September 1, 2024
The junta’s forces conducted an aerial attack in Kyaukpadaung Township, Mandalay Region, targeting the village of Myingyankone. The attack took place more than 20 miles northeast of Mount Popa, killing four local residents, including a child, and leaving two others seriously injured.
September 2, 2024
The regime issued a statement designating the Kokang Army (MNDAA), Taung National Liberation Army (TNLA), and Arakan Army (AA) as terrorist groups.
September 3, 2024
Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing announced in Taunggyi, Shan State, that he would take necessary measures to recover territories seized by ethnic armed groups.
September 4, 2024
Kokang’s MNDAA issued a statement declaring that it would not cooperate politically with the NUG and would not attack Mandalay or Taunggyi. Analysts concluded that this narrative aligned with China’s stance on Myanmar affairs.
September 5, 2024
FMI announced that Serge Pun @ U Thein Wai, who was detained by the regime, has retired as the executive chairman of FMI Company effective September 5. Serge Pun, a prominent tycoon involved in various business sectors, has been summoned by the junta to Nay Pyi Taw since the third week of May. Karenni forces launched coordinated attacks on regime camps in four locations along the border between Shan State and Karenni State.
September 6, 2024
The regime’s Ministry of Labor announced that expatriate workers must divert 25 percent of their wages through legal channels or face consequences. Failure to comply will result in non-renewal of passports and denial of permission to travel abroad.
September 8, 2024
Two members of Pyu Saw Htee were shot while riding a motorcycle near Lalma village, Pwint Phyu Township, Magway Region.
September 9, 2024
The junta launched airstrikes on AA’s detention centers in Pauktaw and Maungdaw townships, Rakhine State. The AA reported that two junta fighter jets attacked a Border Guard Police headquarters, which the AA had seized in July, near the Bangladesh border in Maungdaw.
September 10, 2024
Typhoon Yagi has led to severe flooding and landslides across low-lying areas near Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay, and regions including Bago, Shan, Karen, Karenni, and Mon states. The storm has resulted in hundreds of deaths and displaced thousands.
September 11, 2024
U Lwin Ko Latt, the NUG Minister of Home Affairs, announced that the parallel government’s administration will become more visible in regions where revolutionary forces have seized control.
September 12, 2024
The NUG and the All Burma Students Democratic Front (ABSDF) signed an MOU to enhance cooperation in four key areas: politics, public mobilization, military efforts, and finance.
September 13, 2024
Approximately 70 residents from Strand Road and the surrounding area, including Shwe Pya Ward in Sittwe, Rakhine State, were arrested by the regime’s forces. A Sittwe resident said that the civilians were detained for transporting goods, including food supplies.
September 14, 2024
The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) dismissed rumors about reinstating Foreign Exchange Certificates (FECs) in 2025, clarifying that the reports are false. In its statement, the CBM also addressed rising inflation, attributing the 24.39% increase to factors like trade deficits, fuel prices, and the dollar exchange rate.
September 15, 2024
Two rangers from the Dark Shadow, a Yangon-based Urban Guerrilla Force, were reportedly arrested by the regime’s forces.
September 16, 2024
Five members of the Myingyan Public Action Committee—Ko Hla Myo Kyaw (also known as Ko ET), Ko Fatty, Ko Kalar, Ko Baw Gyi, and Ko Kyaw Thet—lost their lives after encountering a regime military column in Myingyan Township, Mandalay Region.
September 17, 2024
The Mon State Federal Council (MSFC) formed the Anti-Sham Election Committee with seven members, led by Dr. Thiri Mon Chan, aiming to oppose the regime’s staged election. Users of the KBZ Pay mobile wallets were reportedly blocked for making flood relief donations as they said to be violating the Anti-Money Laundering Law. During a meeting on disaster management, the junta chief urged for swift relief efforts and quick resettlement for flood victims in order to carry out census and election.
September 18, 2024
The NUG, Karen National Union (KNU), Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), and Chin National Front (CNF), issued a joint statement calling for international assistance for flood relief and emphasizing the need for fair and non-politicized humanitarian aid.
September 19, 2024
The KNU and eight other ethnic revolutionary groups have agreed on a four-point framework as part of building a federal democratic union which is a bottom-up federalism approach focusing on empowering individual states, and consequently, strengthening the union. Yangon strike forces held a protest against the military regime, opposing its conscription law and calling for a reduction in soaring commodity prices. Protesters also criticized the military’s failure to assist with recent flooding.
September 20, 2024
On September 20, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that 887,000 people have been affected, with 65 townships impacted by the floods. According to OCHA, more than 300 people have died and nearly 100 have been injured. The Thai government’s Real Estate Information Center (REIC) reported that Myanmar nationals have emerged as the top buyers of condominiums in Thailand during the first six months of 2024.
September 21, 2024
Leaders from the Chin State Council (CC), Interim National Council (ICNCC), Chin National Front (CNA/CNF), and Chin Brotherhood (CB) met in Mizoram and reached a temporary truce after months of clashing among one another amidst the armed conflict with the regime.
September 22, 2024
The UN Security Council held closed-door consultations on Myanmar, focusing on the country’s worsening humanitarian crisis, escalating violence against civilians, and the military’s increasing use of airstrikes.
September 23, 2024
Approximately 30 Thai citizens protested outside the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, urging action to address the significant influx of Myanmar migrant workers into Thailand and calling for solutions that would protect the interests of Thai citizens.
September 24, 2024
Pope Francis called for the release of Nobel laureate DASSK and offered her asylum in the Vatican according to a Reuters report. Five youths, including four men and one woman, were rumored to be executed according to sources close to Insein Prison. They were arrested for allegedly participating in attacks on the regime’s troops following the 2021 coup.
September 25, 2024
A coalition of Myanmar civil society organizations called on ASEAN to cease cooperation with the military council and emphasized ASEAN’s inaction regarding recent military airstrikes in northern Shan State which reflected a failure to address Myanmar’s escalating human rights and humanitarian crises. The Ministry of Defense of the NUG announced that over 1,000 people are dead or missing due to flooding caused by Typhoon Yagi, affecting hundreds of thousands across Myanmar.
September 26, 2024
A total of 127 Myanmar citizens, recently repatriated after completing their prison sentences in Thailand’s Ranong prison, have been abducted to serve in the military, according to labor rights groups assisting Myanmar nationals.
September 27, 2024
The NLD announced plans to coordinate with allies on the Transitional Constitution (Third Draft) during its 36th anniversary commemoration, and reaffirmed its commitment to establishing a democratic federal union, aligning with other groups also drafting transitional constitutions. The military council warned of the dangers facing the nation due to lack of internal unity amidst global competition. Spokesperson Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun highlighted the importance of solidarity, citing regional tensions like those in Russia-Ukraine and the South China Sea.
September 28, 2024
The regime announced the arrest of 12 members of the Anonymous Force, accusing them of involvement in the killings of ward administrators in the Yangon Region.
September 29, 2024
Brave Warriors for Myanmar (BWM) launched an attack on the junta’s Central Military Headquarters in Aung Myay Tharzan township, Mandalay. Young men in Dagon Myothit (South) in Yangon Region, Kyaukse, Tada-U and Shwebo townships in Mandalay Region were detained by the military for its sixth batch of mandatory military training.
September 30, 2024
The regime is reportedly testing bombs produced by defense factories for use in airstrikes. These tests are being conducted across the country, including Lashio, with the intention of continuously bombing resistance-held areas. Protests marched in a few townships in resistant-stronghold Sagaing Region to show support to Myanmar’s Ambassador to UN U Kyaw Moe Tun as the UN General Assembly had commenced.
