News About Myanmar

An independent human rights expert has urged the international community to reject the electoral process organised by Myanmar’s military government, after the first round of voting revealed widespread coercion, exclusion and violence Thursday’s statement from Tom Andrews, the U.N. Human Rights Council-appointed Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, reinforces earlier warnings from senior U.N. officials that the polls lack any democratic credibility. The initial phase

Narinjara News, January 8, 2026 After the Arakan Army (AA) launched attacks on checkpoints and military installations near Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine state, it has been reported that 11 soldiers and police officers abandoned their posts with their weapons. On the night of January 6, a source familiar with military matters informed Narinjara that seven soldiers and four police officers from the 36th Police Battalion in Sittwe had escaped along with several weapons. Six out

Narinjara News, January 8, 2026 The Arakan Army (AA) has reportedly assaulted two outposts that protect the entrance to the Regional Military Headquarters (Dakasa) located in Sittwe, Rakhine State. According to a local source communicating with Narinjara, the outposts situated at Kyandaw, close to Tawkan village, and those positioned opposite Gangaw Kyun in Sittwe township have been subjected to assaults since the beginning of January. “These two outposts serve as the primary

The National Unity Government (NUG) U Nay Phone Latt, the spokesperson of the Union Prime Minister Office-NUG, stated that the junta’s attempt to resume the Myitsone Dam Project is selling out the lifeblood and heart of the nation for their iron grip on power. In Myothit Township, there was an attack on a car carrying the members of the junta’s Election Commission. According to Nay Pyi Taw Regional Command, 8 junta members including township police officer died. In Thayet Tow

Mizzima A military airstrike targeting an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in eastern Khin-U Township killed three civilians and left ten others injured on the night of 5 January 2026. According to the Khin-U Township People’s Administration, the attack occurred at approximately 8:30 pm when junta aircraft targeted an oil storage yard near the Kongyi Village School. The site, situated along a vital inter-district road, was being used as a temporary shelter for families

Mizzima In a sudden aerial attack on 6 January 2026, Myanmar junta forces dropped three 300-pound bombs on civilian villages in southeastern Wetlet Township, killing an infant boy and three women. According to the Wetlet Informational Network, the strike targeted Pauk Kan Station village and Yay Thauk Kan village between 9:47 am and 9:57 am In addition to the four fatalities in Pauk Kan, a man from Yay Thauk Kan village was injured, and several homes were levelled by the high