News About Myanmar

Kuala Lumpur—The European Union will not send observers to Myanmar’s upcoming election, its top human rights official said Friday, dismissing the vote as neither free nor fair and urging Southeast Asian nations to “push for change.” “We’re calling upon all neighboring countries, including the ASEAN countries, to really firmly push for a change of course,” EU Commissioner Kajsa Ollongren told AFP in Kuala Lumpur. Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has touted the Dec. 28 elect

Date – 17 October 2025 Since the 1 February 2021 coup, a total of (7,379) 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 (29,838) people have been arrested by the junta in relation to its seizure of power. (22,532) are currently in detention, (11,222) of whom are serving sentences. These are the numbers verified by the Assistance Association for Political P

A North Okkalapa Township resident told DVB that an elderly couple were injured in their home when a 3.9 magnitude earthquake struck Yangon at 11 p.m. on Friday. “She was hit by a bathroom door. Her husband was struck on the head by items falling from a shelf,” the resident told DVB on the condition of anonymity. “We panicked. Most people living in highrise buildings fled to the ground floor.” Residents of Insein, Mayangone, Hlaing, Kamaryut, Shwepyitha, and Hlaingthaya towns

Military sources in Naypyidaw told DVB that the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) released 45 “prisoners” that it had held in detention since its seizure of Lashio Township in northern Shan State, on Oct. 14.  A military source in Naypyidaw told DVB on the condition of anonymity that three majors, one colonel, one warrant officer first class, two warrant officers second class, and five sergeants were among the 45 prisoners released by the MNDAA. The source add

Residents of Hsipaw Township in northern Shan State told DVB on Friday that regime forces retook control of the town from the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) after several administration offices and a hotel there were set on fire Thursday. “We don’t know which side set the fires. The roof of Hsipaw Hotel was also burning. We think it was hit by heavy artillery,” a Hsipaw resident told DVB on the condition of anonymity.  Hsipaw, seized by TNLA on Oct. 13, 2024, is locat

Sources close to the regime in Naypyidaw told DVB that the police in Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Region, filed a charge against Thet Ko Ko, also known as Thamee Soe, under Section 505(A) of the Penal Code on Oct. 13 – one day after her arrest at the Yangon International Airport. Pyin Oo Lwin is located 419 miles (674 km) north of Yangon. A source close to the regime administration in Yangon told DVB on the condition of anonymity that Thamee Soe shared a social media post comparing