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The junta, which intends to hold the upcoming election in three phases, also plans to conduct voting in nine townships in Kachin State, including territores under the control of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). Phase 1 of the election, scheduled for December 28, will cover Myitkyina, Tanai (Danai), Monghnyin, Putao, Naungmon and Khaunglanhpu townships. Phase 2 will include Machanbaw, Waingmaw and Mogaung, according to the junta’s Union Election Commission (UEC) announcemen

Narinjara News, November 13, 2025 The offensive conducted by the Arakan Army, which commenced on November 13, 2023, has now reached its two-year mark as of November 13, 2025. Seventeen days following the commencement of the Northern Brotherhood Alliance's Operation 1027 on November 13, 2023, the AA initiated a counter-offensive, successfully taking control of 15 townships. In this conquest, the 15 townships were assaulted and seized one by one. The timeline of the city captur

The Karen National Union (KNU)’s armed wing and allies on Friday recaptured the Myanmar–Thai border town of Mawdaung in Tanintharyi Region after a hiatus of 35 years, according to resistance fighters. The hill town is located at the Singkhon Pass border where Thailand’s Prachuap Khiri Khan Province is at its thinnest. It served as the headquarters of the KNU’s Myeik District until the junta occupied it in 1990. The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and allied resistance g

The US Justice Department said on Wednesday that the Burma Team of its newly formed Scam Center Strike Force (SCSF) had already started taking action against scam operations in Myanmar. The strike force has deployed Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents to Thailand to combat scam compounds in Myanmar, including the notorious KK Park hub under the protection of the Myanmar regime’s Karen State Border Guard Force (BGF), the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columb

ate – 14 November 2025 Since the 1 February 2021 coup, a total of (7,463) people, including pro-democracy activists and civilians, have been killed by the junta and pro-military groups during the Spring Revolution. Since the coup, a total of (29,967) people have been arrested by the junta in relation to its seizure of power. (22,648) are currently in detention, (11,366) of whom are serving sentences. According to the latest information gathered and confirmed by AAPP, (80) peo

Mawdaung town, located along the Myanmar-Thailand border, was seized by resistance forces led by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) on Friday, residents told DVB. Mawdaung Township in Myeik District is located 217 miles (349 km) north of the Tanintharyi Region capital Dawei.  Over 2,000 Mawdaung residents fled their homes across the border into Thailand’s Prachuap Khiri Khan Province during airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar Air Force from Nov. 12-14.  A spokesperso