News About Myanmar

The human remains of 12 civilians abducted by Myanmar military forces in June 2023 have been discovered in two mass graves near Wetpoke Village in Magway Region’s Myaing Township, according to local resistance fighters and a civil society group. The remains, found blindfolded with hands bound, were unearthed on October 4 after a resident foraging for mushrooms accidentally stumbled upon the burial site in a forested area. Local resistance forces subsequently excavated the sit

By Shwe Zin Win Htike, Narinjara, October 5, 2026 The Burmese military has carried out daily airstrikes targeting IDP camps housing civilians in Ponnagyun Township. On October 5, local sources reported that two women, including a Grade 12 student, were killed and two other internally displaced persons (IDPs) were injured in the latest attacks. The assault involved repeated aerial bombings of Ponnagyun Township’s Pan Nilar IDP camp. It occurred just one day after a separate ai

Scene showing the aftermath of the military bombing of Byarla IDP camp in Ponnagyun Township on October 4. Photo: Supplied DMG Newsroom 5 October 2026, Ponnagyun One displaced civilian was killed and four others were injured after the military regime launched aerial attacks on Pannilar IDP camp and Aungphyupyin Village in Ponnagyun Township, Arakan State. At around 10:00 a.m. on October 5, a formation of at least three military aircraft, including jet fighters and Y-12 aircra

Cover page of the recent Guardian report (photocrd) On October 1, 2026, The Guardian published a report about the actions of the Arakan Army (AA) in Buthidaung township in northern Arakan. The report focused mainly on three locations: the new Htan Shauk Khan village near Hnget Thay village, Ywet Nyo Taung village, and U Hla Phay village. Based on satellite images, field information and testimonies, the report presented serious allegations against the AA, including burning vil

Cover page of ISP-Myanmar report and arrested junta soldiers in Ponnagyun front (photocrd) Myanmar’s military has launched one of its largest coordinated offensives against the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) in recent months, deploying around 2,000 troops across multiple fronts and combining ground, naval and air attacks. Yet, according to a new assessment by the Institute for Strategy and Policy–Myanmar (ISP-Myanmar), the offensive has so far failed to produce

Those Arrested and Repatriated by the Malaysian Government (source@afpnews) Family members told Yangon Thit Hset (New Era) News Agency that among the over 1,400 Myanmar citizens brought back from Malaysia aboard Myanmar Navy warships, not a single Rakhine ethnic man has been released to date; instead, temporary detention centers have been opened in Hlaing Tharyar Township where they continue to be detained. Three Myanmar Navy warships carrying 1,476 Myanmar migrant workers fr