News About Myanmar

Eight civilians killed by paramotor attack in Sagaing Region At least eight civilians were killed and more than 50 others were injured by a paramotor attack on a hospital in Winmana village, Kanni Township of Sagaing Region, residents told DVB on Tuesday. Kanni, located 40 miles (64 km) north of the Sagaing Region capital Monywa, was seized by the People’s Defence Force (PDF) in 2023.  “Two bombs landed on the maternity ward and patient room of the hospital, killing six civil

The United States on Wednesday imposed financial sanctions on a Myanmar militia group for supporting a cyber scam operation that targeted Americans from territory it controls. Hundreds of thousands of people have been trafficked by criminal gangs across Southeast Asia in recent years and forced to work in scam centers, many of them located inside war-torn Myanmar. The latest U.S. sanctions aimed at scam networks target the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) and four of i

Clashes erupted on the morning of November 10 as the junta launched a large-scale offensive advancing toward Nyinmaw Village in Launglon Township, Tanintharyi Region, forcing residents of nearby villages to flee. Junta soldiers departing from Launglon Town, the township capital, attempted a full-scale advance on Nyinmaw Village, sparking clashes with local resistance groups, according to resistance sources and aid workers assisting displaced villagers. “The fighting began whe

The National Unity Government (NUG) -Committee Representing Pyitaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) called on neighbouring countries, ASEAN, the United Nations and the international community to reject the result of the junta’s sham election held for army leaders to hold onto power. -Naypyidaw Regiment (808) conducted a campaign for 20 weapons for the fight against the military junta and it came to a close on Monday. They also expressed thanks to the public for their contribution. -In Phyu

Narinjara News, November 12, 2025 The Arakan Army (AA) has detained 71 individuals, including those who willingly surrendered to the Arakan Army (AA) in three operational regions: Bago, Magway, and Ayeyarwady. This information was communicated in a press release by the AA on November 11, which included accompanying photographs. According to the statement, there are 30 individuals from Kapasa 16, an arms manufacturing location in Myanmar, along with a corporal from the Nat Yay

The Naypyitaw chief of the junta’s proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has vowed to hunt down and bomb Arakan Army (AA) chief Tun Myat Naing, vowing to eradicate the ethnic armed group. USDP Naypyitaw chair Hla Swe, widely known by his nickname “Bullet,” made the remarks in a social media video posted Monday, as the regime intensifies its military offensive in Rakhine, where it has lost 14 of the state’s 17 townships to the AA. Hla Swe is running for election