CNI News
31 July 31

The meeting of the National Defense and Security Council announced the formation of the State Security and Peace Commission, headed by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, on July 31, 2025.

CNI News
31 July 2025

The meeting of the National Defense and Security Council announced on July 31, 2025, that General Nyo Saw has been appointed as the Prime Minister of the country after the Union Government was reorganized.

It is reported that General Nyo Saw was retired from the military and has been appointed as Prime Minister as the civilian responsibility.

The newly formed Union Government includes U Nyo Saw, U Tin Aung San, Ko Ko Hlaing, U Maung Maung Tin, U Tun Ohn, U Mya Tun Oo, General Maung Maung Aye, Dr. Kan Zaw, U Than Swe, Lt. Gen. Tun Tun Naung, Lt. Gen. Yar Pyae, Dr. War War Maung, Dr. Thida Oo, U Maung Maung Ohn, U Tin Oo Lwin, U Min Naung and U Hla Moe.

In addition, U Khin Maung Yi, U Nyan Tun, U Ko Ko Lwin, Dr. Charlie Than, U Myint Kyaing, U Aung Kyaw Hoe, U Chit Swe, Dr. Myo Thein Kyaw, Dr. Thet Khaing Win, Jeng Phang Naw Taung, U Myo Thant, Dr. Soe Win, and U Nay Lin also are included in the government.

CNI News
31 July 2025

The National Defense and Security Council announced on July 31, 2025, that it has revoked Presidential Decree No. 1/2021 dated February 1, 2021, which delegated state power to the Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Forces.

The NDSC received a report on July 31, 2025 from the Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Forces stating that he had completed the tasks assigned to him in the matter of the declaration of a state of emergency and the transfer of state power to the Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Forces under Articles 417 and 418 of the Constitution.

So, the NDSC has revoked the Presidential Decree No. 1/2021 dated February 1, 2021, which transferred state power to the Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Forces.

CNI News
31 July 2025

The National Defense and Security Council announced on July 31, 2025, that it has appointed U Aung Lin Dwe as the Chief Executive Officer of the NDSC Office and General Ye Win Oo as the Joint Chief Executive Officer.

CNI News

31 July 2025

It would abstain from carrying out political and military issues for the sake of one organization or one race, announced the Shan State Progressive Party (SSPP/SSA) on July 28, 2025. 

After the first six month meeting of the Central Committee of the SSPP/SSA in Wanghai, headquarters of the SSPP/SSA, was held from July 23 to July 28 and released the above-mentioned announcement. 

The SSPP/SSA said that it would make an attempt to maintain the peaceful co-existence policy with mutual-respect, mutual recognition and mutual assistance.

“Whether politically or militarily, we will not pursue a policy that works for one group, one race, or one region, but only through actions that encompass all races and all regions, will we be able to live together in the long term,” he said.

While seeing the statement released by the SSPP

Then, regarding regional development and poverty eradication, the SSPP announced that it will work hard to improve the lives of the people who have suffered from the COVID-19 pandemic, civil war, and natural disasters.

The SSPP/SSA is a Shan armed group based mainly in northern Shan State and is a member of the Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee (FPNCC) led by the United Wa State Army (UWSA).

Currently, there are military clashes between the SSPP and the TNLA over territorial disputes.

CNI News

30 July 2025

If elections held by the SAC were held in a single PR system, it would not be transparent to the public, so the public would need to believe parties, Chairman of the Tai Leng Shanni) Nationalities Development Party (TNDP) Sai Htay Aung told CNI News.

Although the SAC has said that elections will be held with both FPTP and PR systems, it is reported that the PR system only will be used. If the entire election was held with the PR system alone, it would not be possible, said the TNDP Chairman Sai Htay Aung.

" Every system has its advantage and disadvantage. The PR system or the closed list system that will be used in Myanmar is a system where the public has to vote for parties. Parties have to submit their candidates to the Union Election Commission. If they are eligible, they have to serve. It is not transparent to the public. So, the public needs to believe parties. Its advantage is that parties can manage or control their representatives. If a representative doesn't work for the sake of the people, his party can dismiss him. But in the FPTP system, it's not easy for a party to dismiss its representative." he said.

While the SAC Chairman was meeting with political parties

Although the election law has not come out, there are different opinions regarding the electoral system among political parties. 

In the FPTP system, the candidate who gets the most votes in a constituency is elected a representative. But in the PR system, political parties and independents can become representatives proportionally depending on the votes they get.

According to the current situation, as it is worrying for the candidates, the People's Pioneer Party (PPP) wanted the PR system on behalf of all parties, said the PPP Chairperson Dr. Thet Thet Khine on the party's press conference on July 28, 2025.

“Now there are two types of political parties. There are parties that will compete throughout the Union, and then there are parties that will register in one or more regions and states and then compete. These types of parties also have more opportunities. Smaller parties will be able to run the elections and they can win seats. Then the Hluttaw will be more colourful. If representatives from all parties come to the Hluttaw and the Hluttaw will be more diverse. This is a strong point. Due to the PR system, political parties have become interested in politics. It will have already protected the candidates and each citizen from their danger." she said.

While showing the Map of Myanmar and Justice of members of the Hluttaw

In the PR system, the people are not allowed to know who the candidates are and they have to vote for parties. According to the PR system, representatives are elected by their parties, not by the people. 

So, it is not clear that representatives elected by parties get on well with the people. Political analysts have pointed out that the selection of the Hluttaw representatives could be influenced by factions within the party, and that corruption could arise rather than the public interest.

Elections will be held in 267 townships in Myanmar, but all regions and states will be divided into phases and elections will be held according to a priority plan, except for areas where there are restrictions due to geographical conditions, said the UEC to CNI News.

CNI News

30 July 2025

Those helping workers are urging Myanmar nationals in Thailand to be cautious about their travel and safety due to the ongoing war between Thailand and Cambodia over the border conflict.

The Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok has issued a statement urging Myanmar citizens in Thailand to avoid traveling to the border area and to be vigilant about security, as there is ongoing exchange of gunfire along the Thai-Cambodian border.

Myanmar nationals in Thailand needed to avoid Thai extremist groups and Thai nationalist extremist groups, as they may be targeted. They also needed to express that they are Myanmar citizens, not Cambodians. U Min Oo, a labor affairs officer at the Foundation for Education and Development in Thailand, told CNI News.

Prime Ministers of Malaysia, Thailand, and Cambodia met and discussed ceasefire on July 28, 2025

"Myanmar citizens must be careful when they live, work, and travel. They need to avoid Thai extremists. They should ask their employers about it (Thai-Cambodian conflict). And Myanmar workers ask their employers to give their phone numbers. If Thai citizens come and ask Myanmar workers which citizens they are, Myanmar workers must explain that they are Myanmar, not Cambodian." he said.

A border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia erupted on July 24, 2025, resulting in gunfire between the two sides. Then, some Thais attacked and beat Cambodian citizens in Thailand. Then, the Thai Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Home Affairs announced that they would take action against those who bully and harass, said U Min Oo.

“The Thai Ministry of Interior and the Thai Ministry of Labor have issued statements stating that bullying or beating Cambodians or Burmese by Thai citizens, is a violation of the law and culprits will be taken action against. Cambodians are the ones who are beaten the most. Myanmar citizens have also been beaten up two or three times with Cambodians”he said.

Currently, the ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia was discussed at a meeting between the two prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia on July 28, sponsored by the rotating ASEAN chair, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar. The two countries then agreed to a ceasefire.

CNI News

29 July 2025

The US State Department has issued a statement forbidding the US Embassies in the whole world not to criticize and comment on foreign elections on July 17, 2025. 

There are  comments on the statement among the political analysts in Myanmar.

Political analyst Dr. Aung Myo told CNI News that the forbiddance is a good thing for developing countries like Myanmar, and it might also be a change in US foreign policy. 

"The forbiddance is very good. The  US President Donald Trump himself had to face defeat in early voting. There were various online votes. He himself suffered in the American system. This is a shift in US foreign policy.  In the past, we had a policy of only taking care of our own internal affairs. We have not abandoned this policy since then. Americans also want to improve their own economy again. The United States should not interfere in other countries' politics. The US President Trump directed the US Embassies not to interfere militarily and politically in other countries' affairs. It's a shift in US policy. It's a good thing for developing countries like Myanmar." he said.

While President Trump was signing an executive order

The US announced on July 24, 2025, that it had removed Myanmar businessmen - U John Nathan Myo Kyaw Thaung, U Aung Hlaing Oo, U Sit Tain Aung, and Daw Tin Latt Min from its sanctions list, two weeks after the SAC Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing sent a letter to President Donald Trump.

The directive to embassies not to comment on the election was a unique development after Donald Trump took office, the National Democratic Force Party (NDF) Vice Chairman U Htet Aung Kyaw told CNI News.

"This time, after Trump came to power, this is a very unusual situation. The United States has always criticized and commented on elections. This time, the US President directed not to do that sort of thing, so the foreign policy of the United States has changed a lot. It's better for our country. Or our elections will be criticized. Now that the US doesn't criticize elections of every country else in the world, this is a good situation for our country." he said.

While seeing the SAC Chairman and political parties

The SAC has said that elections will be held in 267 of the 330 townships in December 2025 and January 2026 and that state power will be transferred to the political party that wins the election. 

The people of Myanmar are currently facing disasters such as war, earthquakes, floods, storms, and diseases, as well as facing a decline in social, economic, health, political, and educational levels.

CNI News

29 July 2025

The government was continuing to provide 2 trillion kyats for the rehabilitation of those affected by the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar, said the SAC Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing at the opening of the Post Earthquake Technical Forum on July 28, 2025.

“The state has provided an initial capital of 500 billion kyats to help people whose homes were destroyed and rebuild their homes, and is continuing to provide another 2 trillion kyats for rehabilitation and reconstruction,” he said.

On March 28, 2025, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake centered Sagaing near Mandalay rocked, killing 3,739 people. The earthquake damaged more than 50,000 homes, as well as roads, bridges, towers, schools, hospitals, religious buildings, and factories/workshops.

It is reported that Myanmar has experienced about 20 major earthquakes measuring 6  and above on the Richter scale since 1839.