dek: At least 88 civilians have been killed and 157 others injured in 239 airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar Air Force from Aug. 8-23, according to a report released by the National Unity Government (NUG). The intensified aerial bombardment spanned Sagaing, Magway, Mandalay, Tanintharyi, and Bago regions, as well as Arak

evidence_strength: single-source

headline: NUG reports 88 civilians killed in airstrikes as military blockades aid to flood-ravaged Myanmar

source_id: dvb-english

region: myanmar

region_tags: bri myanmar


dek: As monsoon rains pound the heartlands of war-fractured Myanmar, “spirit consorts” gather to renew their vows with a pantheon of gods hailed for their powers to protect and destroy. Drinking, dancing and swooning, the dazzling mediums communed with the 111 divine ghosts of ancient Burmese folk religion at Taungbyone Fes

headline: Myanmar’s Taungbyone Spirit Festival keeps ancient animist rituals alive


dek: Recent reports of Shan Herald Agency for News and Khit Thit Media on cyberscam and scam center operations have made headlines, raising questions about whether Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s claim that the illicit trade is being eradicated is credible or just state propaganda aimed at portraying China as in control.

headline: THE MYTH OF THE CLEAN SWEEP: How Myanmar’s Scam Empire Evolved Into a National Shadow State

source_id: shan-news-english


headline: Cyber Scam Hubs Expand Across Shan State Despite Crackdown


dek: As rescue efforts in communities buried by catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal – China border entered their fourth day Saturday, authorities were still finding survivors and transporting them to safety. At relief centers, families of missing people waited anxiously for news of their loved ones as the death toll a

headline: Nepal-China flood survivors reach safe areas as families await news of nearly 3,000 missing


dek: The Arakan Army (AA) has enacted a temporary nighttime curfew across the southern Arakan State townships of Thandwe, Gwa, and Toungup. Implemented for the first time in these regions since mid-August 2026, the emergency measure responds to intensifying Myanmar regime air and naval bombardments alongside growing public

headline: Arakan Army imposes first nighttime curfew across southern Rakhine State townships


dek: Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in dozens of camps in Bangladesh held a rally on Aug. 25 to demand their safe return to their home in Arakan State, nine years after they fled a Myanmar military crackdown. Read more Watch the Rohingya rally on Aug. 25, here The post 9th Rohingya Genocide Remem

headline: 9th Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day

title: 9th Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day


dek: Junta-controlled state media accuses PDF “terrorists” of torturing the monk to death a week after his arrest

headline: Buddhist monk suspected of links to pro-regime militia dies in resistance custody

source_id: myanmar-now


dek: A coalition of 108 international scholars, former diplomats, and foreign policy experts organized through the Scholars at Risk Network issued a joint statement on Thursday, demanding the immediate and unconditional release of Min Zin, a Myanmar academic and U.S. citizen detained by Chinese authorities in Kunming, Yunna

headline: Over 100 scholars and former diplomats demand release of detained US academic in China


dek: The controversial move comes as Rohingya refugees in Malaysia are increasingly targeted by online disinformation campaigns

headline: Malaysia to repatriate first group of Myanmar nationals in September


dek: Guest contributor Shalini Perumal The global transition toward green technologies and electric mobility has triggered an unprecedented rush for critical minerals. This situation has fundamentally reshaped the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific, turning remote frontier regions into arenas for competition. For a rapidly gro

headline: India, Myanmar, and mineral imperialism

title: India, Myanmar, and mineral imperialism


dek: The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) released its 2026 Annual Report on Aug. 11. Lead investigator Nicholas Koumjian told DVB that civilians continue to bear the brunt of the conflict in Myanmar since the 2021 military coup. Read more Watch the IIMM 2026 Annual Report, here. The post Investigating

headline: Investigating International Crimes in Myanmar [AUDIO]


headline: Malaysia to return 1,476 Myanmar nationals in first phase of voluntary repatriation program


headline: Myanmar Air Force launches 30-bomb strike on border village in Chin State’s Paletwa Township


dek: China warns of risk of further landslides as rescue effort intensifies

evidence_strength: multi-source

headline: More than 1,400 people missing after Nepal flood disaster

source_id: financial-times-china

title: People from more than 30 countries are missing after flash floods in Nepal and China

source_ids: dvb-english financial-times-china

source_names:
Democratic Voice of Burma — English
Financial Times — China


dek: The Rakhine-language textbook has already been distributed to Grade 12 students across AA territory, including Chin State’s Paletwa, for the current academic year

headline: AA introduces Rakhine as subject in schools, replacing Myanmar language


dek: The flotilla, including combat vessels and landing craft, began advancing toward the Kachin State town from Mandalay late last week

headline: Fighting intensifies as resistance forces attack Myanmar junta flotilla headed for Shwegu


headline: Medical Shortages, Monsoon Illnesses Put More Than 600 IDPs at Risk in Western Pai Khun


dek: Merchants and drivers say the regime has stepped up efforts to block the flow of goods through areas controlled by ethnic armed groups

headline: Myanmar junta tightens restrictions on transport of Chinese goods at border


dek: The UN warned that illegal mining and scam centres were further deteriorating Myanmar’s already critical human rights situation

headline: Human rights in Myanmar hitting a ‘new low’: UN


dek: Nine years after the 2017 crackdown that forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya out of Myanmar, refugees gathered in remembrance and to protest deteriorating camp conditions

headline: Myanmar Rohingya refugees protest dire conditions in Bangladesh camps


dek: As junta forces push towards oil-producing areas of Magway Region’s Myaing Township, photographs from near the frontline document the resistance fighters trying to hold them back

headline: Photo Essay: Between battles in central Myanmar


dek: The airstrike targeted a monastery in rural Chin State, destroying several buildings and leaving many children among the dead and injured

headline: Myanmar junta airstrike in Paletwa kills five and injures 17, including children


dek: Long before Russia became the regime’s most important military partner, Aleksandr Fomin was already cultivating ties with its officer corps, a relationship now extending beyond military support into energy, finance, infrastructure and space cooperation

headline: The Russian general behind Moscow’s decades-long military courtship of Myanmar


background_basis: Supplied title/headline, bounded feed excerpt/dek, publisher metadata, topics, and source clocks only; no article body, web retrieval, or outside facts.

background_en: Beijing is officially justifying the detention of a U.S. citizen by citing national security charges, contradicting accusations of arbitrary detainment.

original_title_zh: 北京否认“任意拘押”缅甸问题学者敏辛，指称“这位美国公民涉嫌危害国家安全”

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status: machine-draft-not-human-certified

title_en: Beijing Denies 'Arbitrary Detention' of Myanmar-focused Scholar Min Zin, Alleging 'This U.S. Citizen Is Suspected of Endangering National Security'

translation_notes_en: The name 'Min Zin' refers to the Myanmar-focused scholar mentioned in the text. Proper name standardized to ‘Min Zin’ for the person rendered as 敏辛 in the captured Chinese metadata.

headline: 北京否认“任意拘押”缅甸问题学者敏辛，指称“这位美国公民涉嫌危害国家安全”


background_en: The U.S. Department of State has formally categorized the detention of a scholar as wrongful and is engaging in high-level diplomatic pressure to secure their release.

original_title_zh: 美国务院认定学者敏辛在中国遭“非法拘押”，“已在最高层级”促北京释放敏辛

title_en: U.S. State Department Determines Scholar Min Zin Was 'Wrongfully Detained' in China; Has Urged Beijing at the 'Highest Levels' to Release Min Zin

translation_notes_en: The term 'wrongfully detained' is a specific legal designation used by the U.S. government. Proper name standardized to ‘Min Zin’ for the person rendered as 敏辛 in the captured Chinese metadata.

headline: 美国务院认定学者敏辛在中国遭“非法拘押”，“已在最高层级”促北京释放敏辛


background_en: The publisher suggests that ongoing Chinese support for the current Myanmar administration is complicating the efforts of opposition movements.

context_en: With China's support, Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing, who 'swapped his military uniform for civilian clothes,' is seeking to break out of diplomatic isolation. For those Myanmar opposition supporters who hope to reshape the country through revolution, the prospects are disheartening.

original_context_zh: 在中國支持下，「棄戎從文」的緬甸總統敏昂萊正尋求突破外交孤立。對於那些希望透過革命來重塑國家的緬甸反對派支持者來說，前景讓人沮喪。

original_title_zh: 軍政府因中國再次強硬 緬甸百姓的革命夢想幻滅了嗎？

title_en: Military junta stands tough again because of China: Are the revolutionary dreams of the Burmese people shattered?

translation_notes_en: “棄戎從文” literally means abandoning military life to engage in literature/civilian life; in this context, it refers to Min Aung Hlaing shedding his military uniform for a civilian political role.

headline: 軍政府因中國再次強硬 緬甸百姓的革命夢想幻滅了嗎？