News About Myanmar

Thailand on Thursday helped launch a global effort to fight the spread of online scams that include criminal enterprises based largely in Southeast Asia estimated to bilk billions of dollars annually from victims around the world. Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted a conference in the capital Bangkok on Wednesday and Thursday culminating in the announcement of the new initiative called the Global Partnership

Norway’s Parliament has launched a probe into reports that state‑controlled telecoms giant Telenor exposed hundreds of Myanmar opposition figures to arrest and detention during its exit from the country after the 2021 coup. Among those affected was Myanmar’s civilian leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other elected National League for Democracy (NLD) leaders in the early hours of the putsch. On Tuesday, Norwegian media outlet NewsinEnglish.no reported

Fierce fighting has erupted 11 kilometers from Singu town, as Myanmar junta forces advance on one of the last major resistance strongholds in Mandalay Region. Junta troops led by a colonel from Central Command are advancing from two directions along the east bank of the Irrawaddy River toward Singu, located just over two hours north of Mandalay city. The pincer movement comprises roughly 3,000 troops pushing north from Madaya and south from Thabeikkyin, according to frontline

Date – 18 December 2025 Since the 1 February 2021 coup, a total of (7,621) people, including pro-democracy activists and civilians, have been killed by the junta and pro-military groups during the Spring Revolution.  Since the coup, a total of (30,153) people have been arrested by the junta in relation to its seizure of power. (22,656) are currently in detention, (11,412) of whom are serving sentences.  According to the latest information gathered and confirmed by AAPP, (122)

Sources close to the Union Election Commission (UEC) told DVB that independent and Labour Party candidates Tin Htoo Aung and Kyaw Thuya were “dismissed” after being accused of “unlawful associations” to banned groups. They will not be allowed to participate in the regime elections. Tin Htoo Aung was a candidate for Rakhine Ethnic Affairs Minister and Kyaw Thuya was a Labour Party candidate for constituency 1 in Yangon Region.  A source close to the UEC told DVB on the conditi

In Dawei, the capital of Myanmar’s southernmost Tanintharyi Region, the junta is transporting young men drafted for military service to training via waterway. During the current clear-weather period following the rainy season, the junta is promoting large-scale festivities in Dawei while simultaneously intensifying abductions of young people for conscription. “Dawei has been holding a series of lively night time festivals and events lately. But at the same time, young men ret