News About Myanmar

Dr. Thet Thet Khine, chairperson of the People’s Pioneer Party, confirmed to One News that her appeal to the Union Election Commission (UEC) against the decision of disqualification from the party candidate was rejected. Dr. Thet Thet Khine, the People’s Pioneer Party Chairman, had submitted her nomination to contest from Yangon Region Amyotha Hluttaw FPTP Constituency No. (2) in the upcoming election, but was removed from the list of candidates for violating the provisions o

The National Unity Government (NUG) On the National Victory Day, the NUG called on the whole nation, the public and ethnic armed organizations to unitedly uproot the military dictatorship in the Spring Revolution. According to Ministry of Human Rights-NUG, the military junta committed 11 cases of massacre in October. Reportedly, 116 people lost their lives and 16 of them were children under 18. In the statement of honour on the National Victory Day, the NUG urged all EAOs to

Mizzima The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar issued a new report on 13 November calling attention to the difficulties faced by persons with disabilities in Myanmar as a result of the junta’s ongoing acts of violence and repression. The text of the press release accompanying the report is as follows. Junta forces have executed, tortured and sexually assaulted persons with disabilities while their relentless repression and violence are trapping

Mizzima A high-profile court ruling in Thailand saw Chinese criminal suspect She Zhijiang extradited to China for alleged massive online-gambling and scam operations linked to Myanmar’s border region. While this might be seen as a positive step, many scam centres in Myanmar are still very much active, especially near the Thai border. In places like Shwe Kokko, these centres are thriving, employing thousands of workers, some of whom are believed to be trafficked. The centres a

Mizzima Seven people, including Myanmar internally displaced persons (IDPs) and local residents, have died following a cholera outbreak in Mizoram State along the India–Myanmar border, according to local youth organization officials. The infections have been reported in Kakhi, Tuidan, Lawngmasu, and Lonedar villages in Shaha District, where many IDPs from Paletwa Township, Chin State, are sheltering. Between 4 and 12 November, seven people died – two Myanmar IDPs, identified

AFP Elon Musk’s Starlink, whose internet services have been utilised by Myanmar scam centres, has seen its use across the country plummet since the end of September, according to estimates from regional internet registry Apnic. An AFP investigation recently revealed the presence of the US company’s receivers on several of the centres. Up to 14 percent of Myanmar’s Internet users connected using Starlink this summer, making it the most popular provider, but that share fell to