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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
China Faces Fierce Online Backlash in Myanmar After Threat Against Ethnic Army
Source: Irrawaddy
The Chinese government has found itself on the receiving end of a torrent of condemnation from Myanmar people over a threat it reportedly made against the ethnic Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) for fighting the regime.
Irrawaddy
IEC and civil society groups step in to regulate rice trade among war-displaced people
Source: Burma News International
To regulate the rice and paddy trade among war-displaced people in Karenni (Kayah) State, the Karenni State Interim Executive Council (IEC) and civil society organizations (CSOs) held discussions and established specific pricing.
Kantarawaddy Times
270 CDMers Signed up in the Administration Departments of Lashio; the Healthcare Sector Began Running with CDMers
Source: Myanmar Pressphoto Agency
It is reported that not only the administration departments have re-operated in Lashio but also the health care sector started running with CDMers.
Nway / Myanmar Pressphoto Agency
Meetings to resolve conflict between Chin groups delayed
Source: Burma News International
Salai Paul said: “As the mediating groups continue their efforts to facilitate a meeting between both sides, we remain committed to working towards arranging this meeting and will continue our efforts.
Kachin News Group
Mandalay PDF nears goal of attacking Nay Pyi Taw as operations intensify in Northern Shan State and Mandalay Region
Source: Mizzima
MDY PDF stated, “With the combined efforts of our male and female soldiers, along with the support of the people, we are now able to travel from Northern Shan State to Mandalay. This progress clearly indicates that the route from Mandalay to Nay Pyi Taw is within reach.”
Mizzima
China warns Myanmar rebel army to stop fighting
Source: Radio Free Asia
Security officials told the insurgent group they would “teach them a lesson” if they didn’t comply
RFA Burmese
China Discusses Military Training with Myanmar Junta
Source: Irrawaddy
The new Chinese ambassador to Myanmar, Ma Jia, met junta defense minister General Tin Aung San in Naypyitaw on Wednesday to discuss border security and joint military training, regime media reported.
Irrawaddy
Thailand arrests, deports 144,000 Myanmar workers for illegal entry
Source: Radio Free Asia
People being deported in the crackdown will be banned from re-entering Thailand for two years under the ministry’s rules and they also face the risk of being conscripted upon their arrival home, said Moe Gyo, chairperson of the Thai social aid organization Joint Action Committee for Burmese Affairs.
Pimuk Rakkanam and RFA Burmese
China puts the squeeze on Myanmar’s Tatmadaw
Source: The Interpreter / Lowy Institute
Beijing’s approach to its troublesome neighbour belies claims that it has an innate mission to promote authoritarianism aboard.
Henry STOREY
Myanmar insurgents attack navy base as junta recruits militias
Source: Radio Free Asia
Now AA fighters are attacking the last remaining junta positions protecting its Maung Shwe Lay naval base in Thandwe, AA spokesman Khaing Thu Kha told Radio Free Asia.
RFA Burmese
Myanmar’s largest rebel group quietly gains strength amid civil war
Source: Voice of America
In the shadow of Myanmar’s brutal and bloody civil war, a rebel army with close ties to China and the illicit drug trade is spreading out and bulking up without a fight.
Zsombor Peter
TNLA Reportedly Captures Two More Junta Bases in Shan State’s Nawnghkio
Source: Irrawaddy
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and allied resistance forces reportedly seized two artillery battalion headquarters in Taung Hkam Village, Nawnghkio Township, northern Shan State on Wednesday and Thursday after weeks of fighting, according to sources close to the frontline forces.
Hein Htoo Zan
South for the winter: Myanmar’s cyber scam industry migrates
Source: Frontier Myanmar
A supposed crackdown on cyber scam operations in Myawaddy Township has only masked their relocation, with the Kayin BGF and DKBA helping Chinese criminal syndicates set up shop farther south in Three Pagodas Pass.
Naw Betty Han | Frontier
‘Maungdaw Muslims feel safe in AA-controlled areas
Source: Narinjara News
A local Muslim said that they feel completely safe there. Under the junta’s rule, they were robbed by junta forces, ARSA, RSO and ARA rebels, and many were kidnapped and also killed. Now, none of that happens in the AA-controlled areas, he added.
Naung Min Thu
Junta starts recruiting for militias in Mon State
Source: Burma News International
The junta is recruiting men aged over 35 years in Mon State to form ‘people’s security and counter terrorism’ armed militias, according to residents.
Than Lwin Times
China Closes Border to Pressure Myanmar Ethnic Armies Into Peace Talks
Source: Irrawaddy
Chinese special envoy to Myanmar Deng Xijun held talks with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in China’s Tengchong, Yunnan Province, on Wednesday.
Irrawaddy
Myanmar Junta Bombardments Kill 21 Hsipaw Civilians in August: TNLA
Source: Irrawaddy
A Shan civil society group member said: “The junta cannot reinforce Hsipaw and bombs the town instead. It is inhumane. Civilians are the victims.” Two men were killed in Tuesday’s airstrikes, two other residents were injured and two schools were damaged, according to the TNLA.
Hein Htoo Zan
‘Two lions in a cave’: Revolutionary divisions in Chin State
Source: Frontier Myanmar
The Chin resistance has split into two rival coalitions, one of which has the backing of the powerful Arakan Army, while both are keen to engage Indian authorities across the border
Angshuman CHOUDHURY | Frontier
Military Junta Plans to Hold 2025 Elections in Phases, Expresses Doubt About PR System
Source: Independent Mon News Agency
The military junta in Myanmar has announced that the 2025 general election will be held in phases rather than on a single day. This information was shared during a meeting between the junta’s election commission and various political parties on August 24, 2024.
Independent Mon News Agency
Expressing creative solidarity
Source: Bangkok Post
Being held in Chiang Mai from Sept 11-29, the Limbo Festival is being organised by the Limbo Collective, an ad-hoc collective of Thai and Myanmar artists, chefs, curators, designers, researchers and scholars.
Nianne-Lynn Hendricks
China shuts border gate to UWSA controlled Namtit Town
Source: Burma News International
Prior to the closure the Chinese authorities had started carrying out more stringent checks at Manhkar Border Gate. They also increased checks at the Pangkham Border Gate in Pangkham Town and the Shawba Border Gate in Saungpha Town
Shan Herald Agency for News
Myanmar Junta Jails Two Tanintharyi Journalists
Source: Irrawaddy
Ko Myo Myint Oo and Ko Aung San Oo were detained at their Myeik town home in Tanintharyi Region on December 11 last year. A military court sentenced them without informing their families of the charges.
Brian Wei