News About Myanmar

Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to resume imposing regular sanctions to cut revenue, arms and equipment to the Burmese military. It is almost a year since the British government imposed any new sanctions on the Burmese military. The last sanctions targeting the Burmese military were on 29 th October 2024. Following the latest military coup in Burma in 2021, the British government and allies adopted a policy of systematically identifying and sanctioni

Mizzima An important panel discussion on Myanmar’s struggle for freedom was held during the Forum 2000 Conference focused on democracy held in Prague, Czech Republic on 13 October. The discussion was entitled: “Myanmar: Are democracies truly unwilling to help the struggle for freedom?”. Speakers included: Mr Maw Htun Aung, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Electricity and Energy, National Unity Government, Myanmar; Mr Soe Myint, founder and chief editor of Mizzima, Myanmar; Ms Mai

Three houses were destroyed in an airstrike carried out by the junta in Tonzang Township, Chin State. At 2:16 pm on October 14, the junta’s fighter jet dropped two bombs on the township’s administrative center, Tonzang Town, a local reported. “The first bomb hit near the town’s fire station, and the second one landed in Khuavung Ward. The bombs damaged some houses, but thankfully no one was hurt because the buildings were empty,” he told Chin World. Currently, residents of th

Junta troops and allied Pa-O National Organization (PNO) militia entered a village in western Pekon (Phekhon) Township, southern Shan State, and burned more than 30 houses without provocation. Around 4:00 am on October 13, junta and PNO troops suddenly arrived at Bawyan Village in Hkawngei Village Tract and set houses on fire, a Phekhon Shan Youth Network (PSYN) official told Shan Herald. “Early this morning, over 30 houses were burned down in Bawyan Village, and junta troops

Mizzima An important panel discussion on Myanmar’s struggle for freedom was held during the Forum 2000 Conference focused on democracy held in Prague, Czech Republic on 13 October. The discussion was entitled: “Myanmar: Are democracies truly unwilling to help the struggle for freedom?”. Speakers included: Mr Maw Htun Aung, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Electricity and Energy, National Unity Government, Myanmar; Mr Soe Myint, founder and chief editor of Mizzima, Myanmar; Ms Mai

Mizzima The 29th Forum 2000 Conference in Prague, Czech Republic has issued an official appeal calling for the release of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners in Myanmar. The following is their statement: We, the members of the  International Coalition for Democratic Renewal (ICDR)  and the participants of the  29th Forum 2000 Conference , call urgently upon: the political leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states, as w