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Pound City Katoon neighborhood, According to local residents, a man was killed in a collision with a freight train on the Yangon - Mawlamyaing railway between milepost No. (159/16) and (159/17). Yesterday, July 29th, at
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Myanmar has agreed to take 5,000 Rohingya asylum seekers currently in Malaysia, where there has recently been tension between the refugees and local communities. Speaking at a
In Bago Region, Bago City, which experiences annual floods, the Bago River water level reached 1 centimeter above the warning level as of 7:30 AM on July 30, according to a release from the Department of Meteorology and
The Myanmar Embassy in Tokyo issued a notice on July 29, urging Myanmar nationals in the vicinity to be cautious as the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, has resulted in 13 deaths and the p
The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) expressed serious concern on July 30 over statements by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim that Myanmar has agreed to accept approximately 5,000 Rohingya refugees re
Sai Wansai A highly anticipated meeting between the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) and the Steering Committee for the Emergence of a Federal Democratic Union (SCEF) finally took place, sparking excitement a
Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN) released a new report on 30 July entitled “Justice Denied in the Face of Violence: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and Access to Justice,” documenting alarming patterns of sexual and g
It is known from the announcement of the Fire Services Department of Myanmar that a bus from YBS Line 6 caught fire on the Union Flyover near San Pyar Market in Thingangyun Township, Yangon, at around 6:45 AM on July 30.
Workers trafficked into online scam operations across South-East Asia, including in Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, risk being treated as criminals rather than victims even after they are rescued, the International Organizat
Myanmar has agreed to take back 5,000 Rohingya from Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur said on Wednesday, in a rare repatriation push announced days after Malaysian authorities had detained dozens of refugees. Malaysia hosts more than 215,000 refugees and asylum seekers registered with the UN refugee agency, including more than 126,000 members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority, making them the country’s largest refugee community. “People ask why we do not simply send them back. Send them where? Myanmar had refused to accept them before,” Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said during a visit to a town east of the capital, according to local media. “Now, because of our good relations with Myanmar, they have agreed to take back 5,000 from Malaysia,” media outlets including the daily New Straits Times quoted Anwar as saying. His remarks come days after Malaysian authorities detained more than 100 Rohingya refugees outside a UN refugee agency facility in Kuala Lumpur. A Rohingya rights group in Malaysia said the group sought shelter after they were threatened with eviction from an informal settlement in northern Penang state. Officials later confirmed that the detainees had valid documentation issued by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Bernama news agency said. A senior police official said on Wednesday that the group had been released and sent to various locations around Malaysia, after undergoing final verification. Despite sheltering one of Southeast Asia’s biggest refugee populations, Malaysia is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention and does not formally recognise refugee status. AFP fact-checkers have found that Rohingya refugees in Malaysia have been targeted by online disinformation campaigns that rights advocates say are fuelling xenophobia and intimidation. Many of the Rohingya, a mostly Muslim group, escaped Myanmar during a brutal military crackdown in 2017. The campaign, which saw Rohingya villages burned and civilians killed, is the subject of a genocide case at the United Nations’ top court in The Hague. Myanmar’s leaders have previously insisted the Rohingya are ethnic descendants of immigrants from Bangladesh, and that their 2017 crackdown targeted a militant uprising. The post Malaysia says Myanmar to take back 5,000 Rohingya refugees appeared first on ENG.MIZZIMA.COM.
Mizzima The Myanmar military junta has unjustly sentenced eight protest comrades, including Mandalay non-violent protest leader and former president of the Yadanabon University Students’ Union Ko Htet Myat Aung, to 37 ye
Myanmar has agreed to take back 5,000 Rohingya from Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur said on Wednesday, in a rare repatriation push announced days after Malaysian authorities had detained dozens of refugees. Malaysia hosts more than 215,000 refugees and asylum seekers registered with the UN refugee agency, including more than 126,000 members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority, making them the country’s largest refugee community. “People ask why we do not simply send them back. Send them where? Myanmar had refused to accept them before,” Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said during a visit to a town east of the capital, according to local media. “Now, because of our good relations with Myanmar, they have agreed to take back 5,000 from Malaysia,” media outlets including the daily New Straits Times quoted Anwar as saying. His remarks come days after Malaysian authorities detained more than 100 Rohingya refugees outside a UN refugee agency facility in Kuala Lumpur. A Rohingya rights group in Malaysia said the group sought shelter after they were threatened with eviction from an informal settlement in northern Penang state. Officials later confirmed that the detainees had valid documentation issued by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Bernama news agency said. A senior police official said on Wednesday that the group had been released and sent to various locations around Malaysia, after undergoing final verification. Despite sheltering one of Southeast Asia’s biggest refugee populations, Malaysia is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention and does not formally recognise refugee status. AFP fact-checkers have found that Rohingya refugees in Malaysia have been targeted by online disinformation campaigns that rights advocates say are fuelling xenophobia and intimidation. Many of the Rohingya, a mostly Muslim group, escaped Myanmar during a brutal military crackdown in 2017. The campaign, which saw Rohingya villages burned and civilians killed, is the subject of a genocide case at the United Nations’ top court in The Hague. Myanmar’s leaders have previously insisted the Rohingya are ethnic descendants of immigrants from Bangladesh, and that their 2017 crackdown targeted a militant uprising. In 2025, we marked the 10th anniversary of Myanmar Now. In Myanmar’s history, journalists are often the first targets during political repression. We founded this outlet during a brief window of stability, starting with a small team in a modest office in downtown Yangon. Our goal was simple: to report on injustices that had been silenced for decades. In many countries, justice is sought through courts and police. In Myanmar, these institutions have historically been instruments of oppression. From the start, we committed to reporting without discrimination—regardless of ethnicity, religion, or citizenship. We believe our work should be accurate, deeply sourced, and strong enough to serve as a historical record. We also believe journalism should be a force for positive change, and that our primary readers should be the people of Myanmar. That belief came at a cost. Members of our team and others associated with Myanmar Now have endured long legal battles, physical assaults, arrests, and torture. Despite these hardships, Myanmar Now continues to report the news—thanks to the resilience of our team, the courage of our sources, and the trust of our readers.
July 30 Mizzima. A new report released today (July 30) by the Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN) states that 172 cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) have been recorded within Shan State, and that systemic ba
Courts in Myanmar have sentenced nine activists to up to 37 years in prison for involvement in a protest calling for a boycott of the elections last December, an activist group said Wednesday. May Hnin, a spokesperson fo
Eight pro-democracy activists sentenced to 37 years The Yadanabon University Students’ Union (YUSU) stated on Tuesday that its former chairperson, Htet Myat Aung, and seven other pro-democracy activists were sentenced to
July 15 Mizzima. ।। A comedy contest involving revolutionary forces is being held, and Infantry Battalion (2), P2-3702 Battalion in Bago District is participating as entry number (8). Female soldiers from the battalion a
ACCORDING to records from the Department of Immigration and National Registration, Daw Phata Mar was born on 23 February 1909, to U Naba Arli and Daw Amar in Ngakhonmachaung Village, Thagara, Yedashe Township. She offici
THE theme for the 2026 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, “Trapped Behind the Scam,” highlights the growing threat of a new form of human trafficking, where transnational organized criminal networks exploit indivi
THE No 3 Heavy Industries Enterprise under the Ministry of Industry and MSME Development has called an open tender for the procurement of machinery and spare parts. Those machinery and spare parts are to be purchased in
THE Department of Rural Development, under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development, Toungoo District, Bago Region, held a ceremony to disburse revolving funds under the Mya Sein Yaung Village Project in Sattha
THE Department of Rural Development, under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development, Pyinmana District, Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, held a ceremony to disburse revolving funds under the Mya Sein Yaung Village
THE Department of Rural Development, under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development, Taunggyi District, Shan State (South), conducted a field inspection yesterday to review the completed village concrete road p
TATMADAW columns have recaptured Boatkan Village in Tamu Township, which had been under the temporary control of terrorist insurgents, as part of ongoing operations to reopen the Kalay-Tamu Road. The military announced t
A total of 32 members of the AA and PDF groups have returned to the legal fold with weapons and ammunition after accepting the government’s and Tatmadaw’s peace programme, according to official reports. The group compris
THE Department of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation has announced that action will be taken against inshore fishing vessels that use adverse weather conditions as an excuse to catch fi
UNDER the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development, the Mohnyin District Rural Development Department has completed two vocational training courses, a Village Development Project (VDP) and two water supply projects
THE 10th MSY fund disbursement ceremony in Konglone+Pongyan Village, Yannan Village-Tract, which has been implementing the MSY Village Project, was held on the afternoon of 29 July in Konglone Village, Mongkai Township,
MYANMA Railways (MR) has issued nine rules that passengers must follow to ensure safe and smooth train travel. It warned that anyone who breaches the regulations may face up to three months’ imprisonment, a fine of betwe
THE Department of Rural Development, under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development, Monghsu District, Shan State (South), conducted a field inspection yesterday to review the progress of household income-gener
WATER pipelines supplying drinking water from Laiva Dam to Falam’s storage tanks through a syphon system were damaged in terrorist attacks, while water pumps and related equipment were either destroyed or went missing. D
July 30 Mizzima. . According to Yadanap University Students' Union, eight strike comrades, including the leader of the non-violent strike in Mandalay and the president (former) of the Yadana Pi University Students' Union
Bago Region Chief Minister U Myo Swe Win visited Grandmother Daw Htar Tama, who is 118 years old and resides in Ward 5, Myo Hla Town, Yedashe Township, Taungoo District, on the morning of July 28, and paid respects, acco
AYEYARWADDY TIMES July 29 Due to the strengthening of the monsoon in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, and the active development of cumulonimbus clouds, heavy rains are expected to continue in some states and regio
It is known that a 16-year-old girl, who was visiting, slipped and fell at the Dattaw Chaung Waterfall in Anisakan, Pyin Oo Lwin on the afternoon of July 29, resulting in her death. There was a large number of visitors t
It has been learned from local residents that due to the rise in the Bago River's water level, water has entered low-lying areas. It is reported that due to heavy rainfall, flooding has occurred in the low-lying areas wi
In Bago Region, the Bago River and the Sittoung River in Madauk Township are approaching their respective danger levels, with only a few inches remaining, according to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology's announ