NUG Deputy Minister Resigns, Concerns Over Rohingya Refugee Repatriation, DKBA Sanctioned, and More on July 31st Myanmar Developments

U Aung Kyaw Moe, the Deputy Minister of Human Rights of the National Unity Government (NUG), announced his resignation from his position, effective today (July 31st), via his social media page. The People's Defence Force (PDF) of Pyay District, Column (2), announced today that it had shot and killed a former soldier residing in Aung Chan Thar new village, Taung Lay village tract, Paukkong Township, Pyay District, Bago Region, for acting as a military junta informant. It is reported that the People's Defence Force (PDF) of Banmauk Township, under the Ministry of Defence of the National Unity Government (NUG), held a Kathina robe offering ceremony. Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations, stated that eradicating the military dictatorship is essential to rebuild Myanmar's urban development, which has been devastated by the military coup. Revolutionary Movements The Women Peace Network (WPN) issued a statement today (July 31st) expressing extreme concern over reports that over 300,000 Rohingya refugees in Malaysia and Bangladesh are to be handed over to the Myanmar military junta. The European Union (EU) imposed sanctions on July 30th against five high-ranking officials associated with the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) and its allies, accusing them of providing security and protection to online scam (Scam) camps in Myawaddy Township, along the Thai-Myanmar border, and profiting from these criminal activities. It is reported that a motion to resolve has been submitted as the next step in the lawsuit filed in the Philippines to hold the Myanmar military junta accountable for war crimes it has committed. The "Linn Yone Nyi Nyoung" People's Defence Force announced that soldiers providing security for a military council convoy in Sagaing Township were attacked with landmines, resulting in casualties. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) issued a report warning that approximately one million young people in Myanmar may have left the country since the military coup, with over 75 percent of those aged 18 to 24 becoming disconnected from education and vocational training, and one in four young people being unemployed. Ethnic Armed Organizations The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) announced that Brigadier General Saw Kyaw Thet, who led attacks against the military junta forces alongside the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and People's Defence Forces (PDF) during the Spring Revolution, and approximately 350 of his subordinates, have rejoined the DKBA. The Karen National Union (KNU) issued a statement today (July 31st) stating that the military junta and its associates' crackdown on online scams (Scam) is intentionally aimed at expanding scam operations not only along the Thai-Myanmar border but also into areas far from the border, causing instability. The KNLA announced that one soldier from the terrorist military junta has defected and sought refuge with Column (203) of Brigade (4) of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA). Ko Khai Thuk, the Information Officer of the Arakan People's Government (ULA/AA), responded to claims that 20 members of the Arakan Army (AA) have surrendered to the military junta, stating that these are baseless propaganda. Military Council Sources indicate that the military council conducted cordon and search operations in Kamayut Township after a parcel bomb was delivered to the Yangon residence of General Htun Aung, a top leader of the military junta. President Min Aung Hlaing, who staged the coup, stated that although some ASEAN countries have treated Myanmar discriminatorily for five years, they have endured it. The Ayeyarwady Region government, part of the civilian-led military administration, issued a statement hours ago urging residents to evacuate "immediately" due to the breach of the Ngawan dam in Letpadaung Township, Ayeyarwady Region. President Min Aung Hlaing, who staged the coup, stated that although no significant achievements were made within the first 100 days, they will take two years to accelerate the construction of a new nation and then proceed with rapid construction over the remaining three years. The Ayeyarwady Region Military Council issued a warning today, urging residents of Letpadaung Township and surrounding areas at risk of flooding due to the breach of the Ngawan River dam in Letpadaung Township, Hinthada District, Ayeyarwady Region, to evacuate to safe locations. President Min Aung Hlaing, who staged the coup in 2026, called for public cooperation with the fuel conservation policy of the "Son/Ma" system and the "Work From Home" system every Wednesday. President Min Aung Hlaing, who staged the coup in 2026 and failed to achieve any success within 100 days, blamed businessmen, stating that the wealthy are primarily engaged in real estate transactions, gold trading, and illegal foreign exchange trading, which are easy to profit from, rather than engaging in productive activities.