Spring Revolution – Mizzima Daily Notes

29 September 2026

The Arakan Army (AA) said six civilians were killed and 16 others injured in airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar military over an 11-day period from 17 to 27 September in the Rakhine region, as flooding and landslides around Dawei killed 13 people and left more than 30 others missing.

According to the AA, the military carried out aerial bombardments in Ponnagyun, Rathedaung, Minbya, Kyauktaw and Thandwe townships.

Rohingya refugees who have returned to Myanmar amid Malaysia’s crackdown on undocumented migrants and repatriation programmes continue to face the loss of citizenship rights and an extremely difficult future.

In southern Mizoram State, India, local authorities in Lawngtlai District have decided to prohibit foreigners from renting accommodation, creating difficulties for Myanmar traders who stay in the area while transporting goods to Paletwa and the Rakhine region.

Online scam compounds near the Thaungyin River in Karen State, in areas controlled by the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), have reportedly continued to access the internet for more than a month through fibre-optic cables connected from the Thai side of the border.

Four masked men reportedly entered a residence in the western part of Hpa-Auk village, Mawlamyine Township, and stole gold jewellery. Separately, at Kyauktan railway station in Bago Township, authorities seized 45 sacks, 10 canvas sheets, 10 empty barrels and unlicensed chemical liquids that were allegedly being transported without proper documentation in the guard’s carriage at the rear of a stone-carrying freight train.

China introduced new entry and exit regulations on 15 September aimed at restricting specialists and engineers from leaving the country, citing the protection of national sovereignty and security.

Questions were raised in the 2026 parliament over whether the more than century-old Pukaing Dam in Waw Township could be repaired before next year’s rainy season. Separately, the chair of the Yangon Electricity Supply Corporation inspected the installation of additional feeders intended to boost electricity distribution during the summer.

Heavy rainfall in Cambodia has caused flooding across 39 districts and municipalities in 10 provinces, affecting 16,789 families, damaging 16,547 homes and flooding around 10,445 hectares of rice fields.

In Thailand, eight people have died from flooding since 16 September; in Bangkok, floodwaters reportedly reached chest height in some areas, with electricity and tap-water supplies disrupted in certain locations and flight delays reported at Suvarnabhumi Airport due to staff shortages. At Khlong Yai Reservoir in Rayong Province, water levels reached 121 percent of storage capacity following heavy inflows, prompting authorities to raise discharge to 100 percent amid concerns for downstream communities.

Thailand’s Foreign Minister said ASEAN needs to review its consensus-based decision-making system and strengthen its institutional capacity to respond to strategic competition among major powers.

The Chinese Communist Party has used Hong Kong’s National Security Law to systematically dismantle civil liberties and suppress pro-democracy activists in the territory.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released video footage of the 2024 operation that rescued Noa Argamani, who had been abducted by Hamas during the 7 October 2023 attack.

Assessment

The latest developments show intensifying military pressure in Rakhine, with sustained airstrikes killing and injuring civilians. Meanwhile, flooding disasters in Dawei, Cambodia and Thailand compound the humanitarian toll across the region. Myanmar refugees and traders in Malaysia and Mizoram continue to face mounting legal and economic precarity, while the persistence of internet-enabled scam operations along the Thai border underscores the limits of cross-border enforcement.