News About Myanmar

GENEVA—With Myanmar in disarray, under heavy bombardment and with rights abuses rampant, there is no way it can hold free and fair elections next month, the UN rights chief said Monday. Myanmar’s military seized power in a 2021 coup, sparking a civil war, but is trumpeting elections as an opportunity for reconciliation. The ruling junta has touted polls scheduled to start on Dec. 28 as a path to peace, but the vote will be blocked from rebel-held enclaves and monitors are dis

The military regime has taken back control of all territories it had lost to the resistance in Madaya and Patheingyi townships in northern Mandalay. They include the Phayaung Taung gold mine and nearby Alpha cement factory in Patheingyi as well as the Sedawgyi Dam on the border with Shan State, giving it full control of Madaya. Observers believe that the next targets of the junta offensive will be Thabeikkyin Township, where many areas remain under resistance control, and Sin

A declared military crackdown has left some destruction at a major scam compound in Myanmar, satellite images analyzed by AFP show, but most buildings are still standing in pictures taken up to Sunday. One expert said the images were evidence that military raids were limited in order to preserve the hugely profitable illicit industry, but highly publicized to imply meaningful action had been taken. AFP analysis of satellite images of KK Park, one of the highest-profile scam c

Within a week, seven villages in the western part of Wetlet Township, Sagaing Region, where junta troops had carried out a large-scale offensive, were set ablaze. The junta's military operations, which had been halted for about a year in the western part of Wetlet Township, an area that had become a resistance stronghold, have recently resumed, prompting tens of thousands of residents to flee, according to the Wetlet Informational Network (WIN). More than 400 junta troops sta

The National Unity Government (NUG)  On Monday, Mandalay People’s Defence Force issued an alert for the public to take caution as there might be heavier battles against the junta army in the areas under their influence in Mandalay Region – Madayar, Sintku and Thabaitgyin.  With a large number of forces, the military junta has been invading the areas under the influence of the PDFs. Regarding it, Mdy PDF announced on Monday that they would try their best to defend the areas. 

Narinjara News, November 11, 2025 Three Russian naval ships have docked in Yangon to engage in joint military drills with the Myanmar Navy. On the evening of November 10, three naval vessels, which are the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, the corvette Gremyashchiy, and the support ship Boris Butoma, reached Thilawa Port in Yangon. This is the third occasion on which three warships from the Russian Pacific Fleet have come to Yangon for joint military exercises with the Myanmar Na