The Ministry of Defense of the National Unity Government issues a warning to be aware of landmines and dangerous explosive devices after floods occurred in war-torn areas, Myanmar Women's Hluttaw representatives meet with the Secretary General of the International Parliamentary Union-IPU, and the head of IPU's New York office, in New York and the terrorist military junta reportedly kills seven civilians after two days of drone bombs in Kanbalu Township, Sagaing Region.
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1. The Ministry of Defense of the National Unity Government issued a warning to be aware of landmines and dangerous explosive devices after floods occurred in war-torn areas. After flooding in war-torn areas, it is important to only return home once relief organizations have declared it safe. Heavy rains following a natural disaster lead to the soil becoming wet and soft and moving more easily; in addition to mountain collapse, landslides may cause buried materials to surface and in war-torn areas, landmines and explosives may be moved and detonated. Therefore, people should avoid walking if they can't see clearly beneath the water. Avoid visiting unfamiliar regions without the assistance of a local expert, and ensure that the ground is safe before placing heavy objects on it. If you find any unknown suspicious items, avoid handling them, and if you find military items, notify the authorities immediately.
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2. According to an announcement released by the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw-CRPH, Myanmar Women's Hluttaw representatives met with the Secretary General of the International Parliamentary Union-IPU, Mr. Martin Choungon, and the head of IPU's New York office, Ms. Patricia Torsney, on September 28 in New York, United States, in order to collaborate on the situation in Myanmar. The Myanmar women representatives stated that after the terrorist military seized power from the civilian government in 2021, the people supported, collaborated, and stood with the democratically elected representatives of Myanmar. The Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw-CRPH was recognized as the official representative of the people of Myanmar and allowed to attend conference meetings and efforts to make the world aware of the human rights violations committed by the military junta. In addition, they discussed the conditions of the terrorist military junta, which continues to carry out airstrikes and terrorist attacks throughout the country; young people are being forcibly arrested and forced to serve in the military under the military service law; young people have to flee to neighboring countries; many people are in need of help due to floods; the mock election that the military junta is organizing; and the aspects that the international parliamentary community would like to continue to participate in helping to find a practical solution to the Myanmar issue. The Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw-CRPH has been officially recognized as an official partner of the International Parliamentary Union-IPU in support of the elected Hluttaw representatives and the people of Myanmar in the aftermath of the illegal coup by the terrorist military junta. The IPU has also decided to invite the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw-CRPH to attend conference meetings as observers until an articulated Hluttaw is formed. The Myanmar Hluttaw delegation has been attending in person since the 146th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in March, 2023.
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3. Seven civilians, including a five-year-old child, were reportedly killed as a result of two days of drone bombings and killings by the terrorist military junta in the villages of Kanbalu Township, Sagaing Region, according to the Kyunhla-Kanbalu Townships activists group. Two people were killed and seven others were injured when three drone bombs were dropped by the terrorist military junta on September 27. That day, as they were patrolling a column, they also killed a woman. They also dropped two drone bombs on September 28th, which resulted in the deaths of four individuals, including a five-year-old girl. As a result of the terrorist military's acts, seven innocent people were killed and seven others were injured in three villages in Kantbalu Township. The people from the villages of Kanbalu Township are fleeing due to the military operations, according to the report.
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4. The Federal Education Board (Kalay Township) announced that the Vocational Education Committee (Kalay's District) and the Mobile Medical Team (MMT West Division) conducted joint training courses that opened in September and taught thousands of people. These joint trainings, which opened seven times in September, covered aviation, heavy weapon, and mine risk reduction training for 1,160 participants. Moreover, 400 participants attended sex education and gender-based violence awareness training, which was open three times, and 24 people enrolled in a food preparation course, which was also available twice.
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5. According to the Reuters news, Thailand has seen a surge in illegal drugs trafficked from neighboring Myanmar and a sharp increase in methamphetamines and heroin seizures, as a civil war adds fuel to the regional drug trade, a senior Thai counter-narcotics official said. Apikit Ch.Rojprasert, deputy secretary-general of Office of the Narcotics Control Board-ONCB, said the northern region remains the main trafficking route into Thailand, with dealers going through the mountains or on the Mekong River to bring in methamphetamine tablets and crystal meth, also known as ice. Thai authorities say organized crime networks have allied with militias and rebel groups to set up "super labs" in Myanmar's Shan and Kachin States. Seizure of meth tablets in the first eight and a half months of this year in Thailand's northern provinces of Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Mae Hong Son increased by 172% from the amount seized in all of 2023 to 346 million pills, Office of the Narcotics Control Board -ONCB data showed. Seizure of crystal meth in those provinces increased by 39% over the same period to 6.48 tons, the data showed. Heroin is also making a comeback with 327 kg (721 lb) seized this year, nearly seven times the amount seized in 2023. The political unrest in Myanmar has led to a surge and expansion of synthetic drugs production and trafficking as well as a resurgence of opium cultivation, according to United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The drug seizure in the three northern Thai provinces have all surged since the 2021 coup in Myanmar, with crystal meth increasing by 284%, amphetamine tablets by 201% and heroin by 77%, ONCB data showed.
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