News About Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi: The Realities of Power in Burma’s Authoritarian Legacy by Mon Mon Myat Penguin Books, 2026. 200pp. US$13 (Kindle) Dr. Mon Mon Myat’s book Aung San Suu Kyi: The Realities of Power in Burma’s Authoritarian Legacy is an intellectual biography of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and a meditation on the nature of power, and how it is understood. The emphasis is on Burma (Myanmar), and it is not a pretty picture—the people of Burma have long suffered under authoritarians who

File photo shows a military convoy on the Mandalay-Myitkyina road. / DSINFO The Myanmar military has intensified airstrikes along the resistance-held Tigyaing-Indaw corridor in northern Sagaing Region near the Kachin State border, killing civilians. The regime has deployed a 300-member column from the 33rd Light Infantry Division to retake full control of the route, supported by airstrikes. Junta warplanes dropped around 20 bombs on two villages along the route on September 2

Two fathers from Shwebo Township went missing on September 26 while accompanying their children who were receiving medical treatment at Mandalay Children’s Hospital, according to their families. At around 9am on September 26, U Zaw Myo Oo, 33, the father of eight-year-old Ma Su Htet Htet Zaw, who was being treated in Ward 2 on the fourth floor of the hospital’s eight-storey building, left the hospital while accompanying his daughter and did not return. Another father, U Hlain

In Arakan, the military junta launched an airstrike on Kyauktaw town this afternoon, resulting in the recovery of 33 bodies so far, with the death toll expected to rise further. Today, September 28, between 12:10 PM and 12:14 PM, the terrorist military junta used a jet fighter to conduct airstrikes targeting the vicinity of the Kisapanadi Bridge and the India Market in Kyauktaw. As a result of the bombing, 32 bodies of civilians, passersby, and shoppers in the area were recov

Date – 28 September 2026 Since the 1 February 2021 coup, a total of (8,433) people, including pro-democracy activists and civilians, have been killed by the junta and pro-military groups during the Spring Revolution. A total of (31,981) people have been arrested by the junta for opposing their arbitrary seizure of power. Of those arrested, (14,847) are confirmed to still be in detention, while (7,856) remain to be verified. These are the numbers reported by the Assistance Ass

A home damaged by the airstrike on Kokekokone on September 24 (Photo: Kawlin District PDF Battalion No. 1) The attacks, carried out over two consecutive days, targeted civilians, including displaced persons, resistance sources said