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Myanmar military council members killed across the country. Yangon, November 3 – According to information received on November 3, 16 members of the military council have been killed across Myanmar. This information is based on statements from defense forces and other sources. The daily reports on military casualties issued by the Yangon Times are compiled from statements and reports from local defense forces. This highlights the difficulty of verifying the actual number of military casualties on the ground.

US strategy links Myanmar peace talks to rare-earth access

Japan is pushing to get Myanmar taken off the FATF blacklist to make it easier to do business there - the latest sign of countries jostling to normalize relations with the military-backed government

Local sources report that fighting continues between Myanmar military columns and resistance forces in Indaw Township, while the military continues carrying out airstrikes and bombing raids.

Villagers in Thailand's Tak protested Tues after artillery from Myanmar damaged homes and threatened lives. In response, the Thai Army's Naresuan Force announced a plan to increase security and provide aid and compensation. (Photo: Aung Aung FB)

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 91 km ESE of Tuensang, India

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 56 km E of Yairipok, India

The Trump administration has opened direct talks with Myanmar's military government, reversing years of U.S. efforts to isolate its leaders following the 2021 coup. Senior U.S. official Michael Vance met Myanmar's leader Min Aung Hlaing on September 15–16, marking the highest-level contact since the coup. The talks initially focused on securing the release of detained American businessman Adam Castillo but have expanded to combating cyber scam centers and discussing access to Myanmar's vast rare-earth mineral deposits, as Washington seeks to reduce dependence on China

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 121 km WNW of Chauk, Burma (Myanmar)

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 72 km NE of Sittwe, Burma (Myanmar)

Myanmar : new footage has emerged of the junta bombardment on Kyauktaw in Rakhine state, which resulted in the massacre of fifty people. The video captures the moment the second strike hits the main bridge, after the first strike burned down the local market

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 26 km E of Letpandan, Burma (Myanmar)

In Yangon, 100 envelopes with text were scattered throughout the city as part of the "Don't Forget Yangon" campaign, spreading a message against the military dictatorship

Russian-Myanmar talks began in the Kremlin.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 55 km WSW of Monywa, Burma (Myanmar)

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 42 km NE of Shwebo, Burma (Myanmar)

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 28 km ESE of Wāngjing, India

Myanmar: a junta policeman in the Salin township of the Magway region, managed to sneak away from his position during the night an defect towards the resistance with his weapons

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 36 km SSE of Syriam, Burma (Myanmar)

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 74 km W of Yenangyaung, Burma (Myanmar)

Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 52 km E of Wāngjing, India

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 59 km SE of Mawlaik, Burma (Myanmar)

Protest against military dictatorship in Hpakant

Myanmar installed former spymaster Ye Win Oo as new military commander in chief on Monday, reports say, replacing junta leader Min Aung Hlaing

Myanmar airstrikes in Tanintharyi

India: Six Ukrainians and an American arrested for training rebels in Burma

Two soldiers seriously injured in bomb attack on military base in Ward 43, North Dagon Township Yangon

Myanmar airstrikes in Tanintharyi

The Arakan Army and allied resistance forces have resumed attacks on the junta's hilltop Nat Yay Kan base in Magwe’s Padan Twnsp, prompting the junta to unleash heavy artillery and airstrikes on nearby villages. (Photo: AA troops on the Magwe front)

Junta troops shelled a funeral Sunday in Kanphyu Village in Mandalay’s Kyaukpadaung as villagers prepared to cremate three elderly women killed in a fire set during a military raid Friday, local sources said. (Photo: Kyaukpadaung Youth Network)