News About Myanmar

The National Unity Government (NUG)  On December 18 and 19, the Union Parliament or the Pyitaungsu Hluttaw will conduct their 8 th meeting at 10:00 am and it will be broadcast live.  In Nattalin Township of Bago Region, the revolution forces attacked the junta army invading Damange Village. According to No. (2) Operation Area, 11 junta soldiers including a captain died and many others were injured.  On Tuesday, the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee of the Norwegian Parli

Mizzima A civil society statement released on 15 December has urged Malaysia, the current Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the Philippines, the incoming Chair, to lead ASEAN action against military junta airstrikes in Myanmar. The statement cited deadly attacks that killed civilians in Mrauk-U on 10 December and on Depayin on 5 December, where civilians were killed, including people watching a replay of a SEA Games women’s football match.  The

Mizzima An airstrike carried out by Myanmar’s military commission targeted the market in Letpanhla Village, Singu Township, Mandalay Region, destroying seven buildings, according to the Singu Township People’s Defence Force (PDF). The attack occurred at 3:51 pm on 15 December and was carried out by a jet fighter which took off from Tada-U Air Base, local resistance sources reported. “A single jet fighter dropped two bombs and then fired machine guns. The resulting fire burned

Mizzima The National Unity Government released a statement on 17 December regarding the adoption of the Credentials Committee Report by consensus at the 80th Session United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on 12 December, allowing Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun to continue serving as Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. The text is as follows Regarding the representation of Myanmar, the Credentials Committee report addresses the matter in paragraphs 8

Mizzima Myanmar’s military junta issued a statement today asserting that detained former State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is in “good health.” The statement was released shortly after her son, Kim Aris (also known as Htein Lin), expressed deep concern over his mother’s well-being. Kim Aris told Reuters that he has been out of contact with his 80-year-old mother for years and has only received sporadic, second-hand information that she is suffering from heart, bone, and g

Resistance groups form ‘Spring Revolution Alliance’  Nineteen resistance groups operating outside the command of the National Unity Government (NUG) have merged to form a new coalition of armed groups called the Spring Revolution Alliance (SRA), according to a statement released on Monday. Min Han Htet, the newly-appointed SRA spokesperson, told DVB that the NUG “welcomed” the establishment of the SRA to bring renewed energy and focus.   The SRA will cooperate with the NUG an