News About Myanmar

9 October 2026 The Trump administration has opened direct talks with Myanmar’s military authorities for the first time since the 2021 coup, Reuters reported, even as junta leader Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who declared himself “president,” returned to Naypyidaw on the afternoon of 8 October from a two-day official visit to Malaysia, a double diplomatic opening for the regime that has drawn sharp criticism from the United Nations, rights groups and Myanmar’s own opposition. Junta L

Residents queue to buy vegetable oil in Yangon in August 2022. / AFP More than 37 million people—over two-thirds of Myanmar’s population of more than 54 million—are experiencing or at risk of “multidimensional poverty,” according to the latest report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released on Thursday. Drawing data from a nationwide household survey of nearly 7,500 people in 2025, the UNDP’s latest analysis examines what it calls multidimensional poverty

China now Myanmar’s top investor, trade partner A border checkpoint between China and Myanmar in Ruili, west Yunnan Province / AFP China is now officially the top foreign investor and trading partner in Myanmar, consolidating its economic grip as others retreat, according to a report by Japan External Trade Organization. In fiscal year 2025 ending this March, Myanmar approved US$472.6 million in foreign direct investment, down another one-third or 31.5 percent from a year ear

Date – 9 October 2026 Since the 1 February 2021 coup, a total of (8,519) people, including pro-democracy activists and civilians, have been killed by the junta and pro-military groups during the Spring Revolution. A total of (32,084) people have been arrested by the junta for opposing their arbitrary seizure of power. Of those arrested, (14,978) are confirmed to still be in detention, while (7,732) remain to be verified. These are the numbers reported by the Assistance Associ

A house in in Mu Kan Gyi burns after being hit by an airstrike on October 8 (Photo: Depayin Township People’s Administration Organisation) The attack on a village in Depayin Township comes amid increased targeting of civilians in Sagaing’s resistance strongholds

The bodies of two resistance fighters from Sagaing Region’s Budalin Township who were killed on the night of October 4 (Photo: Supplied) In both incidents, members of rival anti-junta groups are believed to have carried out the targeted killings