News About Myanmar

The Bangkok Post, 8 October 2026 WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has begun direct talks with Myanmar’s military-installed government, according to US officials and others familiar with the outreach, in ​a sharp reversal of Washington’s efforts to isolate the country’s generals after the 2021 coup. Michael Vance, the US Assistant Secretary of ‌State for Intelligence and Research, played a leading role in the outreach, which has focused on shutting down scam centres that

SITTWE (Narinjara), Oct. 8, 2026 The Myanmar junta military launched a major land, air, and naval offensive against Ngapyi Kyunt Island in the Kaladan River on Wednesday evening but was forced to retreat after failing to breach the island’s defenses. An Arakan Army (AA) military source told Narinjara that junta forces dropped approximately 50 bombs on the island using a Y-12 aircraft, while naval vessels unleashed heavy artillery to clear the way for a troop landing. Despite

Narinjara, 8 October 2026 A heavy artillery shell struck and exploded this evening in a wooded area in front of the Alodawpyi Monastery, near Sittwe Airport, according to a local government employee who spoke on the condition of anonymity. "A heavy artillery shell landed and exploded in the wooded area in front of the Alodawpyi Monastery, near the airport. It happened around 6:00 PM. It is not known where it was fired from," the source said. While no casualties were reported

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing (left) and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim hold a joint press conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on October 8, 2026. / Anwar Ibrahim Facebook PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia—Myanmar will accept more returning migrants currently held in Malaysia “as soon as possible,” the war-torn nation’s leader said Thursday despite human rights concerns over the opaque repatriation scheme. Min Aung Hlaing made the pledge on a visit to his counterpart in Malays

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is seen at a joint press conference with Myanmar regime chief Min Aung Hlaing in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on October 8, 2026. / Anwar Ibrahim Facebook KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim once urged his Muslim-majority nation to show solidarity with the persecuted Rohingya who fled Myanmar en masse, but this week rolled out the red carpet for the man accused of orchestrating their genocide. Min Aung Hlaing touched do

Several Malaysian companies, including some with direct financial ties to the state, are actively supplying or seeking to supply aircraft parts and maintenance services to the Myanmar military, which has been widely condemned for bombing its own civilian population, an investigation by Justice For Myanmar (JFM) revealed Wednesday. JFM’s findings, based on leaked documents and commercial trade records, were announced during Myanmar coup president Min Aung Hlaing’s controversia