News About Myanmar

Mizzima The Myanmar junta has deployed at least 20 warships around Munaung Island in Rakhine State, apparently preparing for new military operations while simultaneously launching election campaign activities among local residents, according to local sources. A local source told Mizzima that the junta’s naval buildup near Munaung and Ramree Islands has intensified in recent days. “It’s unclear whether the warships came from Kyaukphyu or another base but more arrived just thre

Antonio Graceffo In the city of Til-Talmer, Rojava, Syria, the premier medical facility is the Zau Sang Hospital. The front of the building displays a billboard-sized photo of Zau Sang, a Kachin Free Burma Ranger (FBR) who was killed by a Turkish drone strike on November 4, 2019, while distributing aid and documenting attacks against civilians on the frontlines. In Burma’s Karenni State, near Pasaung, a bomb crater marks the place where Ranger Oo Reh was killed in an airstri

Narinjara News, October 20, 2025 The junta's air force has been conducting attacks in Arakan (Rakhine) from six air bases using three different kinds of aircraft, as reported by the Enemy Air Route (EAR). This information was included in a statement released together by the EAR and the local air reconnaissance team. The main bases for bombing Rakhine include the Tada U Air Force and Meiktila (Shan Te) Air Force located in the Mandalay Region, the Magway Air Force situated in

AFP. The Daily Star (Bangladesh), October 20, 2025 Myanmar's junta raided one of the country's most notorious internet scam centres and seized Starlink devices, it said Monday, after an AFP investigation revealed an explosion in their use in the billion-dollar black market. Internet sweat shops where workers scam unsuspecting foreigners with business or romance schemes have thrived in war-ravaged Myanmar's lawless border regions since the coronavirus pandemic. A transnational

Narinjara News, October 20, 2025 Local military sources indicated that the Arakan Army (AA) has recently attacked two military bases in Kyaukphyu Township, Arakan (Rakhine) State. The assaults involved the use of artillery and drones, leading to reported casualties. The specific areas of focus were the artillery position at the Thit Pote Taung intersection and the 32nd Police Battalion. A resident informed Narinjara that around 40 soldiers from the 32nd Police Battalion, one

Pro-Myanmar junta media on Monday launched a disinformation campaign disseminating a false report that regime chief Min Aung Hlaing will attend the upcoming 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Oct. 26, despite the fact that the bloc has banned him from its gatherings. The upcoming ASEAN Summit is expected to be one of the largest in history, with US President Donald Trump and more than a dozen other international and regiona