Myanmar Junta Deploying Conscripts in Major Push to Reclaim Lost Territory

The Myanmar military regime is believed to have recruited nearly 70,000 new members since activating its conscription law 17 months ago, and is now deploying them in counteroffensives to retake territory lost to resistance forces and ethnic armed...

French Embassy envoy meets six Myanmar scholarship winners

Mr Rene Consolo met six Myanmar students. Mr Rene Consolo, Charge d’Affaires of the French Embassy in Yangon, met six Myanmar students who won the French government’s scholarship for the 2025-2026 academic year. He honoured the Myanmar students,...

SAC Chairman and Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing responds to US President Donald Trump on reduced tariff rates for Myanmar

US President Donald Trump sent letters regarding the increased import tariffs to 14 countries, namely Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, Tunisia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Africa, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Serbia, Cambodia, Thailand, and...

Two Prominent Myanmar Ex-Political Prisoners Die Hours Apart in Yangon

Two former political prisoners—prominent writer Maung Tha Cho and anti-regime Buddhist monk Shwe Nya Wa Sayadaw—died on Thursday morning while being treated at hospitals in Yangon. The writer was known for his satirical pieces criticizing the...

YMA provides aid to Myanmar refugees

Myanmar youth badminton stars clinch 3 golds at Asia Championships

The Myanmar U17 team pictured after receiving their gold medals in the team competition. Myanmar youth badminton teams have claimed three gold medals in the team events of the Badminton Asia Regional Championships 2025 (Southeast Asia), held in...

Video of Myanmar family riding motorbike in Phuket draws criticism, later clarified

The Nation reported that a video of seven Myanmar family members riding a motorbike in Phuket, Thailand, has been clarified after it received widespread criticism. The video of the Myanmar family riding a motorbike was posted on social media by a...

Junta artillery fire kills father, three children in southern Myanmar

A junta artillery shell that landed on a rubber plantation in Tanintharyi Region’s Yebyu Township on Tuesday killed four family members and left a fifth critically injured, according to resistance sources. The deceased included three children,...

Myanmar signs cross-border business deals as election nears

BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar's military government is embarking on a string of new business initiatives with companies from friendly countries, amid optimism from those nations that upcoming elections in Myanmar will offer new commercial...

Water levels of major rivers in Myanmar exceed warning mark

YANGON, July 10 (Xinhua) -- The water levels of major rivers in Myanmar have exceeded the warning mark in five towns across the country on Thursday, Myanmar's weather agency said. The country's Department of Meteorology and Hydrology said that the...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 09, 2025 Morning

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 09, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. CPRI Urges Immediate Halt to Inter-Factional Clashes Among Chin Groups July 8 — Radio NUG The Chin Peace and Reconciliation Initiatives (CPRI) has called for an immediate cessation of the...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 09, 2025 Evening

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Jul 09, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. NLD Political Prisoner U Myint Way Dies in Obo Prison Due to Denial of Timely Medical Treatment July 9 U Myint Way, a political prisoner and member of the National League for Democracy...

Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 09, 2025 Evening

Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 09, 2025 Evening 🚩🚩 1. NUG Acting President Duwa Lashi La Urges Armed Resistance Groups in Chin State to Resolve Disputes Peacefully July 9 With the entire ethnic population united in resisting the violent...

Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 09, 2025 Morning

Myanmar Military News Updates – Jul 09, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. KNLA Joint Forces Seize “Thuka” Military Camp on Thai–Myanmar Border July 8 — Radio NUG The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and allied forces have successfully seized the Thuka...

Asean meeting to condemn Myanmar violence: Draft statement

KUALA LUMPUR - A meeting involving top diplomats from South-east Asia, China, Russia and the US will condemn violence against civilians in war-torn Myanmar, according to a draft statement seen on July 10 by AFP. Asean has led diplomatic efforts to...

Mizoram: CYMA responds to fresh influx of Myanmar refugees with Rs 6 lakh aid

Aizawl: The Central Young Mizo Association (CYMA) has extended financial aid of Rs 6 lakh to support refugees from Myanmar who have fled to Mizoram following fresh violence in the Chin Hills region. The aid is meant to assist those displaced by...

Myanmar Junta’s Top Russian Arms Supplier Tosses in Quake ‘Donation’

Rosoboronexport, a Russian arms company that has sold weapons worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Myanmar’s military regime, has donated US$ 431,000 (906.25 million kyats) to the junta’s earthquake relief fund. Junta media reported that the...

Myanmar marks 103rd International Cooperative Day in Nay Pyi Taw

YANGON, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar celebrated the 103rd anniversary of the International Cooperative Day at the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development in Nay Pyi Taw on Saturday, state-owned daily The Global New Light of Myanmar reported....

EU funds 112 m euro for nutrition programs in Myanmar

The EU will provide a fund of 112 million euro for the implementation of nutrition programs included in the Agricultural Development Strategy (ADS) and Multi-Sectoral National Action Plan for Nutrition (MS-NPAN) in Myanmar, said Deputy Minister...

Myanmar refugees in Thailand’s nine camps along border face food aid cuts by end of July

The Border Consortium (TBC), a key humanitarian agency supporting Myanmar refugees living in nine camps along the Thailand border, issued a statement on June 27 warning that further reductions in food assistance will come next month following the...