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Myanmar Junta Airstrike Kills Two Displaced Brothers in Flood-Hit Ayeyarwady Region
Source: Burma News International | By Network Media Group
“In the following days, military jets continued bombing forested areas along the Yegyi–Thabaung border and the foothills of the Arakan Yoma mountain range. Intense fighting occurred almost daily.”
Heavy Taxes and Restrictions Cripple Arakan-Bangladesh Border Trade
Source: Burma News International | By Development Media Group
Steep import duties imposed by Bangladesh and tight administrative controls have crippled cross-border trade with Myanmar’s Arakan (Rakhine) State, leaving local merchants struggling despite a worsening regional economic crisis.
AA accuses regime of killing over 900 civilians in Arakan conflict
Source: Development Media Group
Arakan Army (AA) spokesperson U Khaing Thukha said 926 locals have been killed at the hands of Myanmar’s military regime during the battle for control of Arakan State.
Thai MP removed after shouting for peace during Min Aung Hlaing’s parliament visit
Source: Khaosod English
A People’s Party lawmaker was removed from Thailand’s parliament on Friday after shouting calls for peace and humanitarian action during Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing’s official visit.
CDF-Thantlang warns public to surrender military weapons in controlled territory
Source: Mizzima
The spokesperson said ammunition and weaponry might be left behind by revolutionary forces during clashes or intentionally hidden by junta troops when surrendering, and urged citizens to hand over any found military assets that could be used for the revolution.
Myanmar military focuses on resource areas in Myanmar conflict
Source: Mizzima
Myanmar’s military has recaptured just 8.86 percent of the territory it lost since the 2021 coup, even as new analyses from two independent monitors show its offensives increasingly concentrated on roads, trade corridors and resource-rich areas rather than broader battlefield reconquest.
ULA safeguards Mrauk-U’s ancient heritage
Source: Development Media Group
The United League of Arakan (ULA) is working to preserve and protect ancient heritage sites in Mrauk-U, the former capital of Arakan State, according to local residents.
Myanmar denies conscripting women under law amid defector reports of secret training
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
Military regime spokesperson Khaing Khaing Soe has denied reports that women aged 18 to 27 are being forcibly drafted under the People’s Military Service Law, dismissing the claims as “false news” in a statement
Thailand, Myanmar seek to deepen ties
Source: Bangkok Post | By Chairith Yonpiam
Government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said Thailand placed high importance on maintaining relations and cooperation with neighbouring countries, with ties with Myanmar covering economic, security, environmental and energy issues.
At least 15 landslides occur in Mogok within one week
Source: Mizzima
An official from a local social rescue association said: “There were at least 15 to 20 landslide incidents. The damaged houses we counted refer only to those completely collapsed or buried under soil; this does not include homes affected by ground cracking.
Tombs destroyed by machinery at Tamwe cemetery, burial site of Burma independence hero U Razak
Source: Mizzima
Tombs and mature trees on a disputed plot of land inside the historic Tamwe Muslim Cemetery, where independence hero U Razak and Comrade Ko Htwe are buried, were destroyed using heavy machinery, a member of the cemetery’s trustee committee told Mizzima.
Over 1,700 IDPs from 500 households in Shwebo Township urgently need emergency aid
Source: Mizzima
A local source told Mizzima that this figure only accounts for those identified within their immediate area, and the actual number of affected people on the ground could be much higher.
Canadian Firm to Start Drilling for Gas Off War-Torn Myanmar’s Coast
Source: The Irrawaddy
Exploration firm Canadian Foresight Group (CFG) plans to start offshore drilling at one of the world’s largest natural gas fields in Myanmar at the end of this year, operating alongside a Western-sanctioned state enterprise controlled by the military regime.
Regime Airstrike Kills 14 Civilians as Arakan Army Advances in Rakhine
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Phoe Tar
A regime airstrike on Thandwe in Rakhine State killed 14 civilians and injured a dozen others on Monday, the Arakan Army (AA) information desk reported.
Nippon Foundation Head Meets Min Aung Hlaing for Myanmar ‘Peace’ Talks
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Yohei Sasakawa, chairman of Japan’s Nippon Foundation, met putschist president Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyitaw on Monday to discuss ways his foundation could assist Myanmar’s “peace process,” according to regime media.
Thailand Extends Myanmar Migrant Work Permits to Five Years
Source: The Irrawaddy
Thai officials said the new system will help reduce illegal entry, human trafficking, forced labor, and exploitation, while streamlining legal migration.
Fresh hope for Warminster family of detained former Myanmar leader
Source: Warminster Journal
The Warminster family of Myanmar’s detained former leader have welcomed a recently released photograph which they say shows she is still alive.
NUG: 25 dead and over 440,000 affected as flooding spreads across 17 townships in Myanmar
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
The disaster has been compounded by emergency water releases from major reservoirs—including the Thaphan Seik and Sedawgyi dams—alongside structural failures along the Ngawun River embankment system.
Cardinal Bo of Myanmar: We are not alone in ‘the storm’
Source: Vatican News | By Deborah Castellano Lubov
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon, Myanmar, expressed this during Mass on the 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Myanmar’s military carried out even worse abuses during election period, UN finds
Source: Independent | By Shweta Sharma
Investigators say they documented widespread torture and sexual violence in military-run detention facilities
Myanmar’s mangrove hotspot squeezed by war and infrastructure plans
Source: Mekong Eye | By Development Media Group and Mekong Eye
As electricity cuts push communities to rely on mangrove wood for fuel, renewed infrastructure projects linked to the China–Myanmar Economic Corridor could add further pressure to Rakhine’s mangrove forests
At least 30,000 affected by Myanmar floods as conflict, crop losses threaten food security
Source: Channel News Asia | By Leong Wai Kit and Calvin Yang
At the centre of the crisis is Lemyethna township, where the Ngawun River embankment was breached on the night of Jul 30, sending floodwaters into villages and farmland.
Police probe possible scam link after Russian woman found in Mae Sai
Source: The Nation | By The Nation Editorial Team
Police suspect the woman was lured to the border town of Tachileik, Myanmar, with a fraudulent offer of a high-paying job.
Fighting Intensifies Along Magway-Arakan Border as Junta Airstrikes Kill Two Civilians
Source: Burma News International | By Network Media Group
The airstrike destroyed a home and an adjacent auto repair shop owned by resident Ko Aung Paing. His 67-year-old mother, Daw Ma Lay Nge, and a 23-year-old shop mechanic, Maung Maung Nyan, were killed instantly.
Myanmar Army ‘Moved Border Scams’ on Eve of Min Aung Hlaing’s Thai Trip
Source: The Irrawaddy
The relocation came after regime peace negotiator Lt-Gen Yar Pyae met with DKBA commanders in Naypyitaw on July 9, purportedly “warning” them to distance themselves from scam operations.