News About Myanmar

A Beijing-sanctioned docuseries on Myanmar’s scam industry has hailed the extradition of fugitive tycoon She Zhijiang as the crowning achievement of China’s crackdown. Yet the telecom fraud empire he built in the border town of Myawaddy continues to thrive despite international pressure. Once a bustling trade hub, Myawaddy is now among the most complicated combat landscapes in Myanmar, fought over by resistance forces, splinter factions, and regime‑aligned militias each tied

အကြောင်းအရာ စာထည့်ရန် Date – 8 October 2026 Since the 1 February 2021 coup, a total of (8,513) people, including pro-democracy activists and civilians, have been killed by the junta and pro-military groups during the Spring Revolution. A total of (32,076) people have been arrested by the junta for opposing their arbitrary seizure of power. Of those arrested, (14,970) are confirmed to still be in detention, while (7,733) remain to be verified. These are the numbers reported by

A protest against Min Aung Hlaing’s visit to Malaysia was organized by the Myanmar Affairs Alliance at the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 8. (Credit: MAA) The Myanmar Affairs Alliance (MAA), an advocacy coalition representing Myanmar migrant workers in Malaysia, called on the Malaysian government to stand with the people of Myanmar and reject regime leader Min Aung Hlaing during a protest in Kuala Lumpur against his two-day visit to the country on Thur

Myanmar regime leader Min Aung Hlaing with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during their meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Oct. 8, 2026. (Credit: Reuters) Malaysia to ‘reintegrate’ Myanmar at ASEAN Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that his government would do “whatever possible” to ensure Burma ​was fully re-integrated into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Anwar also pledged to repatriate thousands more Burm

Aid being delivered to Arakan State after Cyclone Mocha in 2023. (Credit: UNDP). More than two in three people living in Myanmar are either in poverty or at risk of falling into it, as armed conflict, limited access to basic services and economic instability deepen deprivation across the country, a United Nations report published on Thursday said. Almost 18 million people, or 32.6 per cent of the population, are poor, while another 19.5 million are vulnerable to poverty, acco

DVB has documented 5,358 civilian fatalities in 510 massacres, including the deadliest airstrikes in Arakan State carried out by the Myanmar Air Force that killed at least 50 civilians in Kyauktaw Township on Sept. 28, allegedly committed by the Myanmar military from March 14, 2021 to Oct. 5, 2026. “The project’s aim is to preserve a public record of these atrocities so that they are not erased or forgotten, and to contribute to future efforts to establish the truth, ensure a