News About Myanmar

With a new government expected to be formed in late March, public attention in Myanmar has zeroed in on two questions: who will become president, and—more critically—who will take over as commander‑in‑chief of the armed forces if Senior General Min Aung Hlaing steps aside. Speculation has intensified that Min Aung Hlaing may move into the presidency, raising immediate questions about who would replace him as the supremo of the armed forces—a position that has dominated Myanma

Locals say the Shanni Nationalities Army has restricted travel in Kachin State’s Mohnyin Township to prevent students from leavin

A sprawling online scam industry worth an estimated tens of billions of dollars a year is being powered by trafficked workers subjected to torture, sexual abuse and forced labour inside heavily guarded compounds in Southeast Asia, a new UN human rights report has found. Behind the staggering profits lies what the report calls a “litany of abuse” affecting hundreds of thousands of people from at least 66 countries. Many were lured abroad by promises of legitimate jobs, only to

Japan announced that it has pledged 453 million yen ($2.95 million USD) in health assistance to around 60,000 Myanmar refugees living in three camps across Tak Province, along the Thailand–Myanmar border, after medical facilities in the camps have faced “increasing pressure due to the deteriorating situation in Myanmar” since the 2021 military coup. “Medical facilities in Tak Province, which host refugee camps, have seen a sharp rise in outpatient and inpatient caseloads, and

In Ramree Township, Arakan, the Myanmar military junta's air force conducted airstrikes on Lay Taung town—including the hospital, the old police station, and the market—resulting in the deaths of two civilians and numerous injuries, according to local residents. Around 10:30 a.m. today, the junta airstrikes targeted the hospital in Thayetkyo village, Lay Taung town, the old police station, and the market, a town resident told AB News. “The hospital, market, and old police sta

A total of 235 students from Bop Htaw and the Mon National College were awarded diplomas at the first graduation ceremony organized by the Mon National Education Department. The conferral of degrees by the Mon National College for the first time marks a major milestone in Mon educational history, said Dr. Pon Nya Mon, Chancellor of the Mon National College. “This is a significant achievement for us. In the history of the Mon people, this is the first time a college degree gra