News About Myanmar

26 September 2026 Military tensions remained high in Hpapun Township, Karen State, on 25 September, between junta forces conducting a prolonged offensive for territorial control and joint forces led by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), as the military’s Deputy Defence Minister, Maj-Gen Aung Myo Thant, told a Pyithu Hluttaw session that artists, professionals, businesspeople and their children would also be required to perform military service under the conscription s

Mizzima On September 24, 2026, Advocate General Tamara Ćapeta of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued an Opinion concerning the export by an Austrian aircraft manufacturer of aircraft and related items and technology to the Myanmar Air Force. Justice For Myanmar (JFM) welcomes the findings in this Opinion as another step towards preventing the Myanmar military from obtaining the means to continue committing international crimes with total impunity. While t

Mizzima According to a 24 September press statement by the Burma Research Institute (BRI), on June 9, 2026, Burma’s military-controlled Supreme Court, in Order No. 254/2026 signed by Tha Htay, revoked the licenses of three Baptist pastors to solemnize Christian marriages. The three pastors are: Rev. Dr. Zaw Taung (also known as Khaung Lwan) of Jerusalem Baptist Christian Church, Padesa Myothit, Pyin Oo Lwin Township, Mandalay Region; Rev. Joseph (also known as U Zay Win Lin)

Mizzima Military tensions remain high in Hpapun Township, Karen State, between junta forces who have been launching prolonged offensives to regain territorial control and the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) joint forces. Despite continuous aerial support, the junta forces have been unable to make any forward progress, according to local military sources. Sources state that the majority of the advancing junta troops are currently positioned near the upper part of Hpar Lo

Myanmar’s regime ambassador to Thailand Zaw Zaw Soe at a press conference on March 29 at the construction site of the collapsed 30-story State Audit building in Bangkok that killed 27 Myanmar migrant workers during the March 28 earthquake. (Credit: Khaosod English) The military regime in Naypyidaw has recalled its ambassador to Thailand, Zaw Zaw Soe, summoning him back to Myanmar to face interrogation over serious allegations of human trafficking and issuing documentation to

Joint security forces under Myanmar’s military junta have resumed widespread inspections and seizures of unlicensed motor vehicles across Mon State, triggering public disruption and widespread extortion, local residents report. The operations are being conducted by combined teams of military personnel, traffic and regular police, General Administration Department (GAD) officials, junta-backed Pyu Saw Htee militia members, and the People’s Security and Counter-Terrorism Force.