News About Myanmar

Narinjara News, November 21, 2025 Two cows were killed and two others were harmed in a fierce airstrike by the junta on Mrauk-U, the ancient city of Arakan (Rakhine), which is currently controlled by the Arakan Army, this evening. According to Arakan Princess Media (APM), a local news agency located in Rakhine, while there were no human injuries from the bombing, two cows lost their lives and two others sustained injuries. The attack was carried out by the Myanmar Air Force a

The military coup of February 2021 and the popular uprising it sparked broke the fragile constitutional order created under the 2008 charter. What started as a peaceful protest quickly turned into widespread armed resistance—a conflict often called a civil war. But to characterize it solely as a civil war is to overlook a crucial defining feature of this era: Myanmar is undergoing a profound and irreversible political transition toward a federal democracy. This transition is

The Chin National Front (CNF) called for stronger support from Chin communities worldwide this week after holding its 4th Global Regional Committees Conference which brought together 67 representatives from 13 countries to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov. 13-15. “We discussed how we will mobilize and seek funding for the revolution to succeed, and the issue of Chin refugees in Malaysia,” Salai Van, a CNF member who organized the conference in Kuala Lumpur, told DVB on Wednesday. 

Seven killed by airstrikes in Magway Region Seven civilians were killed and at least 20 others were injured by airstrikes carried out by the Burma Air Force in Kangyi village of Myaing Township in Magway Region on Thursday, according to the residents. Fighting between regime forces and the People’s Defence Force (PDF) has been ongoing since late October. Myaing is located 131 miles (210 km) north of the region’s capital Magway. “Five people were dead on the spot and two other

The Mon State Federal Council (MSFC) has stated that it will arrest participants in what is widely dubbed ‘the military junta’s upcoming sham election’, including Mon representative candidates and those involved in election campaigning. The MSFC said anyone attempting to run as a candidate, organize votes for themselves, their group, or any individual, assist in vote collection, or otherwise participate in promoting the election will face arrest. Currently, the MSFC’s Adminis

Clashes have escalated across Kyaukphyu Township in Rakhine State after the junta declared elections in the Chinese investment hub, with heavy air and artillery strikes driving tens of thousands of residents from their homes. Battle zones previously confined to areas 8 kilometers from Kyaukphyu town and 6 km from neighboring Danyawaddy naval base have doubled in size after the junta reinforced troops and launched counteroffensives, according to residents. “Fighting near Minpy