News About Myanmar

Mizzima A Myanmar junta airstrike on 8 October killed two internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Done Htoo Htan area of western Moebye, Pekhon Township, southern Shan State, according to local sources. More than 10 others were injured, according to a local resident. The dead were one man and one woman. Residents had prepared bomb shelters in advance, but casualties could not be avoided, the resident said. “They bombed right inside the village,” the resident said, adding t

Poe War Narinjara, October 9, 2026 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced on October 8 that more than two-thirds of the population in Arakan (Rakhine) State are experiencing multidimensional poverty. Based on the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), the report reveals that nearly one-third of the state’s population lives in extreme poverty. In its regional study, the UNDP notes that poverty is most severe in Rakhine and Kayah states, driven by worsening se

A Myanmar Navy warship off the coast of Arakan State in Pauktaw Township on Oct. 7. (Credit: ANP) Two Myanmar Navy vessels were hit by artillery fired by the Arakan Army (AA) from a village in Pauktaw Township, Arakan State, on Wednesday. Pauktaw is located 15 miles (24 km) east of the state capital Sittwe. “We saw smoke rising from the two damaged vessels from a distance,” a local source in Pauktaw told DVB on the condition of anonymity. No casualties were reported and the e

A junta warship pictured at sea. Photo: CINCDS DMG Newsroom 9 October 2026, Myebon Two local fishermen remain missing after military junta forces detained, severely tortured, and cast six fishermen into the open sea off Myebon Township, Arakan State, within a single week, according to local sources. On October 6, junta warships stationed near Hnakhaungpauk Village in Kyaukphyu Township intercepted and seized a local fishing boat operating in the offshore waters of Myebon Town

DMG Special Analysis Territorial control has shifted dramatically across much of Arakan (Rakhine State). Yet for civilians, being far from an active front line no longer necessarily means being safe. From April 2024 through September 30, 2026, Myanmar military airstrikes in Arakan killed at least 667 civilians and injured 1,302 others, according to records compiled by Development Media Group (DMG). Altogether, at least 1,969 civilians were killed or injured during the period.

Several Malaysian companies—including government-backed entities—are supplying aviation equipment, drone components, and maintenance services to Myanmar’s military regime as it escalates lethal airstrikes against civilians, according to investigation group Justice for Myanmar (JFM). The report, released on Oct. 7 as Malaysia prepared to host junta chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, identified three Malaysian-based firms facilitating logistics and supplies for the regime’s air