bombs.
Irrawaddy
Once more into the breach: Veterans redeployed
Source: Frontier Myanmar
With the Myanmar military overstretched, veterans are being recalled into service, angering them and their families, but there is little sympathy for their plight in the broader public.
Ye Mon | Frontier
Exclusive: On Myanmar’s frontline, Rohingya fighters and junta face a common enemy
Source: Reuters
In a once-unthinkable arrangement, the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO) says its fighters have reached an “understanding” with the military not to attack each other, as they both battle the Arakan Army, the major rebel force in western Myanmar.
Devjyot Ghoshal
Two militia groups defect from junta to rejoin SSPP/SSA
Source: Burma News International
The two returning groups were the Sein Kyawt militia group led by Sao Loi Maung and the Monghkay 3rd Brigade.
Shan Herald Agency for News
Myanmar Resistance Captures Junta’s Artillery HQ in Northern Shan State
Source: Irrawaddy
Anti-regime forces are currently clearing Artillery Command Headquarters 902 in Taung Khan (Tawnghkam) village, Nawnghkio Township, said a member of Kyaukme District People’s Defense Team.
Irrawaddy
New sheriffs in town: Brotherhood takes charge
Source: Frontier Myanmar
After ethnic armed groups conquered Myanmar’s northern Shan State, residents have welcomed their efforts to restore public order, but continued instability keeps the economy hobbled while ethnic tensions remain.
Frontier
Myanmar rebels say they launched mortar attack on coup leader
Source: Radio Free Asia
Myanmar insurgents launched mortar bombs at the junta’s top leader during his visit to a military base in eastern Myanmar’s Kayah state, an official from the anti-junta group told Radio Free Asia on Thursday.
RFA Burmese
Myanmar Junta ‘Shameless Criminals’ for Designating Brotherhood Alliance Terrorists: AA
Source: Irrawaddy
The Arakan Army has branded Myanmar’s junta as “shameless” for designating the Brotherhood Alliance’s three ethnic armies as terrorist groups, thereby ruling out peace negotiations.
Saw Lwin
Dr. Tayzar San denounces China’s pressure on Myanmar’s spring revolution
Source: Mizzima
Dr. Tayzar San said, “Regardless of pressure, coercion, or hindrance from any country, including China, we are resolute in our revolutionary journey. There is no reason to halt our fight for freedom and democracy.”
Mizzima
Junta Warships Arrive in Katha Town; Deploy Weapons, Food Supplies, and Troops
Source: Burma News International
Junta warships that departed from Gawain Port in Mandalay City to Nothern Myanmar arrived in Katha Town, Sagaing Region, on the evening of 3 September.
The Voice of Shan Ni
30-year-old woman brutally gang-raped by junta soldiers in Minhla Township, Myanmar
Source: Mizzima
The woman was residing at the monastery when she was attacked by the soldiers. They used a rock to beat her, resulting in bruises and swelling on her face and body, a local woman reported.
Mizzima
Myanmar junta chief warns of ‘counterattacks’ in opponent-held areas
Source: Channel News Agency
Myanmar’s embattled junta chief has warned civilians in territory recently captured by ethnic minority armed groups to prepare for military counterattacks, state media reported on Wednesday.
Agence France-Presse
Manipur: Kuki History Struggles To Break Out Of Colonial Tropes And Majoritarianism
Source: Outlook
Who are the Kukis and where have they come from? Have they always lived in the hills of Manipur or are they native to Myanmar?
Rakhi Bose
International community beyond ASEAN must come together to resolve conflict in Myanmar
Source: The International Bar Association
Over three years into the conflict that has ravaged Myanmar, there are fears that the international community is placing too much hope in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) securing peace.
Rebecca Root, IBA Southeast Asia Correspondent
Two Junta Warships Hit Again; One Ship Catches Fire
Source: Burma News International
According to Colonel Naw Bu, spokesperson for the KIO (Kachin Independence Organization) Information Department, out of the five junta warships that arrived in Tigyaing Township on the morning of 1 September, two were also attacked by revolutionary forces
Kachin News Group
4 AA fighters killed, 1 injured in RSO’s border ambush
Source: Narinjara News
AA spokesperson U Khaing Thukha confirmed the incident which has been reported to the Bangladesh authorities. He added that if further ambushes take place, they will retaliate decisively.
Narinjara News
Junta arrests “conscript candidates” at their home
Source: Human Rights Foundation of Monland
The junta has begun to collect names of conscript candidates directly from immigration department and is arresting young men at their homes.
Human Rights Foundation of Monland
Kyaw Hein: Crony Flying Beneath Radar While Feeding Myanmar Junta’s War Machine
Source: Irrawaddy
Mandalay resident Kyaw Hein has managed to maintain a surprisingly low profile despite his key role in arms production for the Myanmar military.
Irrawaddy
Myanmar military court jails 144 villagers detained after massacre
Source: Radio Free Asia
Myanmar’s junta jailed 144 civilians for supporting insurgents more than three months after they were detained following a massacre of nearly 80 people in their village, which residents blamed on junta troops, families of the detained told Radio Free Asia on Monday.
RFA Burmese
ARA Leader Arrested with His Brother in Bangladesh
Source: Narinjara News
Nabi Hussain, Chief of the Arakan Rohingya Army (ARA), a terrorist organization from Myanmar, was arrested along with his brother and weapons, according to a report with a photo by Ukhiya News, a news outlet in Bangladesh, on September 1.
Narinjara News