News About Myanmar

The People’s Defense Force (PDF) told DVB that one of its members was killed in fighting with regime forces, and claimed that three regime troops were killed and seven others were detained, in Wuntho Township of Sagaing Region on Sunday. A PDF spokesperson told DVB that it fought a regime column with 80 troops. He added that its medics are treating the wounded and will interrogate them after they receive medical attention for their injuries. Wuntho is located 181 miles (291 k

The Karenni Army, the armed wing of the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP), ordered people in Karenni State on Dec. 19 not to gather in large groups for prayers or celebrate at churches throughout the Christmas holidays, from Dec. 24 to Jan. 5, 2026. “We’ll still go to the church [for prayers]. But we heard nothing about celebrations,” a resident of Hpruso Township, who was displaced from her home due to fighting between regime and resistance forces, told DVB on the co

Four Myanmar nationals were taken into custody after a raid on a hotel room suspected of being a control station for drones reported flying near Suvarnabhumi airport. Ten drones were seized from them, Lat Krabang police said on Tuesday. The suspects reportedly told police they had been hired by an unidentified Myanmar national to come and pick up the drones in Thailand. They were identified as Zhe Htet Aung, 32; Sa Nay Lin Htet, 24; Kyaw Zin Hein, 21; and Thein Zaw, 34. They

Letter dated 22 December 2025 from the Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations, H.E. Mr. Kyaw Moe Tun, addressed to the Secretary-General H.E. Mr. Antonio Guterres, on the heartbreaking situation in Myanmar, together with the Information Update on the current situation in Myanmar as of 15 October 2025. Identical letters attached with the Information Update mentioned above were also sent to H.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock, President of the 80th Session of the Unit

Local ethnic communities in Arakan (Rakhine) State’s Buthidaung, Maungdaw and Rathedaung townships, areas under the control of the Arakan Army (AA), have voiced growing concerns over their security amid recent activities by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA). Residents reported that ARSA armed combatants have recently been seen moving through villages and forested areas along the Mayu Mountains, which lie between Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships. “We’re really worried

Mizzima The National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) has welcomed Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s 13 December 2025 Chair’s Statement condemning the airstrike on Mrauk-U Hospital in Rakhine State but stressed that statements alone are not enough. In this statement, NUCC called on ASEAN to take clear, concrete, and timely action to stop airstrikes, protect civilians, ensure humanitarian access, and hold the Myanmar military accountable for serious violations