News About Myanmar

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing on Monday hailed the Myanmar Air Force, whose bombings have inflicted untold suffering on the country’s civilian population, for its “dedication and sacrifice.” Speaking at a ceremony marking its 78 th anniversary in Naypyitaw, the putschist general said the Air Force “participated not only in operations to drive out external invasion and conduct internal counterinsurgency missions but also launch anti-narcotics campaigns.” “The dedication

Myanmar’s military regime has rejected speculation that detained civilian leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi may have died, insisting in a statement to reporters on Tuesday that the world’s oldest political prisoner remains in good health. Rights groups and opposition figures immediately questioned the claim, pointing to the regime’s refusal to allow family members or independent observers to meet the 80‑year‑old Nobel laureate. U Bo Kyi, joint secretary of the Assistance Associatio

Date – 17 December 2025 Since the 1 February 2021 coup, a total of (7,618) 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 (30,145) people have been arrested by the junta in relation to its seizure of power. (22,652) are currently in detention, (11,408) of whom are serving sentences.  According to the latest information gathered and confirmed by AAPP, (121)

Covering news in Arakan State has grown more challenging for media outlets since the Arakan Army (AA) launched its offensive against the military on Nov. 13, 2023. The regime has imposed a land and sea blockade into the region, which has lasted for over two years.  “The number of Rakhine journalists who quit their jobs may increase as a result of stress brought on by inconsistent pay and a lack of security,” Myo Min, a reporter at a media outlet in Arakan, told DVB using a ps

Fraud cases committed by telecom scam gangs, known locally as Zhapian, have increased, raising growing concern among private bank account holders in Myanmar about the security of their funds. Since mid-2025, people operating money transfer and exchange services between Myanmar and foreign countries have increasingly had their private bank accounts suspended or closed over suspected links to telecom scams, according to a Myanmar–Thailand money transfer service operator. “When

More than 12 million people in Myanmar are expected to face acute hunger in 2026, with an estimated one million reaching emergency levels that will require lifesaving assistance, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on December 11. The WFP emphasized that intensifying conflict and a sharp rise in displacement now threaten to push an underfunded hunger crisis to breaking point. According to the WFP, more than 400,000 young children and mothers with acute malnut