News About Myanmar

If we view the last five years in Myanmar through the lens of a cost-benefit analysis, a picture emerges that is rarely discussed in public. Such an analysis would show that the winners of the February 2021 coup have in fact been the most strategically positioned ethnic armed organizations. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in the north, the Arakan Army (AA) in the west, the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) in the n

Date – 6 October 2026 Since the 1 February 2021 coup, a total of (8,494) people, including pro-democracy activists and civilians, have been killed by the junta and pro-military groups during the Spring Revolution. A total of (32,060) people have been arrested by the junta for opposing their arbitrary seizure of power. Of those arrested, (14,957) are confirmed to still be in detention, while (7,748) remain to be verified. These are the numbers reported by the Assistance Associ

Aid workers in Launglon Township, Tanintharyi Region, transport bodies recovered from floods on Sept. 29. (Credit: Zabuthiri Emergency Rescue Team) Sources close to the People’s Defence Force (PDF) in the Tanintharyi Region capital Dawei Township told DVB that the Myanmar military has reinforced its positions in Dawei, Launglon and Thayetchaung townships after flood waters receded fully on Friday. A PDF member under National Unity Government (NUG) command in Dawei told DVB on

DMG Newsroom 6 October 2026, Taungup Two local residents died of sudden cardiac arrest and another was injured after the military regime deployed a fleet of jet fighters to bomb the former Military Operations Command 5 (MOC 5) headquarters and former battalion bases near Taungup Town, Arakan State, on the morning of October 6. Between 9:30 a.m. and shortly after 10:00 a.m., military jet fighters targeted the former MOC 5 headquarters, Light Infantry Battalion 346 and Light In

DMG Newsroom 6 October 2026, Yangon Myanmar’s military has deployed around 2,000 troops in a major multi-front offensive aimed at retaking territory controlled by the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA), but has so far failed to regain territory despite weeks of intense fighting, according to ISP-Myanmar. The military has been conducting coordinated ground, naval and air operations since early September across several fronts in Arakan State and adjoining parts of Mag

DMG Newsroom 6 October 2026, Yangon ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) has opposed Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s decision to host Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing, warning that the visit could legitimize the junta while Malaysia moves to return thousands of Myanmar nationals to a country still at war. Min Aung Hlaing is due to begin an official visit to Malaysia on October 6. APHR said receiving him with the honours of an official visit would sen