Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Aug 28, 2025 Morning
📌📌 1. Yangon Parliament’s Ninth Session Approves Expansion of Yangon Federal Unit Interim Charter Drafting Commission
August 28
At the Ninth Session of the Yangon Parliament, the assembly approved the expansion of membership within the Yangon Federal Unit Interim Charter Drafting Commission.
The Ninth Session of the Yangon Parliament was convened on Thursday, August 28, 2025, corresponding to Myanmar Era 1387, Tawthalin waxing moon day 6, at 9:00 AM via a video conferencing system.
During the session, the parliament approved the inclusion of new members into the Interim Charter Drafting Commission of the Yangon Federal Unit. The expanded membership consists of 11 representatives, nominated by various groups, namely:
- 3 from the Committee Representing CDM Activities,
- 1 from the Ground Revolutionary Forces Coordination Group,
- 1 from the Democracy Forces and Public Strike Movement Coordination Group,
- 1 from the Women, Youth, Ethnic Minorities and Civil Society Coordination Group,
- 5 from the Professionals and Experts Group.
In addition, the session also approved the reformation of the Yangon Parliament Representative Committee with 17 members, and the Yangon Parliament Legislative Drafting Committee with 7 members.
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📌📌 2. Over 50 Civil Society Organizations Urge Taiwan Government Not to Deport Myanmar Nationals
August 28
According to Blood Money Campaign, a coalition of 51 civil society organizations has sent an open letter urging the Taiwan government to immediately halt the forced deportation of Myanmar nationals who fled for political reasons.
The letter warns that those deported face a high risk of extrajudicial killings, torture, ill-treatment, and degrading treatment that violates their human dignity. It emphasizes that forced deportation by any government, disregarding the dangers faced by Myanmar citizens, amounts to a breach of international law.
The CSOs strongly called on the Taiwan government—particularly the National Immigration Agency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs—to provide protection and asylum for Myanmar escapees to prevent their persecution.
The letter also reminded Taiwan of its commitments under international conventions, including:
- the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and
- the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,
urging full compliance with these obligations.
The Blood Money Campaign pointed out that the Myanmar junta, which has suffered major military setbacks, is forcibly conscripting youths as soldiers. Among those deported back to Myanmar, large numbers of young returnees have been forcibly recruited and used as frontline soldiers.
Records further indicate that governments of Malaysia and Thailand have also deported Myanmar nationals, handing them over to the junta.
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📌📌 3. Singapore-Based Ben Line Agencies Implicated in International Crimes of Myanmar Military Junta
August 28
The Blood Money Campaign has revealed that Ben Line Agencies, a Singapore-based shipping and logistics company, is complicit in the international crimes of the Myanmar military junta.
“Ben Line Agencies, though internationally recognized as a legitimate global shipping and maritime services provider, has been assisting the junta by enabling the continued flow of revenues from natural gas operations and by providing critical support through which it profits substantially. In Myanmar, the company provides shipping services, offshore logistics, and support for oil and gas exploration projects,” the statement explained.
Findings from Justice For Myanmar indicate that Ben Line Agencies, through its branch office in Kyaukphyu, Rakhine State, directly provides services to international oil companies involved in the Shwe Gas Project.
By servicing the Shwe Gas Project, Ben Line Agencies is accused of covertly strengthening the junta’s grip on power and being directly complicit in the regime’s international crimes.
Despite calls for accountability and transparency regarding its involvement, Ben Line Agencies has not provided any response.
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📌📌 4. Thailand Ministry of Education Announces All Children, Including Those Without Documentation, Allowed to Attend Schools
August 28
The Thai Ministry of Education has officially announced that children without documentation will also be allowed to attend schools in Thailand.
This directive, issued on August 26, extends coverage to children of Myanmar migrant workers.
The directive instructs all schools to accept undocumented children for enrollment.
Previously, enrollment in Thai schools required a Thai birth certificate, parental identification documents, and compliance with school-specific criteria.
Currently, the Thai government has also permitted Myanmar refugees from camps to work legally under a quota-based system, a move welcomed by the UNHCR office in Thailand.
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📌📌 5. Ta’ang Township Police Arrest Woman for Drug Trafficking in Mantong
August 28
According to the PSLF/TNLA News and Information Department, police in Ta’ang Township have arrested a woman involved in drug trafficking in Seikaw Village, Mantong Township, Namhsan District, under the jurisdiction of Ta’ang Military Region-5 in Northern Shan State.
On August 23 at around 8:00 AM, police from Ta’ang Township entered and searched the house of 45-year-old Daw Aye Saung in Seikaw Village. During the search, authorities seized 144 yaba tablets.
The woman found with the narcotics has been detained by Ta’ang Township police, who confirmed that further legal action will be taken against her under the Drug Eradication Law.
Records from the PSLF/TNLA News and Information Department further state that in Mantong Township, Ta’ang Township police had already arrested one male drug dealer and five drug users earlier in August.
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📌📌 6. Public Protest Movement Against Illegal Sham Elections
August 28
On August 28, protesters carried banners calling for the abolition of the illegal sham elections organized by the military council and staged a public demonstration.
According to the Letpantaung Mountain Main Strike, which issued the announcement, the demonstration took place in Sarlingyi Township.
The report stated that in Myaing town, local residents also organized a public protest march to express opposition to the junta’s election.
At present, pro-democracy forces and public strike movements are campaigning nationwide, urging the people to boycott the junta’s sham elections and not to cast their votes.
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📌📌 7. Earthquake of Magnitude 4.1 Strikes Near Singu
August 28
The NUG Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management announced today that a minor earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck near Singu, at a depth of 10 kilometers.
The earthquake occurred on August 28, 2025, at approximately 04:36 AM Myanmar Standard Time, about 63 kilometers north of Mandalay City, with its epicenter located near Singu Township at a depth of 10 kilometers.
The ministry issued a public advisory, urging residents to act in line with recommended precautionary and safety measures to minimize risks and damages from earthquake hazards.
This news report was filed by Radio NUG correspondents Tharki and Ko Khant.
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