Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 30, 2025 Morning
📌📌 1. Discussion on the Situation in Myanmar Held at the UN Third Committee
A meeting on the human rights situation in Myanmar was held on the afternoon of October 28 at the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Affairs Committee) of the United Nations General Assembly, according to reports.
During the meeting, Ms. Julie Bishop, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, addressed the session via recorded video. Mr. Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), and Mr. Thomas Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, attended in person to discuss and present their reports.
Following their presentations, Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the UN, highlighted that since the military coup of February 2021, the junta has continued to escalate its atrocities against civilians for nearly five years. He pointed out that the junta had carried out increasing airstrikes and heavy artillery attacks on civilian areas, including schools, hospitals, and religious sites.
He noted that in 2025, the number of airstrikes had doubled compared to 2024. Evidence gathered by the IIMM revealed widespread atrocities such as civilian killings, electric shocks and strangulation during interrogations at detention centers, and sexual violence.
According to UN reports, there are over 3.6 million displaced persons and 22 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, including 6.9 million children and 10.4 million women. Despite the March 2025 earthquake, which killed more than 3,800 people and destroyed over 55,000 homes, the junta continued its bombing campaigns.
Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun further stated that Myanmar has become a hub for transnational crimes, noting that large-scale online scam centers have been established in junta-controlled territories of Karen and Shan States. Around 100,000 trafficked individuals, mostly young people, are being forced to operate these scams, generating an estimated USD 40 billion annually in illicit profits.
He strongly rejected the junta’s planned election, calling it “entirely illegitimate and a political trap.” He emphasized that a military group which unlawfully removed a democratically elected government has no right to hold elections, especially while political leaders remain imprisoned and the junta controls less than 30% of the country’s territory.
The ambassador urged the international community to cut off the flow of weapons, aviation fuel, and dual-use goods to the junta; to issue an ICC arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing; to immediately release all political prisoners; and to fully implement ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus.
He concluded by stating that the people of Myanmar rely on the united support of the international community for genuine peace, dignity, and a democratic transition. Only the collective political will and genuine humanitarian commitment of member states, he said, can safeguard the lives, homes, and future of the Myanmar people.
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📌📌 2. Chinland Council Firmly Opposes the Junta’s Election
The Chinland Council issued a statement on October 29, firmly opposing the election being organized by the military junta, describing it as a “sham election.”
According to the statement, the junta is preparing to hold Phase One of its election on December 28, based on the 2008 Constitution, with the intent of prolonging its military dictatorship. The preparations reportedly include compiling voter lists, training officials with electronic voting machines, and arranging advance voting for internally displaced persons (IDPs).
The statement also alleged that the junta is amending election laws to deceive the international community, ASEAN, and neighboring countries.
The Chinland Council warned that such an election would exacerbate political conflict and urged the international community not to recognize or support it.
The statement further called on non-CDM civil servants in Chin State not to participate in the election, and urged Chin people to reject any coercion or threats to force them to vote.
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📌📌 3. Kayin National Army (KNA) Celebrates Its First Anniversary
The Kayin National Army (KNA) celebrated the first anniversary of its founding on October 29 at a location within the Kayin region, according to a KNA statement.
The ceremony was attended by members of the KNA Political Leadership Committee, military commanders, representatives of allied organizations, and local civilians.
The event featured a military parade, the saluting of the Kayin National Flag and the KNA Flag, and a tribute to fallen heroes, including those who fought against military dictatorship across generations and the seven martyrs from the KNA.
During the ceremony, speeches were delivered by the KNA Chairperson (via online address), the KNA Chief of Staff, and a representative from an allied organization.
The celebration continued with military demonstrations, cultural dances performed by KNA female soldiers, expressions of gratitude, and a communal Kayin dance joined by all attendees—marking a successful conclusion to the anniversary ceremony.
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📌📌 4. Nway Oo University of Myanmar to Open Student Enrollment for the 2026–2027 Academic Year
The Nway Oo University of Myanmar, operating under the National Unity Government (NUG), has announced that student enrollment for the 2026–2027 academic year will be open from November 12 to December 23.
According to the announcement, there will be two categories of applicants:
Former students who attended before 2020, and
Students whose examination results have already been released by the university.
For students who attended before 2020, the first phase of registration will take place between November 12 and 28, during which they must register in the Myanmar Education System (MES), obtain their Student ID and password, and fill out the designated registration forms. Between November 29 and December 2, submitted data will be verified, and admission confirmations will be notified via email.
For the second phase, running from December 3 to 23, students must register in the MES, pay their admission fees through either SDB or NUG Pay, and upload their payment slips in the required form. The announcement warns that any incorrect submissions will result in unsuccessful registration, and fees will not be refunded.
The specific list of available classes and majors will be announced after November 12.
Students whose results have been released must also complete registration through MES between December 3 and 23, including admission fee payment and uploading proof of payment. Separate instructions will be issued for students with incomplete grades, while those not included on the results list will only be allowed to re-enroll in their previous class.
Detailed guidelines will be published via Facebook and other official channels at the start of the enrollment period, and students are advised to follow these announcements closely.
The university also clarified that students who have already received university admission three times but have not yet enrolled will not be eligible to register during this session.
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📌📌 5. PSLF/TNLA Department of Women’s Development Conducts Awareness Campaigns in 14 Villages of Ta’ang Region
The Department of Women’s Development under the Palaung State Liberation Front / Ta’ang National Liberation Army (PSLF/TNLA) conducted a series of awareness-raising field activities across 14 villages in the Ta’ang region of northern Shan State throughout October, according to an official statement.
These awareness programs were carried out in five villages in Mantong Township, two villages in Namtu Township, and seven villages in Muse Township, reaching a total of 488 participants. Topics covered included “Women and Happy Families,” “Women and Health,” and sexual and reproductive education, the PSLF/TNLA News and Information Department reported.
The Department of Women’s Development of the PSLF/TNLA continues to implement various initiatives in the Ta’ang region, focusing on reducing violence against women, empowering women, community mobilization, and promoting domestic livelihood and income-generating programs.
These reports were submitted by Radio NUG correspondents Khur Shel and Padeh Phoe.
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