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Myanmar says parliament will convene only after all phased election results are announced
Source: The Nation, Thailand
The Union Election Commission (UEC) has stated that parliaments will only be convened after all phased elections are completed and the results are officially announced, according to Article 123 of the 2008 Constitution.
ASEAN Special Envoy Osman Hashim reportedly in Myanmar
Source: Eleven Media Group
The National Defense and Security Council’s Information Team has not issued any announcement regarding his visit.
AA puts greater emphasis on border security in Maungdaw
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
The AA is placing greater emphasis on border security as Muslim armed groups have established camps along the northern Maungdaw and Bangladesh border, abducting and killing locals and ambushing AA troops.
Junta airstrike on Kyaukme Township monastery causes nearly 40 IDP casualties
Source: Burma News International | By Shan Herald Agency News
As far as we know, around 20 people were killed and another 20 injured. It’s a truly horrific situation,” an IDP in Nawngping Village Tract told Shan Herald.
Resistance group’s recruitment drive forces Matupi youths to flee
Source: Burma News International | By Chin World
The Matupi Revolutionary Organisation/Chinland Defence Force – Matupi (MRO/CDF – Matupi), a resistance group controlling Matupi Town in Chin State’s Matupi Township, is conscripting young people over 16, town residents reported.
Rising Wave of Unsolved Killings Sparks Fear in Mon State
Source: Independent Mon News Agency | By monnews
Unsolved killings involving stab wounds, gunshot injuries, and severe beatings have sharply increased in several townships of Mon State in recent months, raising concerns among residents over deteriorating security and law enforcement.
AA seizes ARSA military gear, two RIM group hideouts in northern Maungdaw
Source: Narinjara News
The incident, in which the AA reportedly seized two backpacks with the UNICEF logo along with some weapons and ammunition
Junta persuades financially distressed families’ kids to join military by offering them cash, food
Source: Narinjara News | By Thinzar Nwe
The Myanmar military is targeting the general populace of the Mingan Ward in Sittwe, IDPs in refugee camps, and monastery residents.
Myanmar military targets trade-unionists
Source: Workers’ Liberty | By Martin
Even though “Solidarity Trade Union of Myanmar (STUM)” is a legally registered trade union, on the night of July 25, the military junta arrested Daw Myo Myo Aye, the founder of STUM.
RFA wins two National Murrow awards for Myanmar coverage
Source: Radio Free Asia
Recognition comes as military junta and China dominate Burmese information space
Myanmar Junta Plans Voting in 102 Townships
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Myanmar’s regime announced on Thursday that voting will be held in 102 townships, mostly under its control, during the first phase of elections planned for December 28.
Under Chinese Pressure, Myanmar’s UWSP Cuts Off Support to Allied Ethnic Armies
Source: The Irrawaddy
Through its WeChat account, the UWSP’s mouthpiece Wa State TV announced that the group had officially decided to halt its supply of weapons, equipment and military and financial assistance to three ethnic armies
Myanmar Junta Attacks TNLA-Held Town in Northern Shan
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyae
Myanmar’s junta has launched an offensive against the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)-controlled Kyaukme Township in northern Shan State since Tuesday, after it recaptured the adjacent town of Nawnghkio.
Police charge batons on protesting Rohingya camp teachers; 28 held, freed hours later
Source: The Business Standard
Police baton-charged dismissed Unicef project teachers in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps today (20 August) and detained 28 people as they protested for reinstatement of their jobs.
Thailand, Myanmar to join hands to resolve border rivers’ arsenic contamination
Source: The Nation, Thailand
Thailand and Myanmar agree to form a joint panel to tackle arsenic contamination in the Kok and Sai rivers, aiming for sustainable environmental solutions.
Airstrikes in Tanintharyi spark surge in IDPs
Source: Burma News International | By Karen Information Center
Aid workers said the rise in IDPs in Tanintharyi Region in July was driven not only by the surge in junta airstrikes but also by ground operations, arrests and killings of civilians, and naval artillery bombardments.
KIA retakes two camps near Indawgyi Lake after clashes with Myanmar junta
Source: Mizzima
“These were originally KIA/KIO bases. After joint forces of the junta and the Shanni Nationalities Army (SNA) launched an offensive, we had to withdraw and leave them. Now, we have recaptured them,” said Colonel Naw Bu, the KIA’s information officer.
ISSUING ID CARDS, HOUSE HOLD REGISTRATION AND TAXATION BLUES: What are the real EROs’ motives for such undertakings
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By Sai Wansai
Residents in northern Shan State say the new local verification cards and household registrations issued by the Ethnic Resistance Organizations (EROs) in areas they may have controlled after “Operation 1027” have exacerbated the conflict in the region.
Myanmar Resistance Attacks Junta in Sagaing City
Source: The Irrawaddy
Clashes erupted in Sagaing city on Sunday night as resistance forces launched a surprise assault on a military outpost near a pagoda in the west of the city.
Myanmar Junta Claims Capture of Demoso From Karenni Forces
Source: The Irrawaddy
Karenni Army adjutant-general Colonel Phone Naing told The Irrawaddy that resistance groups still control strategic positions in Demoso Township.
Junta plans to demolish Myanmar cathedral, Buddhist monasteries
Source: Union of Catholic Asian News | By UCA News reporter
The demolition-facing cathedral has played a significant role in the area’s Christian mission
Junta accuses AA of massacring Muslim villagers in Buthidaung Twsp
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
Myanmar’s military regime has alleged that over 600 Muslims in Htan Shauk Khan Village, part of Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township, were massacred by the Arakan Army (AA) last year.
RCSS accuses junta of plotting division among ethnic groups
Source: Burma News International | By Shan Herald Agency for News
The Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) has accused the junta of trying to sow discord and division among the ethnic groups in Shan State.
RCSS Says Junta’s Forced Protests Against TNLA, MNDAA Break Ethnic Unity
Source: Independent Mon News Agency | By monnews
The RCSS accused the junta of deliberately fueling hatred and division among ethnic groups in Shan State.
Myanmar Border Closure Cripples Thai Exports Worth Billions
Source: The Nation, Thailand
Myanmar authorities abruptly closed the Second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge, the primary route for large goods, in an effort to seize control of trade revenues from ethnic armed groups.