News About Myanmar

The Panthay Mosque in Maha Aungmyay Township, Mandalay Region, originally built in 1868, was damaged by the earthquake on March 28, 2025. (Credit: BHRN) The Burma Human Rights Network (BHRN) launched its latest research report, “Blocked from Rebuilding: Myanmar Junta Restrictions on Mosque Repair and Reconstruction,” at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) in Bangkok on Wednesday. The report details systematic restrictions imposed by the military regime on repa

Belarusian model Vera Kravtsova, 26, in an undated photo. (Credit: Vera Kravtsova social media/east2west news) Five Myanmar nationals were sentenced to 21 years in prison by the regime’s Mingaladon Township Court in Yangon Region under Sections 38(a) and 44 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Law after being convicted of the human trafficking of a Belarusian national to an “online scam business” at an undisclosed location in Myanmar on Oct. 1. Arrest warrants have been issued

The Myanmar military has intensified operations and reinforced troop deployments across Karen National Union (KNU) Brigade 6 territory, following a junta-sponsored peace forum in Hpa-An, according to local sources. In recent days, the military has dispatched troop convoys to Lay Kay Kaw, Hpalu, and Minletpan while stepping up operations around Kawkareik and Kyondoe townships, where it has long struggled to establish territorial control. “The junta talks peace at the negotiati

At least 34 people were forcibly detained for military recruitment in Yangon between September 28 and October 4, according to the Rangoon Scout Network (RSN). Most of those detained were not on official military draft lists but were randomly seized while traveling on public streets. According to the RSN, police and plainclothes security personnel used police vehicles, private cars, and municipal shuttle buses to target pedestrians across the city. Kyauktada Township recorded

Growing anxiety has gripped the ranks of the Myanmar military as the Arakan Army (AA) intensifies its offensive near the state capital, according to sources inside the armed forces. Military units based in Sittwe—including the Regional Operations Command (ROC), several Light Infantry Battalions (LIBs), Infantry Battalions (IBs), and medical units—now face direct threats as AA ground operations move closer to the primary army cantonment. “Junta forces initially launched an off

Internally displaced people in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State, are being forced to relocate again as the military regime conducts relentless daily airstrikes targeting villages and displacement camps. Displaced populations across Ponnagyun Township have been sheltering in temporary bamboo huts built along roadsides and in nearby forested hills around Kyaukseik, Thayetcho, Pannilar, Yoengu, and Aungphyupyin villages. In recent days, military forces have carried out daily aer