Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 04, 2025 Evening
📌📌 1. Ko Htein Lin Appeals to Chinese President Xi Jinping to Pressure the Myanmar Military for the Release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
October 4
According to the South China Morning Post, Ko Htein Lin, also known as Kim Aris—the son of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who is both a public leader and former State Counsellor—has appealed to Chinese President Xi Jinping to pressure the Myanmar military to release his mother.
He announced on his social media page: “Today, I asked China to help secure my mother’s release.”
Since the military coup of 2021, Myanmar’s democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been imprisoned, suffering from heart disease and deteriorating conditions in detention. Her son, Ko Htein Lin, raised concerns and urged President Xi Jinping to pressure the junta for her release.
Ko Htein Lin stated: “I earnestly appeal to President Xi Jinping to pressure the military government to release my mother and others who should be freed. Although Chinese authorities requested to see my mother, the military denied them any meeting. They have not allowed anyone else to see her either.”
He explained that those seeking to meet her would be able, at the very least, to confirm she is still alive if granted access. “I am constantly worried that my mother will die in prison. The conditions are terrifying,” he said.
The National Unity Government (NUG) has also warned that keeping Daw Aung San Suu Kyi imprisoned deepens the country’s crisis. Dr. Sasa, NUG’s Union Minister for International Cooperation, told the South China Morning Post that her detention will entrench divisions, prolong conflict, and complicate national reconciliation.
According to South China Morning Post, Ko Htein Lin also expressed his wish simply to be reunited with his mother. He noted that during Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s time in power, she maintained closer and stronger relations with China than Min Aung Hlaing did. He pointed to her official visits to China in 2015 and 2016 under the NLD government.
Ko Htein Lin believes that releasing his mother is necessary to address Myanmar’s ongoing problems, the paper reported.
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📌📌 2. Myanmar Resource Watch: Chinese Gold Mining Companies Damaging Environment and Social Life in Shan State
October 4
Myanmar Resource Watch (MRW) has revealed that gold mining projects operated by Chinese companies in Tarlay Township, eastern Shan State, are causing serious environmental destruction and social harm.
This was stated in MRW’s October 3 report titled “Environmental and Social Impacts of Gold Mining Projects in Eastern Shan State.”
Eastern Shan State holds geographic importance, with more than eight ethnic nationalities—including Shan, Lahu, Akha, Pa-O, Wa, Kokang, Kachin, Bamar, and Lisu—residing there.
According to the 2014 census, Tachileik District had a population of more than 140,000, with 50.6% male and 49.4% female. Tachileik town itself borders Mae Sai, Thailand, and serves as one of the seven official Myanmar-Thailand border trade gates. Its connection to Kyaington by the Asian Highway also links to China’s Yunnan Province, making it a key hub for border trade and tourism, where Thai currency is widely used.
The local economy mainly depends on agriculture and mining. Gold mining, dominated by Chinese companies, has become a significant part of the economy, with exports primarily to China and Thailand.
For example, Na On village near Tarlay town, with around 200 households, once relied on charcoal production and seasonal farming. But with the entry of Chinese gold-mining companies, the region’s economy, environment, and social fabric have dramatically changed.
Eastern Shan State is also part of the so-called “Golden Triangle,” plagued by drug trafficking and human trafficking networks, further complicating local society and threatening youth futures. MRW highlighted that such problems worsen the already fragile social conditions in the region.
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📌📌 3. ULA/AA Provides 20.3 Million Kyats in Assistance to Families of Victims of Junta Bombings in Paletwa
October 4
According to local sources, the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) has provided 20.3 million kyats in financial assistance to the families of civilians killed or injured by junta airstrikes in Paletwa.
The ULA/AA’s Paletwa District Party Committee organized the aid distribution, as reported on the “We Love Paletwa” social media page.
On September 29, the junta indiscriminately bombed residential areas in Paletwa town, Chin State, killing two women and injuring 23 civilians, including children.
According to “We Love Paletwa,” the families of the two deceased women each received 1.5 million kyats in assistance, those with severe injuries received 1 million kyats each, and those with minor injuries received 700,000 kyats each.
Local sources said the junta had bombed parts of Paletwa town—including the hospital—controlled by the AA, using jet fighters. The bombing killed 19-year-old Ma Myo Myo Khin and 42-year-old Daw Thu Zar Win (also known as Bo Bo), while 23 others, including children, were injured.
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📌📌 4. KNU Holds Short Training on Community Mobilization and Political Engagement for Mon, Karen, and Bamar Youth
October 4
According to the Karen National Union (KNU) Dooplaya District Public Relations and Information Department, a short training course on “Community Mobilization and Basic Political Engagement” was held in a border area within Dooplaya District, attended by Mon, Karen, and Bamar youth.
The program was jointly organized by KNU Dooplaya District leaders, the Mon State Development Center (MSDC), and the democratic youth group Power For Change (PFC).
The training aimed to enhance youth political awareness, strengthen inter-ethnic youth connections, empower them to participate more actively in political movements, and prepare them to collectively resist the junta’s sham elections. The two-day training was conducted from September 29 to 30.
Representatives from Karen, Mon, and Bamar youth organizations attended, with a total of 25 participants.
At the same time, a political talk show was also held under the theme “Can the Military Regime’s Sham Elections Resolve the Conflict?”
This report was filed by Radio NUG correspondent Ko Khant.
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