On October 18, at around 5 p.m., the Chinese Consulate located at the corner of 73rd Street and 102A Street in Chanmyathazi Township, Mandalay, was attacked with a bomb, damaging the roof of a two-story building inside the compound.

In Kayin State, census teams conducting population and housing surveys have faced attacks, with some security personnel sustaining injuries and fatalities, according to local reports.