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Myanmar’s military government declares Karen ethnic rebels a terrorist group as elections loom
Source: Associated Press
KNU spokesperson Padoh Saw Taw Nee said: “You don’t even need to prove anything on who the real terrorists and international criminals are, and who the unlawful association are.”
Myanmar Hires McKeon Group to Restore US Ties
Source: O’Dwyer’s PR Daily
McKeon Group joins DCI Group on Myanmar’s payroll. DCI has a one-year $3M contract with the country that went into effect on July 31.
Cash-strapped free schools for IDP students close in three Arakan State townships
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
The Lin Yaung Chi Foundation’s free schools, which educate more than 2,000 displaced children across three townships in Arakan State, are facing a funding crisis.
KSP Handles 164 Cases in One Year
Source; Kantarawaddy Times
The Karenni State Police (KSP) announced in its fourth-anniversary report that from August 2024 to this August, it has handled a total of 164 cases.
IEC Welcomes Thai Government’s Refugee Work Permit Policy, Pledges Cooperation as a Strategic Move to Uphold Refugees’ Dignity
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
The IEC pledged to cooperate with Thai authorities across relevant sectors to improve the safety, dignity, and opportunities available to displaced communities.
Tactics 33 and MSRF Form “Brotherhood Battalion”
Source: Independent Mon News Agency | By monnews
The People’s Defense Force (PDF) Operation Area 1, Tactics 33, and the Mon State Revolutionary Force (MSRF) announced today, August 27, the formation of an allied unit called the “Brotherhood Battalion.”
Kachin Rebels Capture Another Myanmar Junta Base in Bhamo
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyae
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) seized the junta’s No. 236 Light Infantry Battalion in Kachin State’s Bhamo on Aug. 25, according to KIA spokesman Colonel Naw Bu.
Myanmar Junta Confirms Min Aung Hlaing to Visit China
Source: The Irrawaddy
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will visit China to attend a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) due to start Sunday.
Maungdaw ceremony marks 8th anniversary of ARSA massacre of Hindus
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
Hindus say the international community and human rights activists have not given as much attention to the killings of Hindus as they have to the violence against Muslims.
Myanmar military blockade in Myingyan cripples trade and deepens hardship for residents
Source: Mizzima
The blockade began on 18 August, when the junta banned the transportation of goods between Myingyan town and nearby villages.
Shan State Chief Minister’s son releases statement following UN opinion of father’s detention by Myanmar junta
Source: Mizzima
For me this is not politics. It is the memory of my father’s steady hand on my shoulder. It is the hope that I will hear his voice again outside prison walls. For Myanmar it is the chance to break free from a nightmare that has already taken too many lives.
Midnight Raids in Nawnghkio Target Young Male Residents
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
The raids have been reported in Kangyi, Nyantaw, Nawngtaw, Shwemuttaw, Inn Pho, Mepoke, and Taungshey villages.
Three civilians killed in junta artillery strike in Shwegu
Source: Burma News International | By Kachin News Group
Since August 20, junta troops based in Shwegu Town have been indiscriminately firing artillery at villages across the Ayeyarwady River
Myanmar Junta Chief Presses Election Drive in Tour of Three Regions
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Unlike his previous tours, which focused heavily on development rhetoric and narratives about military-led governance, Min Aung Hlaing emphasized the election in his latest round of visits
Myanmar Junta Convoy Battles Way Into Pauk After 84 Days of Resistance Attacks
Source: The Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s military regime has launched a series of airstrikes and ground raids across Pauk Township in Magwe Region to provide cover for the withdrawal of a military convoy that recently delivered supplies
Myanmar displaced persons in border camps permitted to work amid labour shortages
Source: Thai Public Broadcasting Service | By Thai PBS World
The Cabinet has approved, in principle, a proposal from the Labour Ministry seeking to allow displaced persons from Myanmar, currently residing in nine refugee camps, to work legally in Thailand for one year
KNU Denounces Myanmar Junta’s Election as Unlawful, Illegitimate
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyae
The Karen National Union (KNU), one of Myanmar’s longest-standing ethnic armed organizations, on Tuesday condemned the junta’s upcoming election as unlawful, joining other revolutionary groups in denouncing the polls.
Pasaung Battle Reflections: A Poem by David Eubank
Source: Free Burma Rangers | By David Eubank
“Not satan‘s will, nor my will, but God‘s will alone be done,” was my prayer on each evacuation run.
Myanmar Junta Airstrike on Rakhine Historic Town Kills 12
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyae
According to the AA, 12 people, including three teenagers and two women, were killed and 20 people were injured. The AA accused the junta of targeting civilians and denounced the airstrike as a war crime.
Rohingya Camps: IOM brings first-ever comprehensive emergency obstetric, newborn care services
Source: United News of Bangladesh
With the addition of CEmONC services, the IOM-run Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Rohingya Camp-24, Leda, Teknaf, now offers secondary medical services similar to a fully-fledged field hospital.
Bishop of Hakha: In Chin State, a church has been destroyed, “but the faith remains strong”
Source: Agenzia Fides
The faithful will rebuild the Church of Christ the King, everyone will do their part,” said Msgr. Lucius Hre Kung, Bishop of Hakha, during a visit to the ruins of the Church of Christ the King, which was destroyed by airstrikes by the Burmese army in April of this year
Junta’s aerial attack on Mrauk U kills 12 including 5 children, injures 21
Source: Narinjara News | By Khaing Lu Hla
U Khaing Thukha, a spokesman for the ULA/AA, verified that a house in Daikyi Ward, Aung Tat Group, Mrauk-U Township, that was being used as a religious charity, was bombed, killing twelve people, including five children.
Satellite images and videos reveal 19 rare earth mines in NDAA-controlled area of eastern Shan State near Mekong River
Source: Shan Human Rights Foundation | Report
Satellite images from May 2025 and recent video footage reveal nineteen rare earth mining sites under the control of the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA or “Mong La” army) in Mong Yawng township, easternmost Shan State
ASEAN-China Tourism Security and Safety Forum held in Myanmar
Source: Xinhua | By huaxia
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-China Tourism Security and Safety Forum was held here on Monday
Myanmar Junta to Demolish Buddhist Monasteries Under Pretext of “Archaeological Excavations”
Source: Buddhistdoor | By Justin Whitaker
Myanmar’s military government has issued orders to demolish 19 Buddhist sites in Taungoo (historically Ketumati), a city in central Myanmar north of Yangon and just south of the country’s new capital Naypyidaw.