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Day Two Wrap: Asean presses Myanmar, unveils flagship projects for inclusive growth
Source: Malay Mail | By Bernama
Myanmar’s transnational crimes, the delayed implementation of the Five-Point Consensus, and the launch of three Asean initiatives on inclusivity and sustainability were among the key highlights on the second day of Asean meetings
RI calls for increased ASEAN engagement to resolve Myanmar conflict
Source: ANTARA | By Nabil Ihsan, Raka Adji
“Indonesia is open to the idea of an ASEAN Observer Team, with a clear and limited mandate to observe and monitor, not to recognize or to endorse or validate the elections,” he said.
Myanmar Military Junta Regains Key Territory Amid Intense Airstrikes and Chinese Support
Source: SSBCrack News | By News Desk
This resurgence has been aided by Chinese diplomatic support, advanced military technology, and an increase in airstrikes that have ravaged towns throughout the country.
Mon State sees tighter enforcement of PSMS surveillance system
Source: Burma News International | By Mon Independent News Agency
The military junta has intensified the use of the Person Scrutinization and Monitoring System (PSMS), a digital surveillance technology, to monitor travelers more strictly, leading to more arrests and extortion at checkpoints across Mon State, according to local sources.
Mon Unity Party to field 38 candidates in junta-organized election
Source: Mon Independent News Agency | By monnews
Mon State has a total of 45 constituencies. The party plans to contest seven out of ten constituencies for the People’s Assembly (Pyithu Hluttaw), excluding Kyaikto, Bilin, and Thaton townships.
Three locals, including a woman, abducted by ARSA in Maungdaw
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
IResidents say that whereas ARSA activity had previously been concentrated along the Bangladesh border and in northern Maungdaw, the group has now pushed into southern Maungdaw, carrying out a series of abuses against civilians.
Twenty-four civilians killed, 20 injured in airstrikes by Myanmar Air Force in Ye Kyi Township
Source: Narinjara News | By Khaing Lu Hla
On October 23, between 11:30 am and 11:50 am, two jet fighters dropped two 500-pound bombs and one 250-pound bomb on Sapyin village, located in Ye Kyi Township, Ayeyarwady Division, at 1:20 pm.
CRPH urges global parliaments to reject Myanmar junta’s planned elections at IPU assembly
Source: Mizzima
In a statement released after the 151st IPU Assembly in Geneva, held from 19 to 23 October, the CRPH said the main agenda of its participation was to oppose and seek non-recognition of the junta-organized election, which it described as “unfair” and “illegitimate.”
Junta shuts down Putao-Myitkyina Road indefinitely
Source: Burma News International | By Kachin Media Group
The junta has indefinitely closed the highway linking Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, to northern Putao Town, citing military reasons.
Covert Drugging: A Growing Threat to Women’s Safety
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
The criminal practice involves secretly exposing victims to psychoactive drugs—often through injection or other covert means—leaving them vulnerable to robbery, exploitation, or sexual assault.
Over 1,000 enter Thailand from Myanmar after scam hub raid
Source: France 24 | By Agence France-Presse
Sprawling cyberscam hubs, where fraudsters swindle victims through online cons, have flourished along Myanmar’s loosely governed border during its years-long civil war.
Myanmar Junta in New Push for Chinese Energy Investment
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Junta media said he noted similarities with Myanmar’s onshore fields, urged Chinese investment in Myanmar’s aging oil blocks, and proposed training programs for Myanmar personnel in China.
ASEAN’s Myanmar peace plan not hard to implement, Malaysia foreign minister says
Source: Reuters | By Danial Azhar
ASEAN’s four-year-old plan for peace in war-torn Myanmar is not difficult to implement and the ruling junta should adhere to it and allow humanitarian aid to be distributed, Malaysia’s foreign minister said on Friday.
Power, water supply to Jammu Rohingya shanties snapped
Source: Hindustan Times | By Ravi Krishnan Khajuria
In an order issued by the tehsildar to officials concerned, it was mentioned that Rohingya immigrants had illegally occupied a plot and constructed shanties besides taking up an unauthorised scrap business.
Nearly 700 people flee to Thailand after Myanmar scam centre raid
Source: Reuters | By Orathai Sririn; Panu Wongcha-um
Thailand has detained 677 people, including 618 men and 59 women, after they crossed the border into Tak province, it said in a statement.
Former Chin State ministers from NLD rule to contest Junta’s election
Source: Burma News International | By Khonumthung News
U Pu No Than Kap, a prominent Chin State politician, has confirmed to Khonumthung that he will run for the National Hluttaw’s proportional representation (PR) seat representing the New Chinland Congress (NCC).
Arakan State IDPs brace for winter amid blanket and warm clothing shortages
Source: Burma News International | By Development Media Group
Internally displaced people (IDPs) in Arakan (Rakhine) State are facing urgent needs for warm clothing and blankets as the harsh winter approaches, aid workers and the displaced themselves said.
Residents along Thai-Myanmar border face renewed internet blackouts linked to online scam crackdown
Source: Independent Mon News Agency | By monnews
Some Starlink users said their accounts were suspended shortly after receiving official emails from the company, indicating that verification checks were underway.
AA Chief General Twan Mrat Naing invites UN Special Rapporteur to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in northern Rakhine, including Htan Shauk Khan
Source: Narinjara News | By Khaing Lu Hla
AA Chief General Twan Mrat Naing has extended an invitation to the UN Special Rapporteur, Mr. Thomas Andrews, who is tasked with investigating claims of human rights abuses in northern Rakhine, including the alleged massacre.
Displaced families in Thandwe survive on porridge amid worsening shortages in western Myanmar
Source: Mizzima
More than 4,000 residents from five villages fled their homes after the military commission stepped up naval operations off the coast of Thandwe, aid workers told Mizzima.
Thousands Flee Western Pai Khun as Junta Forces Burn Villages
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
Nearly 3,000 residents from four villages in western Pai Khun (Pekon) Township, southern Shan State, have fled their homes after junta troops launched arson attacks and clashed with Karenni revolutionary coalition forces, local sources said.
Displaced Families in Ywangan Struggle With Disease and Food Shortages
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Ywangan Township, southern Shan State, are suffering from widespread skin infections and remain in urgent need of medical aid, local sources said.
Thousands Abandon Myanmar Scam Hub After Junta’s ‘Raid Rehearsal’
Source: The Irrawaddy
Locals said the BGF began transporting Chinese nationals out of KK Park by car as early as Tuesday evening. Compound gates were then opened early Wednesday morning to allow the remaining workers to leave in large groups.
Anwar says Putin confirmed skipping Asean Summit in KL, Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing too
Source: Malay Mail
“President Putin has confirmed that he’s not coming. He is exploring the possibility of coming the following year. He will be represented by the Russian Deputy Prime Minister (at the summit),” Anwar said
Myanmar Foreign Ministry Official Arrives Ahead Of 47th ASEAN Summit
Source: BERNAMA
Myanmar’s Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, U Hua Khan Sum, was among the foreign diplomats who arrived in Malaysia ahead of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits