News About Myanmar

Date – 10 September 2026 Since the 1 February 2021 coup, a total of (8,367) people, including pro-democracy activists and civilians, have been killed by the junta and pro-military groups during the Spring Revolution. A total of (31,907) people have been arrested by the junta for opposing their arbitrary seizure of power. Of those arrested, (14,806) are confirmed to still be in detention, while (7,873) remain to be verified. These are the numbers reported by the Assistance Ass

Following a resistance attack on a pharmaceutical factory-turned junta base, regime airstrikes have killed five and displaced thousands in Magway’s Pakokku Township

RAY The Movie director The Khit Nay with his cast members, Daung, Htar Htet Htet and Min Maw Kunn, along with members of the audience, at the University of Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Asia Centre, in Australia, on June 28. (Credit: RAY The Movie) Exiled Myanmar director Thet Paing Win, known professionally The Khit Nay, released his 2026 feature film RAY The Movie documenting the sacrifices of artists and public figures who joined the armed resistance following the 2021 military

DMG Security & Political Analysis The war in Arakan is entering a more complex and potentially dangerous phase. Myanmar’s military has so far been unable to reverse most of its territorial losses to the Arakan Army (AA), but recent developments point to a widening effort to prevent the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) from consolidating its military and political authority. The clearest sign is the renewed Sittwe-Ponnagyun front. Junta troops crossed Minchaung Bri

Military junta training exercise. Photo: MMMilitary DMG Newsroom 9 September 2026, Ponnagyun Clashes between the military junta and the Arakan Army along the border of Sittwe and Ponnagyun townships remained intense as of September 9, according to military sources. Starting at around 9:00 AM on Wednesday, exchanges of heavy artillery and small arms fire were reported in areas around Sabahtar, Aidin, Kuntaung, Aungmyaygon, and Khamaungdaw villages near the Sittwe-Ponnagyun bor

A junta airstrike targeting residential homes near Mezali Village in Mindon Township, Magway Region, killed an internally displaced woman and seriously injured another on September 6, despite no active fighting being reported in the area, according to residents. At approximately 2:30 p.m. on September 6, junta aircraft bombed homes along the Pathein-Monywa Highway, north of the Mezali Bridge. Roughly 30 minutes later, two motorized paragliders (paramotors) conducted follow-up