News About Myanmar

The Myanmar military junta has launched a four-column ground offensive from Shwegu toward Sinkhan in lower Kachin State, engaging in fierce running battles with Kachin resistance forces as it attempts to force a supply corridor up to Bhamo. According to military sources, the regime has deployed approximately 800 troops in total across the push—three columns of roughly 200 soldiers each advancing along the eastern bank's Shwegu-Sinkhan highway, alongside a fourth column moving

Transnational telecom scam syndicates, locally known as Zhapian gangs, have migrated far beyond their historical border strongholds, establishing sprawling criminal compounds deeper into southern and eastern Shan State following the operational shifts brought by ‘Operation 1027.’ Launched on October 27, 2023, the massive coordinated offensive by the Three Brotherhood Alliance—comprising the MNDAA, TNLA, and AA—explicitly pledged to eradicate cyber-scam operations. However, su

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) taking refuge in Loije sub-township along the China-Myanmar border face worsening humanitarian distress as intensified military conscription by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) restricts civilian movement and separates families. Displaced since early 2024 due to intense clashes between the military regime and the KIA across Mong Mauk (Momauk) Township, more than 300 Shan IDP families across border settlements—including Mang Gaw Kawng and

29 August 2026 Myanmar–Thailand Security Cooperation Myanmar military Chief of Defence Staff General Ye Win Oo met a Thai delegation led by Mr. Chatchai Bangchuad, Secretary-General of Thailand’s National Security Council, on 27 August. The Thai delegation also included the Deputy Secretary-General of the National Security Council and the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Royal Thai Armed Forces. The two sides discussed cooperation concerning online crime, arms and ammunition, nar

Mizzima At the Mae Tao Clinic (MTC) in Mae Sot on the Thai-Myanmar border, the number of hospitalized newborns requiring special care has been gradually rising since 2021, and preparations are currently underway to open a Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU). According to data from Mae Tao Clinic, the number of hospitalized newborns requiring special care rose from 143 cases in 2021 to 290 in 2023, and reached 330 in 2025. Premature babies, low-birth-weight newborns, and severely il

Mizzima Nearly 200,000 Chin internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside and outside Chin State are facing major obstacles to returning to their places of origin due to the ongoing revolutionary situation, livelihood struggles, transportation issues, financial constraints, and the threat of junta airstrikes, according to Salai Za Thawng, Minister of Social Development for the Chinland Council’s government. He made the remarks in response to an inquiry from Mizzima during an onl