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China and India Supporting Myanmar’s SCO Entry

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SG Min Aung Hlaing was on official visit to China early this month, attending bthe SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) annual summit, meeting world leaders while admiring the Victory Day parade.

For the history buff, the Chinese has sent nearly 3 million soldiers during the WWII into Myanmar, to join the fight against the invading Japanese. Only half of them had returned to China. The victory day was to commemorate the victory of the Chinese army in that Anti-Fascist War.

In accordance with the principles of peaceful co-existence and common prosperity, China supports the political system of Myanmar and is firmly standing with the current government in support of upcoming elections.

Myanmar became a dialogue partner of the SCO in May 2023 and has been attending the summits from then on. SG requested during the bilateral meeting with President Xi that China recommend Myanmar to become a member of the SCO.

The Chinese President expressed his wide scope of discussions on matters for continued implementation, which were agreed upon during the meeting between the Chinese and Myanmar leaders in Moscow in May 2025, opposing external interference in Myanmar’s politics, promotion of China-Myanmar strategic cooperation, positive standing of China to ensure peace and stability of Myanmar and further action plans, and standing of Myanmar with prestige and integrity in the international landscape and relations with regional organisations. China also promised to support Myanmar’s request to become an SCO member country.

Just like China, India had long supported having elections in Myanmar as a way to get out of the quagmire of the situation that Myanmar is in. Even if the elections were held in limited areas and on an incremental basis, India would still support the holding of them.

SG also met with India Prime Minister, Modi gyi and discussed measures to ensure peace and stability in border region. The discussions also included trade promotion and further cooperation between the  armed forces of the two countries. Both China and India plan to send electoral observation teams to Myanmar. India also highlighted support for Myanmar’s SCO entry during the meeting.

In addition to meeting the leaders of two most populous countries and economic power houses, Myanmar leader also had fruitful discussions with its long term ally of Russia on
the sidelines of the summit.

Cloud Sea Camps in Naung Cho Set to Return for Thadingyut Festival

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Some cloud sea camps in Naung Cho Township, Shan State (North), are preparing to restart their businesses in the upcoming Thadingyut Festival, giving visitors to enjoy cloud
glamping experiences, said Pyae Sone Aung, an owner of Cloudy Villa. The unstable ground situation and clashes forced the cloud sea camps in Naung Cho township to shut down business operations. Following the restoration of peace in the area after Tatmadaw forced out EAO and terrorist forces, some camps are planning to return to normal operations. “Cloud sea camps will be opened in November. Hopefully, it would attract many visitors. Naung Cho is not that far from Mandalay. Visitors from there stopped in the city even during the coronavirus pandemic. We hope the camps will draw the attention of the holidaymakers,” he added.

Previously, cloud sea camps in Naung Cho Township started on the full moon day of the Thadingyut. Thousands of visitors used to flock to the area to enjoy the breathtaking view of the cloud sea. Of the 10 camps, at least seven are set to reopen this season.

Weekend Trips to Yangon Outskirts Gaining Popularity

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A high number of day-trippers visiting destinations around Yangon during the weekends has been on the increase, according to the tourism community. Although the day trip activities in the rainy season is not as busy as the open season, there are still many visitors making day trips around Yangon on weekends and public holidays.

Beach trips are rare in the rainy season. Many people prefer visiting places with little rain or nearby sites where they can return within a day. These trips include Bago, Taikkyi, Hmawby, Zalun, and Kyaiktiyo.The weather is nice and the scenery
is beautiful in the rainy season, so people go on a relaxing trip to experience the wild nature”, said a tour operator.

Some tours are made after communicating with travel agencies, and some people make a train journey with friends. “It was fun to visit together with friends and take the train to Bago. In Bago, we paid a pilgrimage tour to pagodas, had various local snacks, and went around in the city. In the rainy season, it is green and wet, the fields are lush, so it’s very relaxing,” said one traveller.

FDI Inflows Continued in First Four Months

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Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Myan-mar continued despite stricter import restrictions and crackdowns in smuggling across borders. The FDI exceeded $110 million over the past four months, according to data from the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA).
From April to the end of July in the 2025/26 financial year, FDI inflows into Myanmar amounted to $118.7 million. During these four months, the country got a total of 26 new projects: 24 in the domestic manufac-turing sector, one in the oil and gas sector, and one in the service sector, with a total investment amount of $106.3 million. Furthermore, capital increases in existing investment businesses amounted to $12.4 million.
Of the 53 countries and regions currently investing in Myanmar, China, Singapore, and Thailand have invested during the first four months of this financial year, with foreign investors focusing mainly on the energy, oil and natural gas, and manufacturing sec-tors among the 12 domestic economic sectors.

Su Kyi Health Distraction on Social Media

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While the Senior General was enjoying all the sunshine that he could get during the Beijing trip, the anti-government forces has to come up with something to divert all media attention given to the Myanmar leader.
Hence, towards the end of the trip, the news of Su Kyi’s elder son saying this mother was hav-ing heart issues, started popping up on social media. Initially the government ignored the troll and click baits but as the outlaw media channels ganged up together, the spokesperson released a statement that that news was all a hoax.
The success of the trip has also impacted their latest fund raising campaign, where a day of sal-ary was asked from Myanmar diaspora overseas to fight against the government. While gullible members of the community might still contrib-ute, they might as well note that, these dona-tion collectors have no accountability, audits or accounts and the majority of the donations for the “so-called” revolution ended up lining the pockets of these cele collections, helping them acquire multiple houses, shops and businesses in the US.

Yangon Zoo Welcomes More Rare Red Pandas

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More of the rare and adorable red pandas have arrived at Yangon Zoo. The endangered red panda popu-lation has dwindled to fewer than 10,000 in the wild in their natural habitats, and the Yangon Zoo was pleased to welcome them again.

The new arrivals came from Kam-paiti town of Kachin State, near the Chinese border, and were trans-ported to the Yangon Zoo on August 30, with the help of the Myanmar Airways International and a team of veterinarians and supervisors. Red pandas are listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and Yangon Zoo is carefully protecting them from extinction.

Red pandas are mammals that live in the eastern Himalayas and western China. They are peaceful by nature and normally feed before dawn and at dusk, sleep-ing in the afternoons. Yangon Zoo opens from 8:00 everyday.

MNA Restarting Lashio Flight

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Myanmar National Airlines (MNA) is planning to resume suspended flights to Lashio as soon as possible. MNA currently operates domes-tic flights connecting Yangon and Mandalay to 26 towns across Myan-mar. Currently, destinations such as Loikaw (Kayar State), Bhamo (Sagaing/Kachin border), Lashio (Shan North), Thandwe and Ann (Rakhine State) are on hold.

“Earlier, MNA ran flights from Mag-way to Ann-Thandwe destinations. Currently, flights to Loikaw, Bhamo, An, Thandwe and Lashio are tem-porarily stopped. MNA will soon restart flights to Lashio,” said Myo Thura, Chief Commercial Officer of MNA. MNA has been implementing comprehensive safety measures to ensure security for passengers be-fore resuming the suspended routes.

MAI’s Eighth Airbus, “PyinOoLwin”, Arrive

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Myanmar International Airlines (MAI) has announced the arrival of its eighth Airbus, named “PyinO-oLwin”. The new aircraft arrived at Yangon International Airport on August 10 and was welcomed with a traditional water sprinkling cer-emony.

MAI’s fleet has now reached 15 aircraft, including the new Airbus A319. MAI, the flag carrier of Myan-mar, is based at Yangon and Man-dalay International Airports and operates flights to 41 cities within the country and around the region. Prior to this, on June 23, the sev-enth Airbus A319, named “Bagan”, arrived in Yangon as part of the expansion of MAI’s flight network.The aircraft will not only improve passenger capacity in anticipation of the upcoming tourist season, but also allow for faster expansion of key regional routes.

MAI has been dominating in the regional routes in and out of Myan-mar. It flies the most number of flights weekly to destinations such as Bangkok, Singapore, etc., and it is the monopoly for some routes to cities such as Vientiane, Delhi, Kol-kata, etc. The airline is also planning to increase the number of flights for Yangon – Hanoi, Yangon/ Mandalay – Chiang Mai, Yangon – Da Nang, Yangon – Kolkata, Yangon – Chen-nai and Yangon – Guangzhou routes starting at the end of October.

Myanmar and India Sign Agreement Authorising Employment for Diplomatic Families

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Myanmar and India signed an agreement to authorise the dependents mem-bers of their respective diplomatic mission or consular posts to engage in gainful employment in their host countries. The Agreement reflects the shared commitment of Myanmar and India to consolidate their strong rela-tions and longstanding partnership.

Pro Tem President Myint Swe passed away

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Pro Tem President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Myint Swe, passed away on August 7 at the Defence Services General Hospital. The gov-ernment declared a mourning period of three days and directed the national flag be flown at half mast, as he was given a state funeral.

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