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Shan State Chief Minister U Sai Htein Soe paid homage to Bawgyo Pagoda in Hsipaw Township on Aug. 3. Accompanied by state ministers and officials, he offered flowers, water, oil lamps and golden robes and made cash donat
It is known that an awareness talk on traffic and road traffic rules was held for students in Shwe Nyaung Town, Taunggyi Township, Shan State (South). It is known that the awareness talk on traffic and road traffic rules
It is reported that precautionary evacuations to Yekyi town are occurring due to flood disaster. It is also reported that a flood shelter has been opened at the Yekyi indoor stadium, and evacuees are being accommodated.
It is reported that a car caught fire near the 143rd mile of the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway on the afternoon of August 4th, and firefighters from the expressway fire brigade extinguished the blaze. Around 1 p.m. on Augus
Emergency rescue teams in Ayeyarwady Region’s Lemyethna Township continued a search operation on Tuesday for three residents swept away by surging floodwaters following the breach of the Ngawun Dam. The disaster unfolded
The Pathein-Henzada-Chaung Gyi train service has been temporarily suspended since August 4 due to flooded railway tracks, according to Myanmar Railways. It is reported that the temporary suspension of the train service h
It is reported that the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department is providing animal feed and treatment to livestock that have been relocated from flood-affected areas in Hlegu Township to nearby flood-free areas. Th
At the wharves on the Chindwin River in Mon State's Mon State, the number of repairs for old motorboats has increased more than new motorboat constructions, said Ko Zay Lin Maung, the in-charge of Sukkhadhana Wharf in Mo
According to the Ayeyarwady Region Government, activities are being carried out based in Shan village to support the flood-affected people in the villages that have been inundated on both sides of the Ayetphyu road in Le
In Madauk Township, Bago Region, the Sittoung River water level has exceeded the warning level for the township, according to an announcement released by the Directorate of Meteorology and Hydrology at 8:00 AM on August
The Chin National Organisation (CNO) has reaffirmed that it would not participate in political negotiations with the regime without the consent of allies. The organisation announced that it had dismissed its chairman, La
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul called on Tuesday for a “calibrated re-engagement” with Myanmar, ahead of his scheduled meeting this week with Myanmar regime leader Min Aung Hlaing. Anutin was speaking at the hea
International bodies, foreign governments, and family members have cautiously welcomed the rare Aug. 3 meeting between detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Arnaud de Baecque, the International Committee
The whistleblower group Justice For Myanmar (JFM), established in 2019 by a covert group of activists, called on the Thai government to stand with the people of Myanmar and reject regime leader Min Aung Hlaing’s “criminal network” before a scheduled meeting with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in Bangkok Aug. 6-7. “As Myanmar’s neighbour, Thailand must stand firmly with those struggling for a future federal democratic Myanmar,” Yadanar Maung, the JFM spokesperson, stated in a press release on Aug. 3. In the statement, JFM requested Bangkok hold Min Aung Hlaing’s regime accountable for “transnational and international criminal activities” and cut all sources of funds, arms and aviation fuel to Naypyidaw. Thai opposition lawmaker Kannavee Suebsang questioned his own government’s reception of Min Aung Hlaing, who is under investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity over his leadership of the Myanmar military during the “clearance operations” against Rohingya communities in northern Arakan State in 2016-17. This is the subject of a genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with the 2016-17 military attacks being labelled a genocide by the U.S. government in 2022. Min Aung Hlaing also led the military coup on Feb. 1, 2021 that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) government and led to an armed uprising against the return to military rule in Myanmar. The Myanmar crisis since 2021 has gripped the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which adopted the Five-Point Consensus, the regional bloc’s peace plan, in April 2021. Min Aung Hlaing agreed to the framework but didn’t implement it upon his return to Myanmar. For this, ASEAN has barred him and all senior regime officials from attending high-level summits and meetings since October 2021. “Is Thailand using this visit to help create a way out of the Myanmar crisis, or is it opening the door to granting ‘legitimacy’ to those who hold power in Myanmar? ” Kannavee Suebsang shared in a post on his social media account. On July 31, Min Aung Hlaing dismissed the Five-Point Consensus during a speech to parliament, stating it wasn’t the “consensus” of all member states. Kannavee Suebsang is also a member of the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR), a regional network of incumbent and former lawmakers. On July 27, APHR welcomed ASEAN’s decision to continue its five-year-long freeze of senior regime officials at the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting July 20-24, but it called for more concrete action against Min Aung Hlaing for his non-compliance with the Five-Point Consensus. On July 21, Thai Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow told reporters on the sidelines of the ASEAN meeting in Manila, Philippines, that progress on the Five-Point Consensus will happen “incrementally.” He added that Thailand and Myanmar must bilaterally address transnational crime, including cyber scam operations and drug smuggling, along its 1,501 mile (2,416 km) long shared border. On July 9, Myanmar’s parliament led by the military-proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) administration released a statement rejecting the ASEAN Five Point Consensus, stating that the peace plan contradicts the bloc’s long-standing principle of non-interference in the affairs of member states. Min Aung Hlaing is sanctioned by the U.S.A., U.K., E.U., Canada, Switzerland, New Zealand and Australia since he orchestrated a military coup that ousted the elected National League for Democracy (NLD) government on Feb. 1, 2021. Explore the DVB Sanction Monitor Dashboard The post Thailand questioned over Min Aung Hlaing’s upcoming ‘state’ visit to Bangkok appeared first on DVB.
At the invitation of Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul , President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Min Aung Hlaing will pay an official visit to the Kingdom of Thailand in the ne
A meeting between the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee (NSPNC) and the United Wa State Party (UWSP) was held in Nay Pyi Taw on 3rd August. At the meeting, Chairman of the NSPNC Lt-Gen Yar Pyae st
Union Minister for Education Dr. Chaw Chaw Sein attended a coordination meeting for the compiling of the History of Myanmar Basic Education on Monday at the Ministry of Education office in Nay Pyi Taw. The Ministry of Ed
Union Minister for Hotels, Tourism and Culture U Maung Myint attended the research paper reading session on Myanmar culture and arts on August 3. At the ceremony, the Union Minister stated that a nation's national identi
Union Minister for Cooperatives and Rural Development U Myo Zaw Thein visited Zaung Chaung Kone Village in Nga Kaung Kan village tract, Pyinmana Township, on the morning of August 3. At the village hall, he met with farm
The opening ceremony of Electrical Skill Basic Training Course No. (1/2026) was held on August 3 at the Electrical Inspection Training Hall in Kyaik Waing, Mayangone Township, Yangon Region. The ceremony was attended via
The meeting of the Overseas Employment Supervision Committee was held at the Ministry of Labour on August 3 that arrangements are being made to provide domestic and foreign employment opportunities for the people’s milit
3 August 2026 Aung San Suu Kyi–ICRC Meeting The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held a rare, private meeting with detained civilian leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 3 August, the organization said, adding t
Mizzima Justice For Myanmar has condemned the Thai government’s decision to invite junta head and war criminal Min Aung Hlaing for an official visit, in a press release 3 August. Min Aung Hlaing, who is sanctioned by the
A move by local resistance authorities to block parents from sending their children to schools in junta-controlled towns has sparked controversy. The National Unity Government (NUG) has stated that the measure is not nat
Photo – CNDF comrades at a military parade. It is reported that the Chairman of the Chin National Organization/Chin National Defence Force (CNO/CNDF), based in Falam Township, Chin State, has been removed from his positi
Artillery shells fired by Myanmar junta forces landed on the Thai side of the border, damaging several houses during ongoing clashes in southern Myawaddy Township near the Thai-Myanmar border, according to a border milit
Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is expected in Thailand on Thursday, making his first trip there since assuming the presidency as he seeks a return to the diplomatic fold for his pariah state. The former general le
On August 3, the People’s Network for Protecting the Mekong, Salawak, River, Kong, Salawak, and Kraburi rivers organized a demonstration to express their intention to protect the Mekong, Salawak, River, Kong, Salawak, an
A local woman was killed by indiscriminate gunfire from Myanmar military junta forces in Hakha, Chin State, despite there being no active clashes, the Chin Defence Force-Hakha (CDF-Hakha) told Mizzima. On 1 August, aroun
In Mae Sot Township, Tak Province, Thailand, police forces and relevant authorities have jointly conducted an operation to arrest individuals in connection with the illegal issuance of "10-Year Cards" to foreigners. On t
Over 90 homes were destroyed by fire after a Myanmar military junta column raided and torched Baung Bin village in Myaing Township, Magway Region, on August 2, an official from the Anyar Myay Civil Society Organization (
Photo – Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled to Bangladesh following widespread repression in Myanmar in 2017. Anadolu Amid declining global humanitarian funding, the Australian government and the UN Refugee Agency (UN
August 4 Mizzima. The Myanmar and Philippine civil society groups have called on ASEAN to take effective action against the human rights abuses of the military junta and to recognize and support the leadership of Myanmar
(August 4) Mizzima. The junta forces carried out an airstrike on residential buildings in Jittaw (9) Ward, Ngapali town, Thandwe Township, Rakhine State, on the morning of August 3, injuring two civilians and damaging ma
There are moments in history when a single photograph arrives carrying the emotional weight of an entire nation. Such images appear before us as though they possess the authority of revelation itself. They seem to answer questions that have haunted families, governments and ordinary citizens for years. They appear to dissolve uncertainty into certainty, silence into testimony and absence into presence. Yet history repeatedly reminds us that photographs possess no independent moral authority. They do not explain themselves. They do not reveal what occurred before the camera was raised or after it was lowered. They cannot disclose the circumstances under which they were made, who controlled the room, who selected the moment, who approved their release or what remained deliberately beyond the frame. A photograph is never the whole truth. At its most powerful, it is an invitation to seek the truth with greater care, greater discipline and greater moral seriousness. The recently released photographs of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi meeting with Arnaud de Baecque, the Resident Representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Myanmar, have now travelled around the world. Millions of people who have lived with profound uncertainty since the military coup of February 1, 2021, looked upon those images with understandable emotion. Her sons, Kim and Alexander Aris, who have endured years without direct communication with their mother, finally saw her standing before them once again. Friends, colleagues and supporters across Myanmar and throughout the international community experienced a moment of relief after years in which even the most elementary humanitarian question had become impossible to answer with confidence. Was she alive? Was she still capable of standing?
It is known that the construction of the Upper Yeywa Hydropower Project, which suffered losses of approximately 26 billion kyats due to terrorist acts, is being repaired. Due to the actions of armed terrorist groups, in