News About Myanmar

Narinjara, May 19, 2026 A Myanmar military warship has reportedly fired artillery shells at three villages in Rakhine State’s Kyaukphyu Township, killing a 63-year-old woman and injuring seven other people, including a Buddhist monk. On the night of May 17, a Myanmar Navy vessel stationed off the coast of Zin Chaung village fired at least six artillery shells at Ywa Thit Kay, Pauk Pyin, and Zin Chaung Kon Bwe villages between 10:15 p.m. and 10:42 p.m. One of the shells landed

Narinjara News, 18 May 2026 The European Union (EU) and World Food Programme (WFP) have announced a €8 million joint initiative in an emergency response to Myanmar's deepening food crisis. This timely assistance aims to support millions of Burmese citizens struggling with the high crisis of survival. The Middle East crisis has significantly impacted Myanmar's economy through rising global oil prices and supply chain disruptions. Because Myanmar imports a large volume of fuel,

Narinjara, May 18, 2026 The Arakan Army (AA) and the People’s Defense Force (PDF) have launched a coordinated, heavy assault on the Myanmar military's Artillery Battalion (344). The base is located along the Nga Thaing Chaung-Gwa road in Ye Kyi Township, Ayeyarwady Division, near the southern Rakhine border town of Gwa. According to the Special Information Unit-Pathein, a local monitoring group, the battalion is on the verge of collapse. The junta forces have suffered severe

NARINJARA, May 18, 2026 Forced from an offensive to a defensive posture, the Myanmar military has reportedly used five aircraft to conduct airstrikes near the Taung Maw Oo naval station in Rakhine's Kyaukphyu Township, an area that hosts numerous Chinese development projects. "The fighting has been ongoing since this morning, and by noon, junta casualties appeared to be rising," a local military source reported. "The junta air force was called in to support ground forces in t

Myanmar actor Khar Ra, who walked away from a decade-long career in the entertainment industry to protest the 2021 military coup, has brought his fight for democracy to Canada. Recently arriving in the Canadian capital, the prominent star took a leading role in a protest outside the Myanmar Embassy and Parliament Hill in Ottawa. The demonstration was part of a growing global movement led by Kim Aris—the son of jailed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi—calling for her immediate

Defense Minister General Tun Aung has instructed regional administrations to work with immigration officials on compiling conscription lists, escalating a draft already notorious for forced abduction of citizens. Tun Aung gave the order during his first appearance at the Central Body for Conscription in Naypyitaw on Thursday, following his appointment as Defense Minister of the pseudo-civilian regime on April 10. Immigration offices in every township hold detailed household l