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Kyaukphyu projects being implemented: junta boss
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
Myanmar junta boss Min Aung Hlaing has told the Chinese government that a railway and deep-sea port project connecting Kunming, China, to Kyaukpyu, Arakan State, are being implemented.
Clashes between CDF-Mara and MDF subside after month-long fighting
Source: Burma News International | By Chin World
The CDF-Mara has also proposed ending the fighting and seeking peace between itself and the MDF, the two Mara area-based resistance groups, while keeping the door open for talks if the MDF withdraws from the disputed areas.
Kyaukme Conflict Sparks Humanitarian Crisis, Thousands Displaced
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
Residents and aid workers warn that as the conflict spreads, displacement will rise further and essential supplies will become even harder to obtain.
Tips given to reroute exports to Myanmar
Source: Bangkok Post | By Phusadee Arunmas
Myanmar suggests Thai exporters reroute their exports to the Ranong and Mae Sai checkpoints due to strict import controls at the Mae Sot checkpoint in Tak.
ILO training strengthens earthquake recovery skills and resilience in Myanmar
Source: International Labour Organization
Trainers, responders, and community leaders gain practical tools in disaster preparedness, mental health support, and recovery through ILO–China partnership training.
Min Aung Hlaing Complains of ‘Bullying’ by Powerful Nations
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, who is visiting China, on Monday complained of bullying by unspecified “powerful nations”, echoing a complaint from his host, Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Myanmar Junta Boss Schedules Chengdu Meeting With Chinese Investors
Source: The Irrawaddy
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is set to meet with Chinese businesspeople for the second time during his ongoing trip to China, following an earlier gathering in Tianjin
PNO extorts staggering sum from returning Inle IDP households, non-payers face forced conscription
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
Former internally displaced people (IDPs) who have returned to their home villages in Inle Lake area in Nyaungshwe Township, southern Shan State, are being extorted by the junta-aligned militia group Pa-O National Army (PNA)
Junta’s New Registrations in Muse Seen as Vote-Rigging Tactic Before December Poll
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
They added that Chinese nationals who have moved into Muse are also being given new household registrations.
Myanmar Junta Boss Personally Thanks Xi for Pressuring Ethnic Armed Groups
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Myanmar military junta chief Min Aung on Saturday thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for assisting his regime by exerting pressure on anti-regime ethnic armed groups in northern Myanmar.
PDF commanders meet to map strategy for Myanmar junta’s defeat
Source: Mizzima
The PDF’s 10 military regions include Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, Southern Shan–Kayah (Karenni), Naypyidaw, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady, Tanintharyi, and a Special Military Region. Each command battalions and units that are actively engaged in fighting.
Indian Premier Modi meets with Myanmar’s junta chief
Source: Anadolu Agency | By Anadolu staff
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing discuss ways to bolster cooperation in trade security, other fields
India’s Rare Earth Gambit: Strategic Windfall or Geopolitical Quagmire?
Source: The Frontier Manipur | By S Khar
Meanwhile, there are reports that foreign diplomats in Thailand are said to be quietly courting officials of an armed Myanmar rebel group with promises of aid and infrastructure support
Sexual harassment rampant in Rohingya camps: study
Source: Arab News | By Agence France-Presse
“Sexual harassment is the biggest concern,” said Tamazer Ahmed, policy, research and advocacy manager at ActionAid. “Early marriage and polygamy have become normalized, and 93 percent of interviewees remained outside the scope of legal assistance.”
‘Myanmar rebel’ arrested for migrant smuggling
Source: Bangkok Post | By Wassayos Ngamkham
Police have arrested a man in Kanchanaburi for allegedly smuggling 21 illegal migrants from Myanmar.
Xi meets Myanmar’s acting president
Source: China Daily | By Xinhua
Xi called on the two countries to deepen strategic cooperation, accelerate the building of a community with a shared future, and bring more benefits to the two peoples.
Junta advances along Lamyan-Motokyeik Road with armored vehicles
Source: Burma News International | By Myitkyina Journal
Fierce fighting has persisted along this road for some time, and on August 27 the junta began deploying armored vehicles, according to Colonel Naw Bu, spokesperson for the Kachin Independence Army (KIA)
Illegal mining linked to downstream pollution
Source: Bangkok Post | By Apinya Wipatayotin
With rivers from Myanmar flowing into Thailand’s Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces, the stakes for managing transboundary pollution have never been higher.
KIA claims it neutralized junta column in Bhamo
Source: Burma News International | By Kachin News Group
The KIA attacked the doomed junta column over August 24 and 25, sealing off all escape routes and maintaining relentless fire, ultimately annihilating it.
AA detains over 30 Bangladeshi nationals for illegal fishing
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
Arakan Army (AA) coast guard forces recently apprehended five fishing boats and more than 30 Bangladeshi nationals for illegally entering Arakan waters, according to local residents.
MRO/CDF-Matupi confirms trade routes reopened in Matupi Township
Source: Burma News International | By Khonumthung News
“We have reopened all public roads. They were temporarily closed due to an emergency status, but now everything is back to normal. Trade activities in Matupi Township will also resume,” said Ko Bway Oap, spokesperson for the MRO/CDF-Matupi.
Junta confiscates foreign goods en route from Yangon to Taunggyi
Source: Burma News International | By Shan Herald Agency for News
The junta checkpoint at Kywetatson Village in Thazi Township has been seizing various foreign goods transported from Yangon to Taunggyi since August 23, according to a truck driver on that route.
Myanmar junta troops retreat to Budalin after clashes, airstrikes kill three civilians
Source: Mizzima
An 80-strong junta column stationed in Pei Pyit Taw village, four miles north of Budalin town in Sagaing Region, retreated to the town on 27 August after clashes with resistance forces, according to local revolutionary groups.
Myanmar’s war refugees flee conflict, face toxic orange orchards
Source: Mekong Eye | By Sai Harn Lin
War refugees from Myanmar’s Shan State now labor in Thailand’s orange orchards, where they face toxic pesticide exposure, meager wages, and no legal protection.
Samsonite Bag Factory in Myanmar Shuts Down Over Trump Tariffs
Source: The Irrawaddy
Owned by Chinese nationals and employing over 200 staff, Twinkle (Myanmar) informed its workforce that the 40 percent tariff imposed by the U.S. on imports from Myanmar rendered continued operations financially untenable.