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Military Commission Pressures Displaced Residents of Bawlakhe to Return Ahead of Elections
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
According to displaced locals, the military has threatened that if they do not return, their houses and land will be confiscated as public property.
Over 170 Muslim teachers working for Arakkha National Education Department
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
The inclusion of Muslims in the administration and management, teaching, training, and capacity enhancement sectors of the Arakkha National Education Department stands in contrast to past exclusionary bureaucratic arrangements.
AA rejects Bangladesh’s drug trafficking allegations: U Khaing Thukha
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
Arakan Army (AA) spokesperson U Khaing Thukha told DMG that allegations linking the AA to drug trafficking into Bangladesh are nothing more than baseless accusations.
Over 160 civilians killed in Tamu District since Myanmar coup
Source: Mizzima
According to the report, the deaths were caused by a combination of airstrikes, heavy artillery fire, drone bombings, and violence by both the Myanmar military and India’s Assam Rifles along the border.
Junta Troops Beat Civilian, Loot Homes, and Block IDPs in Nawng Ping
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
Residents said junta troops have entered homes in Nawng Ping and taken valuables, including refrigerators and motorbike parts. Displaced villagers have been strictly prohibited from returning.
Junta airstrike hits TNLA-controlled Mogok, houses destroyed
Source: Burma News International | Shan Herald Agency for News
At around 7:00 a.m. on September 16, junta aircraft dropped two 250-pound bombs near Lin Yaung Chi Monastery in the Ohnkine Ywarthit area of Shwegu Ward, east of Mogok Town, wounding a local woman and destroying houses.
How Chinese rare-earth mining threatens the Mekong River
Source: Deutsche Welle | By David Hutt
Rare-earth mining in Myanmar is polluting the Mekong River with toxic metals, threatening ecosystems, food security, and water supplies across mainland Southeast Asia.
Myanmar Junta PM Courts Political Backing, Investment During China Visit
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Nyo Saw met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Communist Party of China (CPC) Secretary Chen Gang, and Chinese business leaders, in his first overseas trip as prime minister.
Satellite data show burst of deforestation in Myanmar rare earth mining hotspots
Source: Mongabay | By Latoya Abulu, Sonam Lama Hyolmo
The largely unregulated mining of rare earth minerals in Myanmar’s Kachin state is taking a heavy toll on forests, rivers and human health, according to sources and satellite imagery collected by Mongabay
Myanmar plans to allow Chinese yuan for investments
Source: The Nation
Myanmar’s State Security and Peace Commission Chairman, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, announced that the country will move quickly to enable Chinese investments in yuan.
China’s Bloody Red Carpet for the Bloodthirsty Junta
Source: Progressive Voice Myanmar | Weekly Highlight
China’s money-grab attitude in Myanmar is exacerbating the people’s suffering by destroying their lands and stealing their resources with no benefits conferred, and this is further compounded by China’s blatant, shameless support of the junta’s terror campaign targeting civilians.
Nearly 240 young men drafted in Mon State under new conscription batch
Source: Burma News International | By Than Lwin Times
The newly conscripted youths included those drafted by junta-appointed community administrators, those abducted at night, those detained for violating the ban on two men riding together on a motorcycle, and those arrested on their way to or from work.
Arakan Army Chief meets with Muslim leaders, reopens Maungdaw Jame Mosque
Source: Narinjara News | By Khaing Lu Hla
U Maung Maung Aye, Chairman of the District Muslim Affairs, said that General Twan Mrat Naing had arrived in Maungdaw City and he cordially met with Muslim religious and community leaders
UEC cancels voting in 10 AA-held townships in Arakan State
Source: Development Media Group | By Admin
The townships that will not hold junta-organised elections are Ponnagyun, Rathedaung, Maungdaw, Buthidaung, Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U, Minbya, Pauktaw, Myebon, and Ramree.
China, Myanmar hold 8th ministerial meeting on law enforcement and security cooperation
Source: Xinhua
The meeting was co-chaired by Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong, and Myanmar’s Union Minister for Home Affairs Tun Tun Naung.
Myanmar Junta Rules Out Voting in 121 Constituencies in First Phase of Election
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
The constituencies span 56 townships across the country where the regime’s administrative and security apparatus has collapsed. Most are under the control of ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) and allied resistance forces
Ruling Generals, Ministers to Dominate Myanmar Military’s Proxy Party Candidate List
Source: The Irrawaddy
More than 20 senior Myanmar regime figures – including sitting ministers, top generals, and retired officers — will join the military’s proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) at junta boss Min Aung Hlaing’s instruction
Junta drones: A grave danger for Karenni people
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
In Karenni State, the junta is strategically using drones not only to gain a military advantage over resistance forces but also with the malicious intent of intimidating and instilling fear among civilians, according to Karenni resistance forces.
Conditions worsen for Rohingya in India
Source: Mission Network News | By Katie O’Malley
Refugees or illegal immigrants? India’s Supreme Court will soon rule on which category the Rohingya of Myanmar fall into. An estimated 40,000 Rohingya live in India.
Myanmar journalists meet Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Source: DW Akademie | By Soe Soe Htoon
Myanmar journalists met Rohingya refugees for the first time since the 2017 exodus. Emotional conversations, shared memories, and calls for peace highlighted an unprecedented push for more inclusive media coverage.
Muslim community says ethnic hatred cannot be incited in Arakan
Source: Narinjara News | By Kyaing Hein Lin
According to Saya Vasel, the Maungdaw District Jury Leader, the Arakan People’s Revolutionary Government, which includes the AA, no longer discriminates against residents of Arakan State based on ethnicity or religion.
Photo Essay: Maungdaw’s grand mosque reopens after 13 years
Source: Development Media Group
Muslim religious leaders said that the ULA/AA allowed the reopening of the mosque in response to their requests, emphasizing the importance of upholding freedom of religion now that the Arakan Army has taken control of Maungdaw Township.
CTUM strongly condemns the Myanmar military for ‘creating a façade to lie to the world’
Source: Mizzima
The Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM) says it strongly condemns the Myanmar military junta for stealing the “CTUM” and presenting it to ASEAN as a representative of the Myanmar workers, according to a press statement released last week.
KIA Says Myanmar Junta Retakes Two More Bases in Bhamo but Fighting Continues
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyae
“They have been using artillery and drones to attack us but no ground clashes have occurred in recent days,” KIA spokesman Colonel Naw Bu told The Irrawaddy on Monday.
Myanmar junta says no voting in dozens of constituencies
Source: France24 | Agence France-Presse
A notice by Myanmar’s Union Election Commission shared in state media said elections would not be held in 56 lower house constituencies and nine upper house constituencies.