News About Myanmar

Mizzima On 13 October, seven ethnic political organizations condemned the Myanmar military junta’s actions undermining the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement on its tenth anniversary. Instead, they urged the international community not to legitimize the junta while reaffirming their commitment to a Federal Democratic Union free from military rule. The Joint Statement is as follows. In an effort to address Myanmar’s political issues through peaceful means, the Karen National Union

Mizzima On 11 October, six ethnic armed groups and revolutionary organizations urged ASEAN, the United Nations, and the international diplomatic community to refrain from attending the Myanmar junta’s 10th anniversary ceremony for the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA). The text of the statement continues below. Throughout Malaysia’s 2025 ASEAN Chairmanship, a series of Stakeholder Engagement Meetings on Myanmar (SEMs) were convened by the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair o

BEIJING - They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal. Satellite images and AFP drone footage show frenetic building work in the heavily guarded compounds around Myawaddy on the Thailand-Myanmar border, which appear to be using Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service on a huge scale. Experts say mos

Protest planned in US ahead of regime elections in Myanmar Members of the diaspora, including Burmese-Americans, living in the U.S. told DVB that they held a “global meeting” online on Saturday to plan a large protest against the regime’s “sham elections” to be held in Washington D.C. on Nov. 22. Organizers stated that the protest aims to inform the international community about the wide opposition to the regime elections scheduled to begin on Dec. 28. “The meeting was attend

KYAUKME, Myanmar (AP) — Ten days after it was recaptured by Myanmar’s military, the town of Kyaukme stands eerily silent. Schools have reopened but the town’s once-busy market is mostly empty. Vendors at some stalls closed them at the sight of visiting journalists, visibly nervous. The once-thriving town in northern Shan State is in shambles, an Associated Press journalist confirmed on Friday in a rare visit to the war-torn area allowed by the country’s military regime. The m

Mizzima Kim Aris has called for the immediate release of his mother Aung San Suu Kyi during the 29 th Forum 2000 Conference in Prague, Czech Republic entitled “Facing the Odds: Democratic Resilience in Action”. The conference is running from 12-14 October. Speaking through an online video call, Mr Aris addressed participants of the Forum 2000 in Prague with a call to join the appeal for the release of Aung San Su Kyi and all political prisoners in Myanmar. Mr Aris’ appeal wa