News About Myanmar

Mizzima Kachin Human Rights Watch (KHRW) has published a new report, “Inhumane Acts,” exposing recent human rights violations in Kachin State, Myanmar. The report, published on 13 July, highlights ongoing violations of international law and human rights abuses by the Myanmar military junta, which continues to act with impunity thanks to the failure of the international community to uphold international law. Human rights violations documented in the report include: (1) Almost

Myanmar filmmaker Aung Phyoe has made cinematic history, capturing the prestigious Grand Prix – Crystal Globe for Best Film at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) for his debut feature, Fruit Gathering (Thit-thee Khu). The award, which carries a $25,000 USD cash prize shared equally between the director and producers, was presented during the festival’s closing ceremony on July 11. The milestone marks the first time a film from Myanmar has ever competed

ASEAN 2026 Chair the Philippines’ Special Envoy on Myanmar Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro with ASEAN Foreign Ministers, including Myanmar’s regime Foreign Minister Tin Maung Swe, at a meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 12. (Credit: Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affairs) The Philippines’ Special Envoy on Myanmar, Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, has held undisclosed talks with several of Myanmar’s Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) and the military regime’s peacemaking body. The meetings, held

Bangladesh has established an 11-member national committee headed by newly-elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to formulate a comprehensive strategy for Rohingya repatriation, the Cabinet Division announced on Sunday. The committee must prepare a national action plan within 90 days, setting priorities and coordinating activities across ministries, law enforcement and intelligence agencies, the Daily Times of Bangladesh reported. The body’s composition, dominated by military

The National Unity Government (NUG) has accused the chief of the military junta, U Min Aung Hlaing and his regime of deep involvement in global drug trafficking and cyber-scam operations, urging Beijing to reconsider its continued backing of the junta. The remarks were made by Dr. Lian Hmung Sakhong, the NUG’s Minister of Federal Union Affairs, during a July 5 event marking the completion of the zero draft of the Articles of Federal Transitional Arrangements (AFTA) — a framew

More than 1,000 displaced residents remain unable to return to their homes in Ye Chaungphyar, an area controlled by the New Mon State Party (NMSP) in southern Myanmar, due to ongoing military junta airstrikes and round-the-clock reconnaissance flights. The military junta’s air force bombed several villages in the Ye Chaungphyar area in late May, despite the absence of active ground clashes at the time. Frequent drone and aircraft surveillance flights have continued to patrol