News About Myanmar

During the intense fighting between the Military Commission and the Arakan Army (AA) in the Arakan in 2024, many minority residents from several villages near the Arakan-Bangladesh border, including Taung Pyo, Mee taik, and Thin Baw Hla, fled to Bangladesh due to military conditions and security concerns. Since these border areas connect with Bangladesh and are regions where armed groups like the terrorist ARSA, RSO, RIM, and ARA operate, the Arakan Army (AA) issued emergency

Two civilians aboard a motorboat transporting pigs were severely injured after the fascist terrorist military opened fire on them with a machine gun in the waters of Kyaukphyu Township. The injured individuals have been identified as Maung Bat Pay (15 years old) and U Maung Han (52 years old), both from Citta Ra Village in Ann Township. On June 7th, at around 9:00 AM, U Maung San Nwe, U Maung Han, and Maung Bat Pay were returning by motorboat after collecting pigs from the Mi

Political analysts told IMNA that it is impossible to build a genuine federal union in Myanmar while ignoring the rights and aspirations of the country’s ethnic nationalities. On May 26, former military leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing stated during a government meeting that Myanmar would strive to establish a union based on democracy and federalism. He further emphasized that federalism should be understood as a system based on territorial regions rather than one based

Residents of Kyaukphyu Town in Arakan (Rakhine) State's Kyaukphyu Township were gripped by fear after a bomb reportedly fell from a junta-operated gyrocopter during a training exercise and exploded near a residential neighborhood. The incident occurred at approximately 3:00 p.m. on June 4, when a bomb reportedly detached from a low-flying gyrocopter and exploded on a golf course in Zediya Ward shortly after takeoff. "The explosion happened not long after the gyrocopter took o

Mizzima Nearly four years after Justice For Myanmar (JFM) exposed 33 Singapore registered companies as suppliers of weapons, dual use goods and technology to the Myanmar military, 61% are no longer operating. A review of Singapore’s national business registry shows that 20 have been struck off while 13 remain active. This follows Justice For Myanmar’s 2022 investigation; the #DoMoreSingapore campaign urging the Singapore government to block the Myanmar junta’s access to arms

The National Unity Government (NUG) -In Inle Area of Southern Shan State, two members of Inle People’s Defence Force have been arrested by the military junta. On Monday, the IPDF issued an emergency warning to the associates of the comrades to flee to a safe place. -On May 30, a delegation of the Steering Council for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union (SCEF) met with members of the Myanmar community in Toronto, Canada. -In Yetashay Township of Bago Region, the junta