News About Myanmar

Two killed by unexploded ordnance in northern Shan State Residents of Kutkai Township in northern Shan State told DVB that two men were killed by an unexploded ordnance in Namhpatkar village on Sunday. Kutkai is located 47 miles (76 km) north of the regional capital  Lashio and 174 miles (280 km) south of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) headquarters at Laiza, Kachin State. A Kutkai resident familiar with the incident told DVB on the condition of anonymity that one of the d

July is usually the time when farmers in the Ponginn region begin harvesting their summer rice, but this July, Sai Kyaw Hla hesitated to enter the flooded fields, as contaminated water had entered the fields, causing skin irritations among the farmers. “The deeper the water, the itchier it gets all over. If it reaches your knees, the itching goes up to your knees. If it reaches your chest, it itches all the way up there. It’s so unbearable that even scratching until you bleed

Junta troops conducting operations along the highway linking Kale (Kalay) in Sagaing Region and Gangaw in Magway Region have advanced into neighboring Chin State and carried out arson attacks in Harkharlay Village, Falam Township. Junta troops advancing along the Kale-Gangaw Road to retake resistance-held areas captured Natchaung and Chaunggwa villages in Kale Township. After leaving some soldiers to guard the villages, the remaining troops raided Harkharlay Village on the ev

The National Unity Government (NUG) -In Shwebo Township of Sagaing Region, there were bombing attacks on the camp of Pyusawti Militia in Thilone Village for two consecutive days. According to Shwebo District Force (4), a local Pyusawti leader died. -In Thaketa Township of Yangon Region, an underground urban force carried out a grenade attack on the junta’s police station on Saturday night. -In Salin Township of Magway Region, People’s Defence Force conducted a public campaign

A week after the official election campaign period kicked off on Oct. 28, only candidates from the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) are holding campaign activities on the ground, said residents of Myanmar’s second largest city, Mandalay. The first official day of campaigning saw the USDP hold events nationwide—including at its Naypyitaw headquarters—raising party banners and promoting its slogan, “Stronger Myanmar.” A Mandalay resident said locals

Myanmar’s military regime has arrested at least 88 people for criticizing its planned election under a harsh new Election Protection Law enacted just three months ago. Passed on July 29, the law is driving an escalating crackdown as the junta counts down to a vote widely condemned as a sham designed to legitimize military rule. The Election Protection Law imposes harsh penalties for any criticism or complaints related to the election, with sentences ranging from three years i