News About Myanmar

Narinjara News, January 8, 2026 The remains of three women who had been missing from Ohn Taw village in Kyaukphyu Township, Rakhine State, were found buried in a forest close to Police Battalion No. 32 by local residents on January 2. The three women have been identified as Daw Hla Thein Shwe, aged 55; her daughter, Daw Aye Aye Thein, aged 31; and Daw Hla Thein Shwe’s niece, Ma Myint Win, who is 13 years old. On January 7, a local news organization called One Nation News from

Let’s be honest about 2026 as it begins. We are not standing at a joyful turning point. We are standing at a juncture—a cold, transitional space—in which the regime will try to call a costume change a transformation. Throughout 2025, the people have learned again what the generals want the world to forget: that not every election leads to democracy, and not every “transition” is a step forward. What we feel about what lies ahead is not hope. It is numbness. In 2026, Myanmar w

Date – 8 January 2026 Since the 1 February 2021 coup, a total of (7,672) 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 (30,247) people have been arrested by the junta in relation to its seizure of power. (22,703) are currently in detention, (11,443) of whom are serving sentences. These are the numbers verified by the Assistance Association for Political Pr

A total of 631 illegal buildings linked to online gambling have been demolished in the KK Park area. The government is conducting a multi-stakeholder joint task force to systematically destroy the seized items used in online gambling operations and systematically demolish illegal buildings in the Shwe Kokko area and KK Park area, where most online gambling operations are conducted. On January 6, 21 more illegal buildings were demolished in the KK Park area. On January 6, one

The MNDAA has announced that it has reorganized the areas it controls into a new development area, with four districts and a capital, formerly known as Special Region 1, and that it has entered a new phase of development and there have been criticisms that the reorganization of Special Region 1 is inconsistent with the 2008 constitution and is an infringement of sovereignty. The MNDAA announced on January 6 that January 5, the day the MNDAA took full control of the Kokang reg

The former political prisoner’s detention comes after a concerted campaign by pro-regime propaganda channels