News About Myanmar

It was unclear who was behind the planned shipment of the drones, which the four suspects said they had been “ordered” to bring to Myanmar

A protest against the regime’s attempt to resume the suspended Myitsone hydropower dam project and its 2025-26 elections was staged by residents in Hpakant Township, Kachin State, on Wednesday. “Listen [to] the people’s will, cancel the Myitsone project,” one placard read. “No vote for the sham elections,” read another. Hpakant is located 94-158 miles (151-254 km) west and northwest of the Kachin State capital Myitkyina and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) headquarters of L

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) told DVB that it will not be hosting the regime’s 2025-26 elections – with voting dates on Dec. 28, Jan. 11 and Jan. 25, 2026 – in territory under its control, nor will it recognize the results. Naw Bu, the KIA spokesperson, told DVB that it cannot guarantee the safety of those involved in the electoral process led by the Union Election Commission (UEC), which has been constructing poll stations with security provided by regime forces. He ur

The U.N. Security Council convened a closed-door meeting to discuss the situation in Myanmar at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday. Julie Bishop, the U.N. Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, and Othman Hashim, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2025 Chair Malaysia’s Special Envoy, briefed the Security Council on Dec. 22. No details about what was discussed were shared with the media. The U.K., which is the penholder on Myanmar at the U.N. Se

GENEVA – Myanmar is witnessing intensified violence, repression and intimidation ahead of military-controlled elections on 28 December, with civilians being threatened by both the military authorities and armed groups opposing the military regarding their participation in the polls, the UN Human Rights Office said on Tuesday. “The military authorities in Myanmar must stop using brutal violence to compel people to vote, and stop arresting people for expressing any dissenting v

Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand fear the international community could recognize the junta-led election despite its lack of freedom and fairness. A survey by Burma Affairs & Conflict Study (BACS), a research institute, found that most Myanmar emigrants in Thailand are concerned that other countries, including Thailand, might accept the election results. When BACS released its survey, RESPECT Myanmar, many respondents said that international recognition of the junta after