Junta aligned Tang Gu Tan militia in Kawnglanghpu Township, Putao District, Kachin State bans locals from going to China to buy and sell goods, instead forcing them to deal with Chinese merchants they installed and tax who gouge the locals. www.bnionline.net/en/news/shin...

Heavy rains at the the tail end of Cyclone Wipha have bought havoc to several parts of Myanmar, including southern Shan State: www.bnionline.net/en/news/sout... and earlier Mon Sate: www.bnionline.net/en/news/no-j... and Arakan State: www.bnionline.net/en/news/leas...

Mon State communities affected by tornadoes and strong winds on 23 July at the tail end of Cyclone Wipha, have yet to receive any assistance from the junta. Despite this, junta telegram channels put out laughable false news saying the junta had supplied aid. www.bnionline.net/en/news/no-j...

IDPs in Ganantaung camp in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan (Rakhine) State urgently need food and medical supplies according to camp officials and residents. They forage for food in the forest, which has become harder since the start of the rainy season. www.bnionline.net/en/news/ponn...

IDPs Urgently Need Malaria Drugs in Danu Self-Administered Zone in southern Shan State. www.bnionline.net/en/news/idps...

An ISP-Myanmar report says the KNU controls a third of the Thai border area, the KNU claims it controls 90%. Possible confusion as ISP Myanmar were talking about entire border, whereas the KNU only controls 90% of border in Karen State according to ISP Myanmar map. www.bnionline.net/en/news/knu-...

Junta soldiers who deserted to the AA reveal that the junta is shooting conscripts who try flee the frontline or desert. Some conscripts are shooting themselves to avoid going to the frontlines. They are left to die and if they survive imprisoned. www.bnionline.net/en/news/junt...

The junta has regained control of Naungcho (Nawnghkio) Town in northern Shan State’s Naungcho Township but there is still ongoing heavy fighting on the town’s outskirts. www.bnionline.net/en/news/junt...

The junta's blockade of road and river routes into Arakan State has led to a shortage of ART medication to treat HIV leading to deaths. An HIV patient just died in Pauktaw Township and at least four HIV patients have died since Jan 2024 due to medicine shortages. www.bnionline.net/en/news/hiv-...

Junta authorities Extort Money from Mon State Residents saying it is needed to support conscripts and then use the money to support regular junta soldiers and junta-affiliated militias. www.bnionline.net/en/news/auth...

Thefts are on the rise in Mon State and the junta authorities are doing nothing and refuse to go after the thieves when they are identified due to 'security concerns' which is likely just cowardice or collusion. www.bnionline.net/en/news/thef...

34 women were killed and a further 49 injured by the junta across Myanmar during the month of June 2025 according to a 10 July report by the Burmese Women's Union (BWU). www.bnionline.net/en/news/34-w...

The junta has launched an offensive to try to retake the section of Asian Highway 1 (AH1) between Kawkareik and Kyondoe in Karen State. This connects to the section of AH1 that goes through the mountains to Myawaddy on the Thai border: www.bnionline.net/en/news/junt...

Cambodian Gvt complains to UNESCO about alleged Thai Angkor Wat copy. www.nationthailand.com/news/world/4... Previously complained when India did the same: www.ndtv.com/india-news/c... but supported China doing same: southeastasiaglobe.com/chinese-them... Who is the Cambodian Gvt's real master??

China held individual meeting with TNLA and probably the junta prior to all three groups meeting at China brokered peace talks in August. The meeting focussed on enforcing a ceasefire, ensuring the safety of civilians, and maintaining stability along the border. www.bnionline.net/en/news/chin...

Residents are fleeing villages in Launglon Township near Dawei in Tanintharyi Region as a column of junta soldiers that entered the township in mid-June keeps moving through it terrorising villagers. www.bnionline.net/en/news/junt...

There has been a surge of malaria cases in Karen State, especially the more deadly cerebral malaria. There are insufficient drugs to treat everyone. They have a limited shelf life and are being held in Myanmar ports awaiting tax clearance. www.bnionline.net/en/news/insu...

Nyaungshwe Township residents around Inle Lake continue to suffer. After severe flooding last Sept, the 28 March earthquake badly affected them & they had difficulty rebuilding due to shortages of materials and carpenters. Now they have been hit by floods again. www.bnionline.net/en/news/nyau...

Although government-run schools have reopened for the new academic year in Lone Khin Village in Hpakant Township, Kachin State, student attendance remains low due to ongoing instability in the region. www.bnionline.net/en/news/stud...

Tragic story about the huge increase in mothers abandoning newborns in Dawei Town for various reasons, including lack of safety, money and families being ripped apart all due to the junta. Sadly, this is probably happening throughout the country. www.daweiwatch.com/09/06/2025/1...

The early onset of the rainy season has caused landslides and floods making it difficult to transport goods, especially food, from India to Arakan State along land routes and rivers, leading to an increase in food prices in Arakan State. www.bnionline.net/en/news/rain...

Heavy rains have heralded an early start to the wet season that has brought a malaria outbreak to Arakan State: www.bnionline.net/en/news/mala... and a dengue fever outbreak to Mon State: www.bnionline.net/en/news/deng...

Thousands of residents from 13 eastern Pekon Township villages in southern Shan State have had to flee their homes due to heavy fighting in the area. www.bnionline.net/en/news/figh...

Gold mining in Homalin Township, northern Sagaing Region has silted up and polluted lakes, rivers and streams so much that fish resources have been severely depleted. www.bnionline.net/en/news/gold...

The junta is using Russian-made software in southern Shan State to identify people who joined the anti-coup Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) and those wanted under Section 505 of the Penal Code. www.bnionline.net/en/news/junt...

Three refugees were hospitalised and another seven had to be treated in hospital. It is believed to have happened because shops in Mae La Refugee Camp accidentally sold out of date snacks they had bought online. www.bnionline.net/en/news/mae-...

Crackdown on unregistered vehicles in Mon State ordered by Min Aung Hlaing because they were depriving the army of income. Army still won't receive any extra money because officials enforcing the crackdown are taking huge bribes to release unregistered vehicles! www.bnionline.net/en/news/crac...

The KIA has allowed junta-government schools to open in the Indawgyi Lake area of Kachin State under its control. www.bnionline.net/en/news/junt... Here's hoping they won't allow the schools to extort money from parents as they have in other junta-controlled areas: www.bnionline.net/en/news/desp...

Early heavy rains have caused flooding in Kachin and Arakan (Rakhine) states. Read about Arakan flooding here, in Kyauktaw: www.bnionline.net/en/news/floo..., and across Rakhine: www.bnionline.net/en/news/inte.... Even Myanmar refugees in India were affected: www.bnionline.net/en/news/inte...

Early heavy rains have brought flooding to areas of Kachin and Arakan (Rakhine) State and affected Myanmar refugees in India. Read about Kachin flooding here, in Myitkyina: www.bnionline.net/en/news/ayey..., Waingmaw: www.bnionline.net/en/news/aid-..., and Chipwi: www.bnionline.net/en/news/land...

The junta is cracking down on unregistered vehicles in Mon State: www.bnionline.net/en/news/junt... & Karenni State: www.bnionline.net/en/news/junt.... Min Aung Hlaing claims tax lost due to unregistered vehicles weakens the security sector, ie the army. More unregistered cars=fewer soldiers!

IDPs in Gwa Towhship, Arakan (Rakhine) State are facing hardships made worse by the junta disrupting fishing in the township, the main source of income and sustenance for many people. www.bnionline.net/en/news/idps...

The MNLA-AD & MLA will merge to form the Ramanya Mon Army (RMA) under the command of both groups. In 1/25 they formed the Ramanya Joint Task Force with the MSRF and MSDF, the armed wings of the MSFC which criticised the new agreement for not being inclusive enough. www.bnionline.net/en/news/ramy...

The junta's pledge to provide free education for all is, unsurprisingly, turning out to be a hollow promise. Read here how Mawlamyine Schools are illegally charging for enrolment: www.bnionline.net/en/news/mala... and about other expenses parents face: www.bnionline.net/en/news/desp...

The poor residents of Inle Lake suffered bad damage in the earthquake, then faced a shortage of building materials and carpenters that has delayed rebuilding. Now, the early onset of the rainy season has brought flooding before reconstruction has been completed. www.bnionline.net/en/news/inle...

Families and friends of 10 Tamu PFD members killed in India by the Indian Army hold a protest over the killings. Indians say the PDF members were operating on Indian territory, PDF says India abducted men in Myanmar, took them to India and killed them. www.bnionline.net/en/news/prot...

The junta used chemical weapons against Danu People's Liberation Front (DPLF) in Yatsauk (Lawksawk) Township, southern Shan State on 20 May 2025. This year the junta has used chemical weapons at least three times in Shan State & once in Mon State. www.bnionline.net/en/news/junt...

17,602 displaced people (IDPs) sheltering in Kyaikto Township in Mon State’s Thaton District are still unable to return home and are in urgent need of food. www.bnionline.net/en/news/kyai...

Junta soldiers executed 11 people in Lelma Village in Gangaw Township, Magway Region on 12 May 2025 and took away a further 12 who were later reportedly executed. Amongst the executed were three minors, two 17-year-old girls and a 16-year-old boy. www.bnionline.net/en/news/junt...

The KIA downed a junta helicopter that they hit as it was dropping off troop reinforcements in Bhamo Town. The junta tried to claim it crashed due to mechanical failure, but videos posted online tell a different story. www.bnionline.net/en/news/kia-...

Junta steps up abductions for conscription in Mon State, where conscription was already high. Not only is the junta abducting people from the streets in the day, it is also actively hunting down and abducting young people from their workplaces. www.bnionline.net/en/news/junt...

The junta has been conscripting underage children from Naungmon Town in Kachin State’s Putao District and forcing them to serve with militias on the frontline in Khaunglanhpu Township breaking the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child signed by Myanmar. www.bnionline.net/en/news/unde...

After China brokered peace talks between the junta and TNLA collapsed on 29/04/25 the junta has been attacking TNLA positions daily despite declaring a unilateral ceasefire from 6-31/05/25. www.bnionline.net/en/news/junt..., www.bnionline.net/en/news/junt..., www.bnionline.net/en/news/airs...

As the 13th round of conscription gets under way the junta has increased its targeting of young people for forced conscription in Mon State, going as far as abducting and conscripting young people who are out in the evening and committing no crimes. www.bnionline.net/en/news/junt...

Security has been beefed up at Myitkyina Airport with an extra 20 junta soldiers stationed around the airport. Despite this resistance artillery shells continue to land around the airport. www.bnionline.net/en/news/secu...

According to Tamu Township Administration, set up by Tamu PDF, the proposed India border fence encroaches onto Myanmar territory in six places in Sagaing Region's Tamu Township. www.bnionline.net/en/news/prop...

Schools in Kyondoe Township, Kawkareik District, Karen State may not be able to open for the new academic year in June because junta airstrikes & artillery have been targeting schools in the area. www.bnionline.net/en/news/airs...

Min Aung Hlaing cynically declared another ceasefire to curry favour with international leaders when he realised he'd be meeting them on Russia trip. If it was genuine, the junta would have extended previous ceasefire rather than letting it lapse. www.bnionline.net/en/news/junt...

Mass fish die-off in Mobye canals raises fears of water contamination in eastern Myanmar. www.bnionline.net/en/news/mass...

The junta has sent reinforcements to Nanyun Town in the Naga self-administered zone of Sagaing Township between the Indian border and Kachin State. www.bnionline.net/en/news/junt...