Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 22, 2025 Evening
๐๐ 1. Junta’s planned election is a political trap, says Anti-Dictatorship People’s Coordination Committee – Mandalay
August 22
The Anti-Dictatorship People’s Coordination Committee – Mandalay stated that the election being prepared by the terrorist military junta is nothing more than a political maneuver and a political trap designed to ease the immense pressures it is currently facing.
The Committee released its position on the junta’s planned election on August 22, declaring that this election is neither a solution nor a way out of Myanmar’s ongoing political crisis. Instead, it will further complicate and intensify the crisis.
According to the Committee, the junta’s so-called election is a calculated political scheme to prolong its grip on power, cover up its multitude of crimes, escape accountability, and lessen the military, political, and general pressures it now faces.
It emphasized that since the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) — in accordance with the will of the people — has already abolished the junta’s planned election process, there is no legitimacy whatsoever, and the people totally reject it.
The Committee reaffirmed that the true political roadmap for Myanmar lies in the 12-point Federal Democracy Charter, as well as the common political positions and principles upheld by the National Unity Government (NUG) and all revolutionary forces. These represent the only legitimate and forward path for Myanmar’s political future.
It also asserted that the people’s Spring Revolution, which involves participation from all ethnic groups and communities across the country, is the only genuine opportunity to bring Myanmar’s political crisis to an end. Therefore, the Anti-Dictatorship People’s Coordination Committee – Mandalay vowed that together with the people, they will resist and ultimately dismantle the junta’s illegal and sham election through the collective strength of the people.
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๐๐ 2. “Myanmar must not be forgotten,” says German Ambassador
August 22
The Head of Mission of the German Embassy in Yangon, Mr. Mathias Licharz, said that Myanmar — which has slipped away from the focus of global attention — must not be forgotten.
Mr. Licharz, who only arrived about six months ago to take up his posting as Head of Mission in Yangon, made this statement on August 22.
He stressed that despite the many global crises, Myanmar must not be neglected. Global attention has shifted largely toward the Middle East and the war in Ukraine, leaving Myanmar overlooked, he explained.
He noted that Myanmar, with a population size comparable to France, occupies a strategically significant position in the Indo-Pacific region, making it important for international attention and engagement. As both a diplomat and foreign policy expert, he underlined that Myanmar’s stability directly affects wider regional interests.
Since the military’s seizure of power in February 2021, Myanmar has produced no good news, he said. Instead, a decade of fragile democratic progress has been destroyed.
He further explained that Myanmar’s conflicts have fueled regional instability, resulting in refugee flows, armed clashes near the borders with China and India, cybercrime, drug trafficking, arms smuggling, and other cross-border security threats.
In this context, Mr. Licharz urged continued international attention to Myanmar and highlighted Germany’s support for Myanmar youth and dedicated citizens who are working hard both at home and abroad to claim their rights. He called for humanitarian support for the people of Myanmar and stressed that continued engagement with the country remains essential.
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๐๐ 3. Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes near Mawlaik
August 22
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management of the National Unity Government (NUG) announced that an earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck near Mawlaik in Sagaing Region.
The quake occurred at 11:26 AM Myanmar Standard Time on August 22, with its epicenter located about 35 kilometers south-southwest of Mawlaik at a depth of 103 kilometers.
Previously, on August 21 at around 9:30 AM, another earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale struck near the southern coastal region of Myanmar, about 66 kilometers southeast of Thongwa, Yangon Region, at a depth of 10 kilometers.
On August 20, two additional earthquakes were recorded:
- At 10:35 PM, a 4.2 magnitude quake occurred about 63 kilometers southeast of Thongwa.
- At 10:49 PM, another quake measuring 4.1 magnitude struck 68 kilometers southeast of Thongwa.
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management warned that as frequent minor earthquakes are occurring along Myanmar’s coastal region, people should remain alert, prepared, and cautious to minimize loss and damage from earthquake hazards.
This report was filed by Radio NUG correspondent Ko Khant.
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