Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 20, 2025 Evening
📌📌 1. TNLA Commander Tar Bhone Kyaw Warns of Retaliation Against Junta’s Airstrikes
October 20
General Tar Bhone Kyaw, one of the leaders of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), has announced that they will retaliate against the military junta’s ongoing airstrikes.
He stated that the terrorist military forces have been launching continuous aerial bombings on the townships under the control of the TNLA, and that these attacks will not go unanswered.
“Morning, noon, evening, midnight — they keep dropping bombs from aircraft. We are taking note of everyone — the ones who bomb, the ones who order the bombings, and the ones who applaud and celebrate the bombings. Retribution will surely come,”
General Tar Bhone Kyaw wrote on his social media page.
According to the TNLA, the terrorist military forces have already conducted 28 airstrikes this October alone, targeting areas under TNLA administration in northern Shan State.
From October 1 to 18, the junta carried out airstrikes over the townships of Mantong, Kyaukme, Hsipaw, Mongngawt, Monglon, Namhsan, Namtu, Momauk, and Mogaung, resulting in the deaths of 2 monks, 8 children, 19 women, and 12 men, while over 40 people were injured, according to available records.
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📌📌 2. AA Restricts Nighttime Fishing near Thandwe and Gwa for Security Reasons
October 20
The United League of Arakan / Arakan Army (ULA/AA) has imposed restrictions on nighttime fishing in the sea areas near Thandwe and Gwa Townships, prohibiting fishing activities between 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM, citing the safety of local civilians.
The AA announced this measure following increased maritime movements by the junta, which has been reinforcing its military presence toward Kyaukphyu and Sittwe through sea routes, as well as preparing possible counteroffensives to recapture towns currently under AA control.
Although the AA had previously warned against the junta’s use of naval and aerial assaults, reports indicate that junta naval vessels have often captured or executed civilians encountered at sea. The regime has also used civilian fishing boats—previously granted unrestricted fishing access—as cover for transporting troops and military supplies.
Due to these developments, the AA declared that from October 19 onward, fishing between 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM is strictly prohibited in the sea areas near Thandwe and Gwa.
The ULA/AA further advised that unless an official notice lifting the order is issued, the restriction will remain in force, and all fishermen must refrain from nighttime operations in those zones.
In addition, because the junta has been shelling from naval vessels and committing acts of capture and execution at sea, the AA urged fishermen to avoid deep-sea fishing during daytime and to immediately return to shore if junta ships are sighted.
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📌📌 3. Campaign Planned to Urge U.S. President Donald Trump to Take Stronger Action on Myanmar During Japan Visit
October 20
A campaign is being organized to urge the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to take stronger and more focused action on Myanmar during his upcoming visit to Japan, according to event organizers.
President Trump is scheduled to visit Japan in the last week of October, prior to attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, which will be held in South Korea later this month.
The NUG Support Team – Japan announced that it will organize activities during Trump’s visit, calling on the U.S. government to:
- Pay greater attention to Myanmar’s crisis,
- Secure the release of State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint, and other political prisoners, and
- Take stronger and more effective measures to stop the junta’s brutal atrocities and violent suppression of civilians.
The campaign is scheduled to take place on October 27, from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM (local time) at Sumitomo Fudosan Toranomon Tower in Tokyo.
The NUG Support Team – Japan has called upon Japanese citizens and residents to actively join and show solidarity in this movement for justice and freedom in Myanmar.
This report was filed and submitted by Radio NUG correspondent Ko Khant.
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