News About Myanmar

Mizzima Malaysia began deporting around 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday aboard two Myanmar navy warships and a hospital ship, one day after a military airstrike on a market in Rakhine State killed at least 49 people. According to Malaysia’s Home Ministry, the group of 1,476 people was identified by the Myanmar government and forms the first phase of a programme to return up to 5,000 people now held in immigration detention. Buses under police escort arrived at a stadium ne

29 September 2026 The Arakan Army (AA) said six civilians were killed and 16 others injured in airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar military over an 11-day period from 17 to 27 September in the Rakhine region, as flooding and landslides around Dawei killed 13 people and left more than 30 others missing. According to the AA, the military carried out aerial bombardments in Ponnagyun, Rathedaung, Minbya, Kyauktaw and Thandwe townships. Rohingya refugees who have returned to Mya

Members of Myanmar’s parliament attend the second session of the third term of the Pyithu Hluttaw (House of Representatives) in Naypyidaw on June 2, 2026. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP) Mizzima NGO Human Rights Myanmar said Myanmar’s post-election government continues the military’s culture of secrecy, blocking public access to information on state finances, company ownership, court records, deaths in conflict and displacement, in a statement issued for International Right to

Aung Marm Oo The junta’s renewed offensive from Sittwe has brought formidable firepower back to the battlefield, but weeks of fighting, testimony from captured soldiers and mounting civilian casualties point to a deeper problem: turning destructive power into territorial control. When Myanmar’s military launched a major offensive from Sittwe toward Ponnagyun on September 4, it appeared intended to show that the regime could still seize the initiative in Arakan State. Backed b

Khaing Lu Hla (Roma Mray) Narinjara, September 29, 2026 A statement issued by the Arakan Army (AA) reveals that a military bombing attack on Kyauktaw town in Rakhine (Arakan) State has resulted in the deaths of 49 innocent civilians and injuries to nearly 60 others. According to the report, a military junta jet fighter carried out deliberate airstrikes, September 28, 2026, between 12:10 PM and 12:14 PM. The strikes targeted highly populated areas where local civilians were ac

AFP/Daily Sun, 29 September 2026 A military airstrike on a market in western Myanmar killed 33 people on Monday and wounded 36 more, a rebel faction which controls the area said in a statement. The Arakan Army said the death toll of the strike around midday (0530 GMT) on a market and adjacent bridge in Kyauktaw town of Rakhine state "may continue to increase". A witness who requested anonymity for safety reasons saw more than 30 bodies at the scene on Monday afternoon, where