A total of 151 military personnel, including 118 soldiers, were taken as prisoners of war, according to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) following its attacks on Myanmar Navy vessels on the Irrawaddy River on Sept. 2. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

A total of 151 military personnel, including 118 soldiers, were taken as prisoners of war, according to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) following its attacks on Myanmar Navy vessels on the Irrawaddy River on Sept. 2. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
ISP-Myanmar warned that the ongoing detention of an independent researcher severely risks damaging Beijing’s long-term diplomatic strategy and people-to-people relations with Myanmar. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
“The AA recovered over 100 bodies of regime troops, including two battalion commanders,” a source close to the Arakan Army told DVB, adding that the military deployed around 1,000 ground troops to Ponnagyun Township in Arakan State. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Busy week with 21 events in the calendar so far, inc 3 webinars on #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar, Tibet film festival in Zurich, Trans studies talk in Taipei (& online), 2 exhibitions opening, talk in NYC on Lèse-majesté in Thailand & more
Other items include news of Malaysia freezing NGO bank accounts👇
Thurs:
@seajunction.bsky.social hold "64th #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar Monthly Update" w/ Toe Zaw Latt & @liasciortino.bsky.social
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Exhibition opening event: LAWAN! Portraits of resistance against extractivism in Indonesia. w/ Watch Indonesia e.V in Berlin, exhibition runs till 20th Nov
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This week on Season 2, Episode 22 of #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar; resistance attacks airport as Min Aung Hlaing continues his diplomatic tour abroad, and a post-coup mining boom is helping fund the conflict while creating environmental damage.
Listen here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/flights-h...
Fighting between the regime and the resistance in mountainous areas of western Magway Region bordering Rakhine State has made life even more difficult for residents of remote villages long overlooked by aid organisations.
Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/there-are...
AFP | One of the world’s biggest tin mines, located in an autonomous region of war-torn Myanmar, is resuming operations suspended since 2023 and ramping up exports to China, a thinktank said Thursday.
Read here: www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/myanmar-t...
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Digital Repression Incidents in Myanmar (Aug 31 to Sept 6)
#FOE
#InternetShutDown
#Surveillance
#Digital_Repression
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#KeepItOn
Full Report >>> myanmarinternet.info/digital-coup
A teacher in Chin State’s Paletwa Township, which was seized by the Arakan Army in 2024, told DVB that students in Paletwa can choose to study Burmese language as a course in Grade 12 if they don’t want to learn Rakhine. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Mu Traw District – Air Strike, Destruction and Damages
Incident Date – 3 August 2026
Incident Location - Htee Th’Blut Hta Village Tract and K’Ter Tee Village Tract, Dwe Lo Township, Mu Traw District
Photo - KHRG
#KHRG #humanrights #whatshappeninginmyanmar
The regime’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected the U.N. Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar on Wednesday after its lead investigator addressed the 63rd Session of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. 7-9. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
📨 Letters to a young activist - Finding my path in advocacy
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Kler Lwe Htoo District – Air Strike, Injuries, and Destruction
Incident Date – 2 August 2026
Incident Location - Law Muh Thaw village tract, Ler Doh Township, Kler Lwe Htoo District
Photo - KHRG
#KHRG #humanrights #whatshappeninginmyanmar
Jailed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s son, Kim Aris, is rallying international support behind Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun’s campaign to remain in the role as Myanmar’s permanent representative to the U.N. on Monday. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Retaliatory airstrikes were carried out by the Myanmar Air Force on four villages under Arakan Army (AA) control in the Arakan State capital Sittwe, as well as in Kyaukphyu, Thandwe and Ponnagyun townships on Tuesday. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Mergui-Tavoy District – Air Strike, Death and Destruction
Incident Date – 4 August 2026
Incident Location - T’Hpoh village tract, Ler Mu Lah Township, Mergui-Tavoy District
Photo - KHRG
#KHRG #humanrights #whatshappeninginmyanmar
Jailed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s son, Kim Aris, launched a new campaign on Monday called “Free Her,” which continues to demand the immediate release of his 81-year-old mother. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar