News About Myanmar

Mizzima Lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition parties of the Republic of Korea issued a formal statement on 17 December urging Myanmar’s junta to take three key steps to resolve the national crisis, including an end to violence through an immediate ceasefire, guarantees for freedom of expression, and the initiation of inclusive political dialogues. The lawmakers included these demands in a statement denouncing the junta’s human rights violations and its attempt to hol

Mizzima The European Union (EU) will provide €29 million to aid the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, with €15 million allocated for conflict-affected communities and €14 million for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and nearby areas, focusing on sustainability and food security. The EU’s statement continues below. These new funds come as the intensifying conflict in Myanmar continues to displace more people within the country, while also driving more displacement towards Banglad

AFP What lies ahead after Myanmar’s forthcoming elections? The answer is hidden in the alignment of the stars, the occult flame of black magic candles and sacred geometry visible only to the third eye — if you believe the country’s spiritual soothsayers. “The question most people ask is clear. When will Myanmar prosper?” said astrologer Linn Nhyo Taryar. Five years ago, Myanmar’s future seemed more certain. The country had enjoyed a decade-long democratic experiment after a h

Narinjara News, December 21, 2025 A 14-year-old boy was killed, and two others were wounded due to the explosion of a remnant wartime bomb in Kyeintali town, Gwa Township, southern Rakhine State. The deceased victim is a 14-year-old boy from Kyeintali township, and his identity is still being verified. The injured individuals are Maung Aung Thu Soe, aged 14, and Maung Nay Myo Kyaw, also known as Alinsak, who is 13 years old. Yesterday afternoon, December 20, the three individ

Late one night last month Iang Za Kim heard explosions in a neighbouring village, then fighter jets flying overhead. She ran out of her home to see smoke rising from a distance. "We were terrified. We thought the junta's planes would bomb us too. So we grabbed what we could – some food and clothes and ran into the jungles surrounding our village." Iang's face quivers as she recounts the story of what happened on 26 November in K-Haimual, her village in Myanmar's western Chin

The company informed the country’s military regime that it could no longer operate under the current economic and political conditions that have developed there