September 23, 2026 — m.CDM Domestic News
Hello everyone. Welcome to today’s m.CDM Domestic News.
Today’s headlines:
AA says it defeated a junta column in Ann Township and seized weapons and ammunition; fighting intensifies along the Thabaung-Yegyi border; KIA-led forces seize a military position with a helicopter landing site in Khaunglanhpu.
One civilian killed in a junta airstrike in Lemyethna, while a businessman detained in Minhla is reportedly killed in custody.
Political prisoners issue a statement supporting SCEF and call for greater cooperation among resistance forces.
Young men reportedly escape forced military recruitment in Mandalay and Taunggyi, while local defense forces say they rescued conscription detainees in Kawthaung.
NUG Foreign Minister Zin Mar Aung says engagement with the military authorities violates the UN Charter.
Sagaing Federal Unit’s CDM Civil Servants Council discusses CDM data collection.
GSCN and SYCB urge ethnic resistance organizations and other resistance groups not to participate in what they describe as the military authorities’ “sham peace talks.”
South Korean actress Shin Ye-eun visits Mae Sot and meets Myanmar refugee children.
Min Aung Hlaing says rising commodity prices are “nothing unusual” and calls for increased domestic production.
1. Fighting Reported in Ann and Thabaung-Yegyi; KIA Seizes Khaunglanhpu Position
The Arakan Army (AA) says it defeated a junta column attempting to seize control of the Bae Yoe Kyaw road in Ann Township, Rakhine State, and captured a large quantity of weapons and ammunition.
According to the AA, the military column advanced with more than 100 troops while receiving air and artillery support from the Min Tone and Thaphan Yaung directions. The AA said its counterattack caused the column to collapse.
Meanwhile, fighting between junta forces and the AA reportedly continued from September 19 through 21 along the Rakhine Yoma mountain range between Thabaung and Yegyi townships in Ayeyarwady Region.
Military sources said fighting has occurred almost daily since early September around Thet Phyu and Thabaung Lay villages near Baw Mi Creek.
Junta forces reportedly brought in reinforcements using civilian ten-wheel trucks but suffered casualties in ambushes. Wounded soldiers were reportedly transported at night to hospitals in Thabaung, Yegyi and Pathein.
Separately, KIA-led forces reportedly captured a strategically important military position near Border Marker 30 on the China-Myanmar frontier in Khaunglanhpu Township, Kachin State.
KIA spokesperson Colonel Naw Bu said the position, which includes a helicopter landing site, was captured on September 19 and had been used to supply frontline positions, including Infantry Battalion 47.
The KIA also warned residents of Shwegu, Bhamo, Mai Ja Yang, Laiza and Kanpaikti to remain alert for possible retaliatory airstrikes.
2. Civilian Killed in Lemyethna Airstrike; Businessman Reportedly Killed After Arrest
A displaced woman was killed and a man injured when junta forces carried out an airstrike on Daunt Gyi village in Lemyethna Township, Ayeyarwady Region, according to the report.
The bombing occurred shortly after 5 a.m. on September 21.
The woman, identified as Daw Myint Aye, in her 50s, was killed at the scene, while U Hla Htay, also in his 50s, was injured.
At least four civilian homes were also reportedly damaged.
In Minhla Township, Bago Region, military authorities reportedly detained and killed 27-year-old Wai Phyo Aung, owner of Wai Phyo Building Materials.
He had been detained on September 10. Ten days later, police reportedly summoned eight family members but did not return his body. The family was instead allowed only to witness his burial.
According to the report, he had been accused of supporting PDF groups based on information allegedly provided by a former resistance member.
3. Political Prisoners Voice Support for SCEF
Political prisoners held in an undisclosed prison in Myanmar have issued a statement welcoming and supporting the Leading Council for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union (SCEF) and calling on resistance forces to work together.
For security reasons, the prison was not identified.
The handwritten statement, containing six points, was released on the night of September 21.
The prisoners described SCEF as one possible framework for ending military dictatorship, strengthening national unity and establishing a Federal Democratic Union.
They called on civilians, ethnic resistance organizations and local PDFs to cooperate with SCEF.
The statement also urged resistance authorities to strengthen democratic practices in areas under their control and give greater importance to civil society organizations.
It called for effective policies to protect people from forced military recruitment.
The prisoners also expressed support for ethnic resistance organizations’ longstanding struggles for national equality, self-determination and democracy and encouraged cooperation based on the spirit of Panglong.
A former political prisoner said producing and secretly sending such a statement from inside prison would be extremely difficult and dangerous.
SCEF was formed in March 2026 with the participation of the NUG, CRPH, KNU, KIO, KNPP and CNF, with the Sagaing, Mandalay and Magway federal units joining more recently.
4. Young Men Escape Forced Military Recruitment
A young man reportedly escaped in Mandalay while being transported for military training after being recruited for conscription.
He was among young men being transported from the Mandalay Palace compound to military units in Patheingyi Township.
At around 5 p.m. on September 21, while the vehicle was caught in traffic between 62nd and 66th streets near 19th Street, he reportedly jumped from the vehicle and escaped.
Military personnel subsequently conducted extensive searches in the surrounding area.
In Taunggyi, southern Shan State, around four young men who had reportedly been forcibly taken for military service also escaped.
One of them reportedly accepted a ride while traveling from Aye Tharyar toward Aungban but was instead driven into a military compound and detained for around eight days.
He later met other young detainees and escaped with them after observing the guards’ movements.
In Kawthaung Township, Tanintharyi Region, the local People’s Defense Organization said it rescued two young men who had been forcibly detained at the Maliwan village administrator’s office.
The group also said it helped a conscript from Infantry Battalion 262, identified as Maung Zaw Ko Ko, leave the military during September.
The NUG has urged people who are forcibly recruited to leave the military when an opportunity arises and says assistance can be arranged for those seeking to do so.
5. Zin Mar Aung Criticizes International Engagement with Military Authorities
NUG Foreign Minister Zin Mar Aung said that engaging with Myanmar’s military authorities amounts to a violation of the principles of the United Nations Charter.
She made the remarks at the Global Action for Credential Campaign 2026 rally outside UN Headquarters in New York on September 19.
Zin Mar Aung argued that the central question is not simply who exercises power in Myanmar but where that authority comes from.
She said the NUG’s position is that legitimate political authority must derive from the people and argued that the military itself violated the 2008 Constitution when it seized power.
She also said supporting Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun’s continued representation at the United Nations should not be viewed merely as support for an individual, but as support for the voice of Myanmar’s people and for democratic government.
She urged the public to oppose international engagement with the military authorities that, in her view, disregards the UN Charter’s opening principle, “We the Peoples.”
6. Sagaing Federal Unit Discusses CDM Data Collection
The CDM Civil Servants Council of the Sagaing Federal Unit (CCSC-SFU) says it has held discussions concerning its CDM data-collection program.
The council’s executive committee and township executive committees held their regular online meeting at 1 p.m. on September 20.
Participants discussed conditions facing township councils and exchanged views on the progress of CDM Data Collection.
The meeting concluded with remarks delivered by a representative of the township executive committees.
7. GSCN and SYCB Reject Military Authorities’ Peace Invitation
The General Strike Coordination Network (GSCN) and the Students and Youth Congress of Burma (SYCB) have urged ethnic resistance organizations and other resistance groups not to participate in peace talks proposed by Myanmar’s military authorities.
The two organizations issued a joint statement marking the International Day of Peace on September 21.
They characterized the military’s peace initiatives as a “sham” and argued that participation could help prolong military rule while damaging unity and mutual trust among resistance organizations.
They also rejected the legitimacy of the government emerging from the military-organized election and argued that the peace process is intended to obtain political legitimacy rather than establish genuine peace.
GSCN and SYCB called on ethnic resistance organizations and other resistance groups to remain united in pursuing a Federal Democratic Union.
They also urged ASEAN and the broader international community not to recognize the military authorities’ peace process and instead support efforts toward establishing a new federal democratic system.
8. South Korean Actress Shin Ye-eun Visits Myanmar Refugee Children in Mae Sot
Popular South Korean actress Shin Ye-eun visited Mae Sot, Thailand, where she met Myanmar refugee children and participated in humanitarian assistance programs.
According to South Korean humanitarian and development organization Hope Friends Kia Relief, Shin visited Mae Sot from September 11 to 16.
She met children displaced from Myanmar, listened to their experiences and participated in support programs.
The trip was reportedly Shin Ye-eun’s first overseas field visit with Kia Relief and was organized to give her firsthand exposure to the education and living conditions of refugee and vulnerable children in the border region.
During the visit, she went to schools and churches serving Myanmar refugee children, helped distribute breakfast and lunch, and spent time talking and playing with the children.
Shin began supporting international child-aid programs in 2019 by sponsoring a child in Vietnam and has since supported children in Ecuador, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
Kia Relief also plans to launch an international child-sponsorship fundraising campaign with Shin Ye-eun to support refugee children in the Mae Sot area.
9. Min Aung Hlaing Says Rising Prices Are “Nothing Unusual”
Military leader Min Aung Hlaing said rising commodity prices in Myanmar are “nothing unusual,” attributing them to an imbalance between domestic production and demand as well as higher production costs.
He made the remarks on September 21 at a national-level workshop titled “From Agricultural Development to Increased National Production” at MICC-1 in Naypyidaw.
Discussing rising egg prices, he said Myanmar’s population exceeds 51 million while the number of egg-laying chickens is insufficient relative to the population.
He also said domestic production of meat, fish, pork and other livestock products is failing to meet demand.
Min Aung Hlaing cited higher fuel prices, transportation expenses, imported fertilizer costs and rising labor costs as factors increasing production expenses.
He also acknowledged that the growing number of checkpoints along transportation routes increases distribution costs, which in turn contributes to higher consumer prices.
He argued that Myanmar needs to increase domestic production both to reduce prices and to earn foreign currency, saying the country cannot easily import goods without sufficient income.
Min Aung Hlaing also criticized people who complain about rising prices and economic conditions on the internet and in the media, saying that people cannot simply “shout about problems without working.”
Video from the workshop also showed him telling an official giving a presentation to slow down and explain the issue in language that ordinary people could understand.
That concludes today’s m.CDM Domestic News.
Today’s reports were contributed by Ko Thit and Lu Lay.
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