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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
It is reported that some ethnic armed groups are transporting motor vehicles for a fee to the Myanmar-Thailand border for those who committed online fraud and gambling in the Kyauk Khat area of Myawaddy Township. It is r
It has been learned that employment opportunities will be provided to citizens who have diligently served their national service and wish to travel and work abroad. Employment opportunities both domestically and abroad a
Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been visited by a delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross, in a meeting welcomed by her son. The meeting was the first publicised visit between her and a fore
RISING domestic migra- tion has driven a signifi- cant increase in Yangon’s property market over the past two years, with rent- al prices in prime loca- tions surging by as much as threefold, according to real estate sou
THE Department of Rural Development, under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Develop- ment, held an opening ceremony for a free vocational car- pentry training course at Pachihat Model Village in Tachilek Township y
THE Myanmar National Human Rights Commission (MNHRC) resolved 295 complaints, including media-reported cases, between January and June 2026, according to an announcement issued on 14 July. The commission investigated the
THE Department of Rural Development, under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development, held a ceremony to disburse revolving funds under the Mya Sein Yaung Village Project in Pinlaunggyi (East) Village, Pinlaung
THE Department of Rural Development, under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development, held a ceremony to disburse revolving funds under the Mya Sein Yaung Village Project in Nyaunggon Village, PyinOoLwin Townshi
RECONSTRUCTION and repair work is underway at the Upper Yeywa Hy- dropower Project, which suffered extensive damage as a result of attacks by armed terrorist groups during June 2024. The attacks targeted the project head
THE Department of Rural Development, under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development, disbursed loans under the Village Revolving Fund Project (VRFP) to residents of Yedwinpyae Village on the morning of 3 August
THE Myanmar govern-ment is cooperating with neighbouring countries, regional partners and international organizations to eliminate online gambling fraud and prevent such activities from being established in Myanmar. In t
A fighter aircraft of Tatmadaw (Air) was involved in an accident during a training flight at about 5:16 am yesterday after experiencing a bird strike near Nyaunghnapin Village, about 8.5 kilometres southeast of Hmawby To
THE opening ceremonies for People’s Military Ser- vice Training 27 were held yesterday at various mili- tary commands, with com- mandants of the training depots delivering opening speeches. Ceremonies were at- tended by
THE Scania Marcopolo To-rino Low Entry City Bus resumed service on the Sule–Dala (Civil Servants’ Housing) route on 1 August, returning to operation after a five-year hiatus. The bus was initially introduced under the Bu
MPT will be holding the “Dance with MPT, Growth with MPT” TikTok cam- paign from 28 July to 27 September to encourage the creativity and enter- tainment enthusiasm of youth, and to connect more closely with its users. Pa
THE Department of Rural Development, under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development, held a ceremony to disburse revolving funds under the Mya Sein Yaung (Emerald Green) Village Project in Aungmyay Seesar Villa
FUEL has been distributed free to voluntary groups and departmental organ- izations that have carried out rescue work in Lay- myethna Township, Ay- eyawady Region, which has been flooded due to a leak in the Ngawun Dam,
THE meeting with depart-mentals officials and town elders was held at the Township General Administration Department Hall in Tonzang Township yesterday. During the meeting, town elders raised concerns about the restorati
THE Ayeyawady Region government provided rice, medicines and essential food items to flood-affected residents at Dauntgyi Village Monastery Dham- ma Hall, Nyaungwine Vil- lage and Paukgon Village Monastery in Laymyethna
U Ko Ko Kyaw, Deputy Min- ister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, received Dr Md Monwar Hossain, Ambassa- dor of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to Myanmar, at the Ministry of Foreign Affai
THE Rakhine State gov-ernment stated that Kyauk-tan I and II weirs are being constructed on Maday Is-land to store water for the Kyaukpyu Special Econom-ic Zone (SEZ) project. Rakhine State Chief Minister U Naing Oo in-s
ACCORDING to the Yan- gon City Development Committee (YCDC), ge- ophysical surveys have have been underway since 16 July to ensure the safe- ty, structural integrity, and sustainability of Inya Lake, one of Yangon’s icon