News About Myanmar

Villagers take refuge at a monastery in Taungoo on September 22 (Photo: Supplied) Escalating attacks near the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway have killed seven and forced over 1,000 to flee to nearby towns, while regime troops loot IDP homes

A support rally for UN Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun was held in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 13. (Credit: NUG Support Team Japan) Members of the Myanmar community in Japan submitted a formal letter of inquiry to the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Wednesday protesting recent high-level visits to Naypyidaw by two Japanese lawmakers. Addressed to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on behalf of the diaspora, the petition requests that Tokyo

Weapons and ammunition seized by the Arakan Army during clashes along the Sittwe-Ponnagyun border. Photo: AA Info Desk DMG Newsroom 25 September 2026, Sittwe Fighting between the military regime and the Arakan Army continues to rage along the border between Sittwe and Ponnagyun townships, with the ethnic Arakanese armed group capturing several military outposts near Wahbo Village in Sittwe Township. Renewed clashes along the Sittwe-Ponnagyun border began on September 4 and ha

Military regime troops conduct military exercises in Ayeyarwady Region in 2018. Photo: Office of the Commander in Chief of Defence Services DMG Newsroom 25 September 2026, Laymyethna, Ayeyarwady Region The military regime has launched ground offensives against areas controlled by the Arakan Army and allied resistance forces in Laymyethna Township, Ayeyarwady Region, killing a local youth, according to local residents. Junta troops have been conducting military operations in P

Individuals injured during the Kyauktaw airstrike (Photo - One Nation News) In Arakan, the terrorist Myanmar military launched a continuous bombing attack using a Y-12 military transport aircraft late at night on September 25 around the surroundings of Kyauktaw town. A Y-12 aircraft from the terrorist Myanmar military's Magway airbase dropped nearly 30 drop-bombs between approximately 2:00 AM and 2:45 AM today on Pyi Taw Thar Ward 9, Paik Thei Village, and Nidin Village in Ky

25 September 2026 The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) said international crimes continue to be committed across the country and that ongoing armed conflict means displaced people are still unable to return safely to Rakhine State, as a military jet dropped at least six bombs on a National Unity Government (NUG) military command post in Karen State on 24 September. According to the IIMM, local communities in Rakhine continue to face airstrikes, artillery