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A student from Myanmar, Phyo Thu Min Thit, was among 68 young participants from Russia and 22 countries who took part in the seventh international scientific and educational expedition “Icebreaker of Knowledge,” organize
Mekong, August 20 The administrator of the Water Village Group in Kalaw Township, Southern Shan State, was summoned and investigated by the Kalaw Township office for extorting monthly fees under the pretext of conscripti
Mekong, August 20 The military council announced last night that over 24 million narcotic drugs, worth over 36 billion kyats, were seized while being transported from Wan Hai town in southern Shan State to Rakhine State.
MEKON, August 20 Her Majesty Queen Suthida, who led in yacht racing at the previous SEA Games and is proficient in many sports, has begun training at the Royal Thai Air Force today to fly the Swedish-made Gripen fighter
Former National Unity Government (NUG) Deputy Minister for Human Rights Aung Kyaw Moe—the first Rohingya individual to serve at a ministerial level in Myanmar’s opposition administration—has stepped down after five years
The children, who were born inside the camp along the Thai-Myanmar border, hold 13-digit identification cards issued by Thailand’s Ministry of Interior (MOI). Because current regulations restrict cardholders from leaving
The regime’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Tuesday that Naypyidaw and Moscow signed 12 agreements during Min Aung Hlaing’s visit to the Kremlin in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin Aug. 17-18, adding
Myanmar and Russia have discussed the joint development and launch of nano-satellites. This cooperation aims to strengthen bilateral ties in the field of space technology.
A wife died from burns after her husband doused her with gasoline, threw a cigarette butt, and then ignited plastic, causing the fire, according to information from the Mandalay Region Police Force. At approximately 9 PM
A case of an 8-year-old child being stabbed to death by a mentally disturbed person occurred in Dakkon Township on the morning of August 18, according to officials from the Ko Pu Tu and Borders Social Welfare Association
Myanmar junta forces stationed in Ywangan Township, southern Shan State, opened fire on a group of young men—wounding one and severely beating four others—amid a military operation that has forcibly displaced thousands o
A proposal has been made to draft a law regarding high-rise apartments. This proposal aims to establish a legal framework for the construction and management of high-rise apartments.
It has been revealed that new licenses for the karaoke business are currently not being issued, following instructions from the State Administration Council (SAC). Regarding this matter, U Myint Soe, Vice President of th
Guest contributor James Shwe Sometime between the opening of the 81st Session of the U.N. General Assembly on September 8 and the Credentials Committee’s decision later this year, nine countries will decide, by consensus, whose credentials get accepted for Myanmar’s seat. The precedent, the record, and the mechanism all support the outcome we are asking for. Our task is to make sure that support is visible in the room where the decision is made. What is this campaign? I am involved with “The Global Coalition Supporting Federal Democracy in Myanmar”, an informal group of like-minded people from across five continents who have worked together on Myanmar’s U.N. representation since the February 2021 coup. We do things a formal body cannot: sign in our own names, move quickly across time zones, and reach missions in host countries where the more visible advocacy groups do not always have a footprint. We support, we do not lead. The 2021 open letter to member states was signed by 358 Myanmar and international civil society organisations. Dozens have signed and amplified these submissions across the years. Our submissions reinforce theirs. They do not replace them. The task this year is the same as every year. Confirm Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun’s continuing status as Myanmar’s Permanent Representative, with full rights of participation and speech. Decline to accept any credentials from the authorities established after the 2021 seizure of power. Reject the quieter loss of leaving Myanmar’s seat unrepresented or indefinitely deferred. Resolve the matter by consensus, consistent with how the Assembly has handled it in every session since 2021. Similar petitions and open letters — from leading civil-society networks, from legal scholars, from parliamentary groups, and from other coalitions active in previous sessions — are expected to reach the Secretary-General and the Committee in the weeks around the September opening. Many voices, one asks. How the Credentials Committee is chosen Under Rule 28 of the U.N. General Assembly’s Rules of Procedure, a Credentials Committee of nine members is appointed at the beginning of each regular session on the proposal of the President of the General Assembly. The Office of Legal Affairs consults member states and suggests candidates to the President, who proposes the slate at the first plenary meeting, and the Assembly appoints the nine by acclamation. By long-standing custom, China, Russia, and the United States are always among the nine. The remaining six are distributed informally across the five U.N. regional groups — African, Asia-Pacific, Eastern European, Latin American and Caribbean, and Western European and others. There is no fixed one-per-group formula, and the exact distribution shifts session to session. The Committee then elects its own Chair. That is why timing matters. The nine members are named at the first plenary on September 8. The advocacy work that shapes the six non-permanent seats happens before that date. The advocacy work that shapes the outcome happens between the appointment and the Committee’s decision meeting later in the session. Why is this campaign necessary?
Myanmar military chief Ye Win Oo arrives in Thailand Commander-in-Chief Ye Win Oo reportedly arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday to hold a High-Level Committee meeting with his Thai counterpart Ukrit Boontanon, the commander
Indonesian authorities seized about 2.6 tons of liquid methamphetamine from a ship intercepted off Sumatra island and detained 10 Myanmar nationals suspected of involvement in an international trafficking network, offici
State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who is on an official visit to the Russian Federation, attended and delivered a speech at the Myanmar-Russia Economic Forum. State Administration Coun
State Administration Council Chairman U Min Aung Hlaing, who is on an official visit to the Russian Federation, Moscow, was paid a courtesy call by a delegation led by Mr. Dmitry V. Bakanov, Director General of the Russi
It is reported that work is continuing to erect stand pipes to prevent water intrusion at the breach site in Le Myint Nar Township. Today (August 19), U Myo Myint, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Construction, along w
The Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) has announced that it will increase the meter charges for purified water, citing a lack of budget for the necessary water purification costs, staff expenses, and general expen
State Administration Council Chairman Min Aung Hlaing visited and observed the Space Museum in Moscow, Russia. State Administration Council Chairman Min Aung Hlaing, who is currently in Russia on an official visit at the
Military units within Sittwe city are rapidly carrying out troop reinforcements, regrouping, and defensive preparations for urban resistance, it has been learned. These defensive preparations include units from the Kyauk
Nai Min Lwin / Irrawaddy Times August 19 According to the Karen National Union (KNU), there were a total of 460 airstrikes, drone attacks, and heavy artillery attacks in the Kawthoolei region during the 100-day plan that
Commander-in-Chief of the State Administration Council's (SAC) Army (Air, Land, and Sea), General Ye Win Oo, has arrived in Bangkok, Thailand, to attend the Thailand-Myanmar High-Level Military Meeting, which will be hel
Erawati Times August 19 Sagaing Division According to news sources, the villages and public hospitals in Siambut Township have been bombarded from the air for days since August 16. At least 12 people have been killed a
Fighting continues to intensify within Rakhine State, and local residents and displaced persons are facing severe food shortages due to the blockade of goods by the interim government's army. Amidst this situation, it ha
The National Unity and Peace Steering Committee (NSPNC) of the interim government, which is escalating military operations and conducting bombing attacks across the country, has invited political parties recognized by the government to form a working committee for peace talks, it has been learned. The meeting was held in Nay Pyi Taw on August 17, with 55 political parties registered with the interim government in attendance. It was reported that the formation of the working committee was approved with the participation of many representatives from the proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) of the interim government. A former member of the National League for Democracy (NLD), which won the 2020 general election, pointed out that for the resolution of Myanmar's affairs, it is essential for all stakeholders, including State Counsellor and NLD Chairman Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who are unjustly arrested and detained, to participate. "I do not believe that this will be a truly genuine peace negotiation. If they truly want peace, they must release all political prisoners who are unjustly arrested, including our NLD party chairman and people's leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi," the NLD member told the Irrawaddy Times. There are assessments that although the military junta, after transforming into a transitional government, has re-established the NSPNC and is meeting with these political parties for the first time in a comeback, it will not lead to genuine peace negotiations. "The military junta uses the word 'peace' on one hand. But in reality, it is unclear whether it is peace or a declaration of war. Or is it peace or a demand for allegiance? " political analyst U Soe Win Swe commented to the Irrawaddy Times. It is reported that the working committee was formed with 32 members: 14 from parties that won six or more seats in the fraudulent 2025 election, 12 from parties that won one to five seats, and six from parties that did not win any seats. It was learned from party circles that in this formation, the proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) of the interim government was allowed to have two representatives, claiming to have the largest number of seats, while other political parties were only allowed to select one representative each, making the format similar to the working committee formed at the time of the coup. Daw Hnin Hnin Mway, joint secretary of the New Social Democratic Party (DPNS), also pointed out that although peace is being invited, bombing attacks are being carried out on the ground, indicating that the military junta has no desire for peace and is only making a show of it. "While the military junta talks about peace, they are committing murder and bombing every day. We see that they have absolutely no desire for peace. No matter how much they shout the word 'peace,' it will not happen," Daw Hnin Hnin Mway told the Irrawaddy Times. The working committee of the political party bloc was systematically formed in the past as a representative of all political parties in Myanmar's peace process and political negotiations, but it was nullified due to the military junta's coup. Similarly, in the Joint Committee for the Union Peace Conference (UPDJC), which was formed under the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), this working committee participated as the political party bloc, along with the government, military, and parliamentary bloc, and the ethnic armed organizations bloc that signed the NCA. In the first working committee of the political party bloc formed before the fraudulent 2025 election, U Ko Ko Gyi, chairman of the People's Party and current member of the State Administration Council, served as the leader. It is not yet known which party will lead the working committee formed for the second time, but it is scheduled to meet and discuss further with the NSPNC under the interim government in mid-September. Photo – MOI
Head of State Min Aung Hlaing instructed the families of the Myanmar Embassy and Military Attaché Office in Russia, and trainees, to perform their national duties with goodwill for the country. The Head of State, Min Aun
North Korea on August 19 strongly criticized the joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea, stating it will continue to exercise its right to self-defense in response to military threats. North Ko
High-quality and responsible investments are particularly encouraged, and special attention is being given to ensuring a sustainable ecosystem and economic balance, said the Head of State, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.
The delegation led by the Director General of Russia's state-owned space corporation Roscosmos visited and paid respects to the Chairman of the State Administration Council, President of the Republic of the Union of Myan
The Yangon City Development Committee, Engineering Department (Water and Sanitation), has announced the basic water rate and metered rate charges to be collected from drinking water and domestic water users, dated August
It is known that writer Maung Swe Thet passed away at the age of 91. He passed away in Yangon on the afternoon of August 19th around 4 PM. "I have learned that writer Maung Swe Thet (real name U Nyunt Swe, age 91), whom
Fifty-seven months after former National League for Democracy (NLD) lawmaker Phyo Zeyar Thaw was unlawfully arrested and subsequently executed by Myanmar’s military junta, his wife has renewed calls for justice, condemni
Burma News International (BNI) is a network of 15 independent media and news organizations based in and around Burma The Arakan Army (AA) has rejected three underage boys who voluntarily sought to join the armed group in
Myanmar military forces and immigration officials are conducting door-to-door sweeps in Kale Town, Sagaing Region, issuing conscription notices and forcing even underage students to sign pledges to enlist upon reaching l