News About Myanmar

The junta has increasingly used drones to carry out bombing strikes in Demoso Township, Karenni State, resulting in civilian casualties in the farms where locals are working during the current rice harvesting season. In a notable incident on October 25, a junta drone bombed farmers harvesting rice at an undisclosed location in Demoso Township, killing one man. Residents of several villages in Demoso Township displaced by fighting have taken the risk of returning temporarily t

Mizzima Myanmar’s military junta systematically obstructed civil society and independent humanitarian response following the devastating March 28 earthquake, according to a new report by the International Centre For-Not-Profit Law (ICNL). The report,  “Civic Aftershock: How Restricting Civil Society Obstructed Myanmar’s Earthquake Response,” accuses the junta of weaponizing the disaster to entrench its control and suppress civic freedoms. The 2025 quake, which left tens of t

Mizzima The National Unity Government (NUG) has voiced its support for international efforts to combat cross-border crimes, including online scam syndicates, and expressed its readiness to cooperate in these initiatives. U Nay Phone Latt, spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office of the NUG, made the remarks during a “Public and International Briefing” held on 28 October. “The National Unity Government is establishing a task force to combat transnational organized crime an

Mizzima The Chinese authorities have reopened eight border gates located in areas controlled by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), KIA spokesperson Colonel Naw Bu confirmed to Mizzima. The Myanmar-China border gates; Man Wein Gyi, Kanpaikti, Mai Ja Yang, Laiza, Lweje, Pangwa, Mansi, and Phimaw were reopened by China on 26 October.  “They are all open now, though not around the clock,” Colonel Naw Bu said. “The reopening mainly allows for consumer goods needed by local reside

Mizzima The Myanmar junta’s air force bombed Mindat township in southern Chin State for two consecutive days, leaving several people injured, according to the Mindat Township People’s Administration Team. The airstrikes occurred at around 2:30 pm on 26 October and again at about 7:50 pm on 27 October, when a jet fighter dropped two bombs each day on the township. “The first bombing attack took place in broad daylight, allowing everyone to escape unharmed. However, the second

YANGON: Myanmar authorities announced Thursday (Oct 30) the arrest of three artists for undermining the upcoming junta-organised election, wielding new speech laws that rights monitors say oppress dissent. Myanmar's military snatched power in a 2021 coup sparking a civil war, but is trumpeting elections scheduled to start in December as an opportunity for reconciliation. Rebel groups have pledged to block the polls from their enclaves and numerous rights monitors have said vo