News About Myanmar

The Myanmar military regime is demanding that the ethnic Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) withdraw within a month from another four towns it controls in northern Shan State. Sources said the demand came in the 11th round of China‑brokered talks between the two sides in Kunming, which were attended by senior TNLA leaders, the military’s Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Ko Ko Oo, and Chinese envoy Deng Xijun. They told The Irrawaddy the regime insisted the TN

Unlike the other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members, Thailand must directly shoulder whatever fallout emerges from Myanmar’s domestic developments. Bangkok has already endured and adapted to the new situation with its western neighbor. It has not been easy, as Thailand’s own internal situation has not been entirely stable. Bilateral ties, as well as relations with ethnic armed groups straddling the volatile border, have been subject to the same political u

Nearly two months after General Ye Win Oo assumed command as Myanmar’s new armed forces chief, the military has rolled out a fresh program to indoctrinate and recruit high school students into its ranks. Last month, Ye Win Oo announced plans to operate military-run Youth Education Training Schools starting from the 2026-27 academic year. Applications for these schools have already begun in several regions. Unlike existing military-run basic education schools, these new instit

More than 1,000 garment workers in Yangon’s Shwepyithar Township will lose their livelihoods at the end of June when Kings Rich Fashion, a supplier for global fashion giant H&M, shuts its doors. Factory management blames a slump in global orders for the closure after a decade in operation, but workers argue it is part of a wider industrial malaise gripping Myanmar under military rule. “They gave us a month’s notice, claiming orders had simply dried up,” one worker told The Ir

Date – 19 May 2026 Since the 1 February 2021 coup, a total of (8,048) people, including pro-democracy activists and civilians, have been killed by the junta and pro-military groups during the Spring Revolution. A total of (31,009) people have been arrested by the junta for opposing their arbitrary seizure of power. Of those arrested, (14,239) are confirmed to still be in detention, while (7,874) remain to be verified. These are the numbers verified by the Assistance Associati

The abbot was taken into regime custody last week for refusing to allow the Shanni Nationalities Army to station troops at his monastery