News About Myanmar

The founding family of the junta-linked Shwe Byain Phyu conglomerate: (From left to right) Win Paing Kyaw, Thein Win Zaw, Tin Latt Min and Theint Win Htet Rights advocacy group Justice For Myanmar has condemned the continued U.S. delisting of Myanmar cronies, following Washington’s removal of sanctions against an official of Myanmar military-linked Shwe Byain Phyu Group. The U.S. Treasury Department removed from its sanctions list Theint Win Htet, a member of the founding fam

Myanmar workers arrive at Incheon International Airport in South Korea in January 2026./GNLM Hundreds of Myanmar migrant workers on leave have been barred from returning to their jobs after failing to provide proof of contributions to the military regime’s coffers. Over the past three weeks, the regime’s Labor Department has blocked the departure of over 300 overseas workers—mostly for failing to meet 2023 mandates to pay 2 percent income tax and remit 25 percent of their ear

Zaw Zaw Soe / Khaosod From Thein Sein’s reforms through Aung San Suu Kyi’s democracy, and the 2021 military coup that buried both, a trio of high-profile officials climbed the ranks of Naypyitaw’s bureaucracy, earning the moniker “Z Series.” Zaw Htay, Zaw Min Tun, and Zaw Zaw Soe forged their alliance while studying together in the Defense Services Academy’s 37th intake. The nickname stuck after they rose to prominence during the National League for Democracy government. Zaw

Date – 12 October 2026 Since the 1 February 2021 coup, a total of (8,528) people, including pro-democracy activists and civilians, have been killed by the junta and pro-military groups during the Spring Revolution. A total of (32,146) people have been arrested by the junta for opposing their arbitrary seizure of power. Of those arrested, (15,040) are confirmed to still be in detention, while (7,732) remain to be verified. These are the numbers reported by the Assistance Assoc

Fishermen in Myebon Township (Photo: Myanmar Now) At least one fisherman has gone missing after being beaten and thrown into the water following the seizure and sinking of his boat

Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed delivered the keynote address at a seminar at the Antara Hall of the Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in Dhaka on Oct. 11, 2026. (Credit: Ministry of Home Affairs) Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed reaffirmed Dhaka’s commitment to the safe, voluntary, dignified, and sustainable repatriation of forcibly displaced Rohingya, during a seminar hosted by the Foundation for Strategic and Development Studies in the capital Dhaka on Oct