Myanmar admits nationwide election impossible amid ongoing civil war

Published on: October 16, 2025 5:15 PM Myanmar’s ruling military junta has officially acknowledged that it will be unable to conduct nationwide elections as planned, citing widespread conflict and instability across the country. The general...

Myanmar regime escalates airstrikes on KNU-controlled border town of Htee Khee

More than 400 people have fled the border town of Htee Khee in Tanintharyi Region’s Dawei Township after the junta conducted three airstrikes on the town, members of the Karen National Union (KNU) and local sources said. According to local...

Polls won’t be nationwide, admits Myanmar junta

Myanmar’s junta chief acknowledged on Wednesday that the military-backed administration will be unable to conduct an upcoming general election across the entire country, as a civil war triggered by a 2021 coup rages on. Critics and many Western...

EU rights envoy: Bloc won't recognise Myanmar's December election S Vinothaa 1h ago ⋅ 2

As Myanmar’s military prepares to stage a national election on Dec 28, the European Union’s Special Representative for Human Rights, Kajsa Ollongren, said the bloc will not recognise the polls. “None of the conditions for a fair and free election...

Indo-Myanmar sima ari sepango, Assam Rifles-ni dongchakgipako NSCN-KY(A) dolrang chadrapa

Dibrugarh, Oct 16: Indo-Myanmar sima ari jolo donggipa Arunachal Pradesh-ni Changlang a•jani Hedman minggipa biapo, Assam Rifles Company Operating Base-ko (CoB) NSCN-KY(A) ine chanchichipgipa bobil dake chakatgipa dolrang Bristibar pringo...

Myanmar elections unlikely to see credible outcome, EU human rights rep says

By Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The European Union’s Special Representative for Human Rights Kajsa Ollongren said on Thursday that the grouping had no plans to send observers to an election in military-ruled Myanmar, as it was unlikely to...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 16, 2025 Morning

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Oct 16, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. UK and US Joint Sanctions to Combat Financial Scam Networks in Myanmar and Southeast Asia The British Embassy in Myanmar announced that the United Kingdom and the United States have...

Myanmar Military News Updates – Oct 16, 2025 Morning

Myanmar Military News Updates – Oct 16, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. Civilian Killed and Two Injured in Airstrike by Terrorist Junta Forces in Hsaw Hti Township; Two Monasteries and a School Damaged According to a statement from the Karen National Union...

Over 68 pct of Myanmar's green gram exports go to China from April to Sept.

YANGON, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- More than 68 percent of Myanmar's green gram exports were shipped to China in the first six months (April-September) of the 2025-26 fiscal year, an official from the Myanmar Pulses, Beans, Maize and Sesame Seeds...

Prison Desk: The death penalty and life on death row in Myanmar

The Intangible Yet Unmistakable Costs of Myanmar’s Political Crisis

The protracted Myanmar crisis is now everyone’s problem. The time for ASEAN to act is now. As the Gaza crisis seemingly draws to a close, actors within and outside of Myanmar are looking to end their own crisis, with or without external help. One...

What Is Known About The Belarusian Woman Who Could Have Been Sold For Organs In Myanmar?

13 Vera Kravtsova Belarusian diplomats are looking for her. The Belarusian woman who, according to media reports, was killed and sold for organs in Myanmar is 26-year-old Minsk native Vera Kravtsova. This was reported by Russian magazine The...

Opening Speech by Acting President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission, Chairman of the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Central Committee, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Senior…

15 October 2025 Esteemed national brethren of the Union, Today marks the 10th anniversary of the signing of the auspicious occasion of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) between the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and...

Scammers using Starlink make hay in Myanmar

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. The KK Park complex in...

TNLA Denies Myanmar Regime Troops Have Entered Hsipaw in Northern Shan

Residents say Myanmar regime troops entered the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)-controlled town of Hsipaw in northern Shan State on Wednesday, though the ethnic army denied the claims. Hsipaw is located between Kyaukme, recently recaptured...

Why So Many Young People Work Voluntarily in Myanmar’s Scam Compounds

Scam compounds continue to thrive long after a highly publicized international crackdown in February, and the cut-off of electricity, gasoline, and internet to Karen State’s Myawaddy. Thai lawmaker Kannavee Suebsang, who led the repatriation...

Arakan Army Tightens Siege on Hill Base Guarding Myanmar Junta Arms Plant

The Arakan Army (AA) and its resistance allies are poised to capture the Nat Yay Kan Air Defense Base in Ngape Township, Magwe Region after seizing nearly all outposts guarding the hilltop position, according to frontline sources. Earlier this...

Suspected NSCN-KY(A) militants attack Assam Rifles base near Indo-Myanmar border

Dibrugarh, Oct 16: Suspected NSCN-KY(A) militants launched an attack on an Assam Rifles Company Operating Base (CoB) at Hedman along the Indo-Myanmar border in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district early Thursday morning. According to reports,...

Min Aung Hlaing announces three-phases of election; Myanmar armed groups dismiss NCA 10th anniversary

Min Aung Hlaing announces three-phases of regime election Pro-regime media reported that Min Aung Hlaing addressed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) 10th anniversary ceremony in Naypyidaw on Wednesday. He told attendees that the regime...

AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers: Myanmar defeats Macao 7-0 

Myanmar stormed to a commanding 7-0 victory over Macao in Yangon yesterday, keeping its perfect start intact in the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup China 2026 Qualifiers and setting up a decisive Group C clash with Indonesia for top spot. The hosts...