News About Myanmar

Locals in Karen State’s Myawaddy Township—a major border trade hub with Thailand—have dismissed the junta’s claim that it demolished dozens of illegal border trade gates and warehouses along the Moei River separating Myanmar and Thailand. They say border trade continues as usual through the illicit crossings, which are controlled by pro-junta armed groups. The regime announced it began demolishing illegal gates and related structures at the end of October, after regaining con

Date – 12 November 2025 Since the 1 February 2021 coup, a total of (7,458) 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 (29,955) people have been arrested by the junta in relation to its seizure of power. (22,637) are currently in detention, (11,356) of whom are serving sentences. According to the latest information gathered and confirmed by AAPP, (77) pe

The death toll from a capsized boat carrying Rohingya migrants from Myanmar rose to 27 on Tuesday, after rescuers in Thailand and Malaysia recovered more bodies at sea. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said rescuers found another survivor and recovered eight more bodies on Tuesday off northern Langkawi island, close to the Thailand border. This brought its total to 20 deaths, comprising seven men, nine women and four children, plus 14 survivors, it said. Thai media r

After a shooting in Mawlamyine, the capital of Mon State, junta troops, police, and militia members have heightened security and are carrying out a large-scale cordon and search operation across the city, residents told Than Lwin Times. On November 9, around 11:00 pm, three men from the LGBT community were shot in front of Myin Thu Lan Beauty Salon in Myaynigone Ward, Mawlamyine City. Two LGBT individuals, Tin Ko Ko Oo (aka Ma Ni) and Mahmad Aryon, were killed instantly at th

Mizzima At least 20 civilians have been killed and dozens more injured following a week of airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar junta on towns under the control of the Arakan Army (AA) in Rakhine State, according to local sources. The air raids, which began in the first week of November, have resulted in nearly 30 deaths in recent days, said U Myat Tun, director of the Rakhine Human Rights Defenders Association. “The military junta has been conducting bombings since 7 Novemb

James Shwe Our struggle for a free Myanmar is being deliberately complicated. The junta’s propaganda is expected, but a more insidious challenge is the discordant chorus of voices abroad that distorts our mission. From single-issue lobbyists demanding the spotlight for the for-profit advocates cloaked in ethnic, religious or humanitarian benevolence, a narrative of endless, intractable division is being spun. When other people with agendas join this chorus, they amplify a mes