Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 25, 2025 Evening
📌📌 1. On the 65th Anniversary of the Formation of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) – CRPH Sends a Congratulatory Message
October 25
On October 25, marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) sent a congratulatory message.
The KIO was established on October 25, 1960. Over the past 65 years, it has faced numerous challenges and difficulties, yet it has managed to stand strong as an organization trusted and supported by the Kachin people.
In the congratulatory message, the KIO’s leadership, including senior leaders and commanders, along with the Kachin people, jointly welcomed and honored CRPH’s recognition on this milestone occasion.
The message acknowledged and expressed respect for the political progress and military victories the KIO has achieved, as well as its ability to maintain control over its territories through alliances and partnerships.
The CRPH also highlighted its respect and admiration for the KIO’s unwavering commitment to the core pledge of establishing a true federal democratic union for all of Myanmar, a vision long hoped for by the people.
CRPH paid tribute to the Kachin national leaders, commanders, and people who have sacrificed life, blood, and sweat over the 65-year struggle to uphold the principles of autonomy and self-determination.
The ultimate goal shared by all parties is to build a federal democratic union that guarantees equality, autonomy, and justice for all ethnic groups. In this context, the unity and revolutionary spirit of the Kachin people and the broader population across the country are recognized as crucial for ending the military dictatorship.
CRPH committed to working hand in hand with all ethnic brothers and sisters and revolutionary forces to realize this goal. The KIO likewise affirmed its determination to cooperate with all allied forces to achieve the key objective of ending the military dictatorship, a commitment duly acknowledged in the CRPH’s message.
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📌📌 2. Myanmar People View Some Member Countries’ Transfer of Weapons to the Military as Supporting Mass Killings
October 25
The actions of certain member countries transferring weapons to the military are viewed by the Myanmar people as clear support for the junta’s mass killings, according to Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the UN.
On October 24, the 80th UN General Assembly held a discussion on the topic of “Conventional Weapons” under the UN Disarmament and International Security Committee. During this session, Myanmar’s Permanent Representative, U Kyaw Moe Tun, highlighted this issue.
He explained that transferring conventional weapons exacerbates armed conflicts, prolongs violence against civilians, and undermines the foundations of peaceful societies.
Following the military coup, the junta has used these conventional weapons to violently suppress civilians. The Myanmar Permanent Representative emphasized that the military controls the entire domestic arms production sector, even under civilian-elected governments, maintaining strict oversight over arms manufacturing.
The military produces small arms, improvised explosive devices, mines, and drone weapons capable of targeted attacks against ethnic minorities and civilians. With access to raw materials, weapons, and related technology from some member states, the junta strengthens its domestic arms production capabilities.
From February 2021 to May 2023, arms imports facilitated by certain member countries amounted to nearly one billion US dollars, which the Myanmar people see as directly supporting the junta’s killings.
The UN Permanent Representative urged the international community to block and prevent the flow of both military and dual-use materials, including aviation fuel, to save Myanmar people’s lives.
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📌📌 3. About 7 Million School-Age Children Are Out of School, Facing a Generational Loss – UN Warning
October 25
Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the UN, U Kyaw Moe Tun, warned that around 7 million school-age children are out of school, facing the risk of losing an entire generation of education.
During a special discussion on “Right to Education” at the UN Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee, the Permanent Representative highlighted that the education sector in Myanmar has collapsed following the military’s unlawful takeover in February 2021 and subsequent atrocities.
The military deliberately arrests, imprisons, and detains teachers, instructors, and students, confiscates schools, and repurposes educational buildings as military camps. Children fleeing from conflict are forced to study under dangerous conditions in bomb shelters or makeshift classrooms.
He noted that children continue to live under fear due to the violence previously inflicted by the junta and the ongoing threats to their survival, well-being, and access to education.
The National Unity Government (NUG) Ministry of Education is doing its utmost to provide continued educational opportunities for these children.
Students are being offered alternative, safe, and reliable learning options, including online education and decentralized schooling systems, to replace the military-controlled education system. The NUG is also implementing safe school initiatives for displaced students and vulnerable children.
U Kyaw Moe Tun urged the international community to oppose the military’s sham elections and prevent further atrocities against teachers, students, and civilians, as well as to stop the misuse of schools as military camps.
The news just presented was submitted by reporter Ko Hkan from Radio NUG.
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