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Junta Sets Up Committee to Expedite China-Backed Muse-Mandalay Railway
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
According to an announcement posted on the website of the junta’s Ministry of Information, the committee was established on Aug. 30 with 19 members including ministers and deputy ministers.
University students forced to give advance votes in regime election in southern and eastern Shan State
Source: Shan Human Rights Foundation | Update
In the third week of November 2025, local regime officials in Pindaya, Namzarng and Kunhing townships in southern Shan State and Mong Hsat township in eastern Shan State forced over 250 university students to cast advance votes for the election
Myanmar’s junta dismisses Deputy Energy Minister amid corruption and dollar speculation probe
Source: Mizzima
Myanmar’s military junta has removed its Deputy Minister for Energy, U Thant Sin, from his post, according to state-controlled newspapers published on Wednesday, 26 November, though no official reason was given for the dismissal
Turkey contacts the Muslim world for Rohingya Muslims
Source: Yeni Şafak | By Ersin Çelik
The Myanmar army killed between 2,000 and 3,000 Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State in the last three days, Anita Schug, a spokeswoman for the European Rohingya Council (ERC) said on Monday.
UN warns Myanmar’s planned elections will deepen repression and instability
Source: United Nations / UN News | By Vibhu Mishra
Many major political parties have been excluded and more than 30,000 political opponents – including members of the democratically elected government and political representatives – have been detained since the 2021 coup.
From the Hands of the Junta: A Son’s Campaigns for His Mother’s Release – Issue 183
Source: Myanmar Peace Monitor | Bi-Weekly News Review
“Myanmar’s suffering is our suffering too. But for Myanmar to achieve peace and to be able to heal, my mother must first be freed.”
Seven killed, ten injured, four homes damaged by junta airstrike in Kyauktaw
Source: Narinjara News | By Thinzar Nwe
According to local residents, Air Force jets from the Myanmar junta targeted Kyung Fho village in Kyauktaw Township, Rakhine State, which is controlled by the Arakan Army.
Farming collapses across Myingyan District as conflict deepens
Source: Mizzima
Locals say the situation is widespread across Myingyan, Natogyi, and Taungtha townships due to ongoing artillery shelling and advances by junta columns.
DKBA-linked drug factory uncovered in Karen State forested ravine
Source: Mizzima | By Han Htoo Zaw
The secret facility lies about 23 miles from Myawaddy. Travellers moving along the Wawlay Road must turn off at Thone Htet Kwae junction, continue past the DKBA’s Kyawt Wa Poe camp, and take a right before Kyaut Khat village, reaching Thae Phyu Chaung.
Myanmar Junta Troops Pushing Into Mandalay’s Singu
Source: The Irrawaddy
The military has launched fresh offensives into Mandalay Region’s Singu Township after reclaiming nearly all of Madaya from the resistance.
China ‘Told Kachin Rebels Not to Disrupt Handover of Mongmit to Junta’
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyae
The Chinese government warned the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) off disrupting the Beijing-brokered handover process of Mongmit in northern Shan State to Myanmar’s military regime, The Irrawaddy has learned.
Myanmar Junta Again Accuses US of ‘Interference’ Over Anti-Scam Crackdown
Source: The Irrawaddy
Regime spokesman Major General Zaw Min Tun on Thursday again accused the US government of attempting to intervene in Myanmar’s internal affairs under the pretext of taking action against scam operations.
Swedish pension funds criticised over Myanmar junta links
Source: Channel News Asia | By Agence France-Presse
Three NGOs said on Friday (Nov 28) that Swedish pension funds had invested US$485 million in companies selling arms to or doing business with Myanmar’s military rulers.
KNU’s Anti-Scam Intervention Update Alerts. Issue Number #3
Source: Karen National Union | Update
The Karen National Police Force (KNPF) formally transferred 20 Chinese nationals and 3 Myanmar NRC holders (who do not speak Burmese) to the relevant authorities in Three Pagodas Pass, together with the material evidence obtained from them.
KNU’s Anti-Scam Intervention Updates, Shunda Park Scam Compound, Min Let Pan
Source: Karen National Union | Update
Following the first public statement on KNU’s intervention of the scam compound in Min Let Pan released on the morning of November 25, 2025, the KNU hereby provides the additional updates from November 25, 26, and 27
Mekong commission alerted to river pollution emergency
Source: Bangkok Post | By Post Reporters
The 32nd Meeting of the MRC Council was held on Wednesday in this northern province. It was chaired by Culture Minister Sabeeda Thaised, with representatives from Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam attending both in person and online.
Refugees Allowed to Work Legally, But Some Return to Camps Due to Workplace Issues
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
One problem is that when employers first came to recruit them, they told the refugees that accommodation would be free. But when they(refugees) arrived there, they were told they would have to pay for accommodation.
Military junta declares nearly 9,000 individuals detained under section 505(a) to be released, some cases to be closed
Source: Narinjara News | By Lu Htet Naing
Aung Lin Dwey, the Chief Executive Officer of the junta, has issued Order No. (10/2025), Order No. (11/2025), and Order No. (12/2025) to achieve the multi-party democracy goal that the public desires, as indicated in the announcement made by the junta on November 26.
Young people abducted in Yangon and sold to Myanmar’s junta as unwilling conscripts
Source: Mizzima
Brokers in Yangon Region are luring young people with false job offers, abducting them, and selling them to the junta for forced conscription, according to the Rangoon Scout Network (RSN) and local residents.
TNLA Prepares to Bring Junta Forces Back Into Mongkut, Mongmit
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
“Although the TNLA said they would withdraw, they have added more forces to provide security if the military comes in,” a Mongmit resident told SHAN.
Lukashenko arrives in Myanmar on official visit
Source: BelTA
The talks will also cover the development of cooperation in agriculture and food security, industry, and pharmaceuticals.
The Story of Shwe Kokko: How a Border Backwater Became a Global Crime Hub
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Aung Zaw
The Shwe Kokko crime hub, which was initially pitched as a large-scale mixed commercial, residential and leisure development project known as “China Town,” sprung up nearly a decade ago
Myanmar Junta Drops Sentences Of 3,000 Convicted By Coup Dissent Law
Source: BARRON’S | By Agence France Presse
The junta said in statements it had amnestied or dropped the sentences of 3,085 convicted under a post-coup amendment punishing comments that “cause fear” or spread “false news” with three years in prison.
Myanmar’s cyberscam crackdown: just a pre-poll ‘law-and-order’ show?
Source: South China Morning Post | By Maria Siow
Myanmar’s junta has been under pressure to raid fraud hubs by China as its citizens have been badly affected by these scammers, analysts say
Myanmar: Junta launches fresh attacks on media and election rights
Source: ARTICLE 19
ARTICLE 19 strongly condemns the Myanmar military junta’s adoption of a new repressive election law and the subsequent legal action taken against AAMIJ News under its provisions.