News About Myanmar

The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) attacked a regime administration office and an outpost in Theizayet town of Kyaikto Township in Mon State on Sunday, as voting was underway on day one of the regime’s 2025-26 elections Dec. 28. Kyaikto is located 87 miles (140 km) north of the Mon State capital Mawlamyine. A KNLA member told DVB on the condition of anonymity that resistance forces dropped an explosive on the administration office from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV),

Gunshots and artillery blasts rocked Katha Town in Sagaing Region’s Katha Township, near Kachin State, as residents cast ballots in the junta-run election on December 28. Katha was among 102 townships included in the first phase of the junta's three-phase election. Other Sagaing Region townships in Phase 1 included Kanbalu, Shwebo, Monywa, Sagaing, Homalin, Hkamti, Layshi, Lahe, Nanyun, Tamu, and Kale (Kalay). Except for Hkamti, Layshi, Lahe, and Nanyun, all these townships h

Mizzima The Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) has promoted Brigadier General Sai Kyaw Hla to the rank of Major General and appointed him chairman of its Central Economic Committee, despite recent international sanctions and allegations of involvement in online money laundering. The decision was finalized during the group’s 19th Year-End Commanders’ Meeting, held from 21 to 24 December at its headquarters. Sai Kyaw Hla was recently sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Departm

Insight Myanmar “No one can stop you from claiming the power of your own mind, but only you can claim it.” This statement from Rick Hanson, a clinical psychologist, renowned author and long-time, accomplished meditator, encapsulates the essence of personal agency, and frames an exploration of resilience in the face of oppression. Rick, who first spoke Insight Myanmar in 2021, appears today alongside Brang Nan, a storyteller and witness of Myanmar’s struggle for democracy, who

AFP, Mizzima Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing offered his country advice on civic participation as he voted in a general election on Sunday after five years of military rule and civil war. The diminutive general was top of the voter list at the Zeyathiri polling station, set up at his official compound in the sprawling but sparsely populated capital Naypyidaw. A steady stream of generals, officers and government officials arrived at the gold-draped hall to cast their bal

AFP The droves of young people who queued to cast ballots in past elections in Myanmar were conspicuous by their absence from Sunday’s military-run poll, with older voters dominating the turnout. Legions have left the war-ravaged country since the military seized power close to five years ago, including many men of conscription age — up to 35 — or youngsters seeking better livelihoods away from Myanmar’s moribund economy. And even those still in the country were not particula