News About Myanmar

Myanmar pro-democracy activists in the United States staged a series of protests across the nation’s capital on July 9, gathering outside the Embassies of Myanmar and Laos, as well as the residence of the Chinese ambassador. The demonstrations were held to commemorate the 64th anniversary of the historic “7 July Student Uprising” and to condemn neighboring countries for their continued support of the military regime in Naypyidaw. The protests highlight growing frustration amo

Mizzima Six civilians, including a five-year-old child, were injured along the coast of Gwa Township, southern Rakhine State, during Myanmar junta naval bombardments targeting residential areas, the Arakan Army (AA) announced on 8 July. Four junta warships fired approximately 87 heavy naval gun shells. From 7:04 am to 12:45 pm on 8 July, the vessels patrolled and bombarded relentlessly and arbitrarily along the Gwa coast and the adjacent Bawmi coast in Ayeyarwady Region. The

Mizzima Myanmar junta forces killed at least 31 women and 15 children across southeastern Burma between April and June, according to a new report by the Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM), which monitors human rights conditions in Mon State, Karen State, and the Tanintharyi Region. The report, released this week, documents airstrikes, drone attacks, gyrocopter bombings, artillery shelling, and landmine explosions across the three-month period. In several cases, HURFO

Photo : Aftermath of air attack in Ann Township, Rakhine State Mizzima Over the last couple of years, a number of Myanmar military airstrikes have surprised analysts as they appear to have targeted their own military personnel – POWs or detainees caught in the crossfire. A report by NGO Myanmar Witness has documented seven alleged Myanmar Air Force (MAF) attacks on sites holding captured military personnel between October 2024 and March 2026, concluding that more than 200 det

Narinjara, 9 July 2026 Four Myanmar Navy warships fired nearly 90 heavy weapon rounds at the coasts of Rakhine State and Ayeyarwady Division on July 8, 2026, injuring six civilians. According to a statement from the Arakan Army (AA), the continuous naval shelling damaged homes and injured local residents in Kyintali Town, located in Gwa Township. The victims include four women and two men: 5-year-old Ma Yadana Htun, 17-year-old Ma Thin Thiri Htun, 45-year-old Daw Kyaung, 50-y

An upcoming meeting between foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Myanmar’s regime Foreign Minister Tin Maung Swe will tackle the regime’s engagement with the ‌regional bloc after being excluded from it over the last five years, the Philippines said on Friday. As 2026 chair of the 11-member ASEAN, the Philippines will lead Sunday’s gathering in Bangkok, the first in-person meeting with Myanmar’s regime since it seized power during a 2021