News About Myanmar

The National Unity Government (NUG) On Thursday, Yinmabin District People’s Defence Force called on those armed with weapons from the Burma National Revolutionary Army (BNRA) to contact Local Defence Forces in Yinmabin District and hand over the weapons to them. In an exclusive interview with Mizzima Media, Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun stated that Myanmar’s representation at the UN to keep the right to vote plays a vital r

Mizzima The Myanmar junta, led by Min Aung Hlaing, has enacted a new amendment to the Private Health Service Law that strictly prohibits the teaching of politics, religion, or subjects deemed “incompatible with Myanmar culture” in private medical training schools, according to legislation issued on 17 February. The junta amended Section 25 of the Private Health Service Law by inserting new provisions, including a clause banning the teaching of political subjects. One provisio

Mizzima Myanmar junta troops operating in the southern part of Yesagyo Township, Magway Region, set fire to Thamantapo village, resulting in 34 houses being burned to ashes, according to local residents. On the morning of 15 February, a military column of approximately 100 personnel arriving from Yesagyo town entered and set fire to the village. “The column advanced early in the morning. They entered the village after firing heavy artillery. Shortly after arriving, they start

Mizzima The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) reported on 18 February that thousands of female political detainees across Myanmar are suffering from serious menstrual disorders and reproductive health complications. According to the report, extreme stress, physical abuse, and chronic malnutrition within the prison system have led to widespread hormonal imbalances. Many women have reported amenorrhea the total absence of periods for three to six months, whi

Narinjara, 19 February 2026 Two women were killed in a junta airstrike on Mee Kyung Yee Thout village under Kyaukphyu township of Rakhine State on Tuesday. The air force personnel bombed the village with a jet fighter at 4 pm on 17 February, said a local villager. "An elderly woman and a teenager were killed. The village is located in Kyaukphyu township and very close to Madae island, which hosts a Chinese gas & oil project with a tanker port," he added. The junta forces bo

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is fond of bestowing titles on loyalists and receiving honors from allies—but he also has a habit of awarding prestigious titles on himself. As well as the six decorations he received before the coup—including honors from Thailand and Malaysia—the senior general has amassed at least 12 titles. That makes him the most heavily decorated military dictator in Myanmar’s modern history. The most recent vanity honor came on February 5, when Yangon