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Yangon, July 8 Revolutionary forces have twice intercepted a group of military council warships heading towards the border of Kanay Township and Minkin Township in Sagaing Region, using heavy and small arms, according to
Mizzima Since the drama of the military coup in Myanmar in 2021, many foreign companies have accepted the message and shut up shop in the Golden Land. After all, not all business is good business. That said, there are st
A seminar on Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, Myanmar’s Strategic Future, and the Policy Role of the Hluttaw aimed at capacity building for Hluttaw representatives was held Tuesday afternoon at the Thabin Hall of the Hluttaw B
A meeting of the Union Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar was held in the afternoon on July 7 at the Union Government Meeting Hall, Office of the President, in Nay Pyi Taw. The President, U Min Aung Hlain
The honoring ceremony for the victorious athletes representing the Ministry of Finance and Revenue who won gold medals in the Men's 6-players competition and the Men's Event (3) competition, as well as the overall champi
The 2026 Ministry of Sports Affairs' Tree Planting and Fish Fingerling Releasing Ceremony, conducted as a public movement during the monsoon season, was held Tuesday morning at the Athletics Long-Distance Running Track a
The workshop on reviewing, revising, and supplementing the curricula of the Disaster Management Training School was held Tuesday morning at the meeting hall of the Department of Disaster Management under the Ministry of
Due to the imbalance of supply and demand and rising production costs, commodity prices are increasing, and the biggest challenge for us is the increase in commodity prices, said the Head of State, President Min Aung Hla
■ The President said that because motor oil and edible oil are imported every year, a lot of foreign currency is being spent, and we need to find ways to reduce imports. ■ We need to make all-round efforts to successfull
The flow of goods between India and Myanmar and regional goods transportation will be able to be used again. Military columns have been working since June 2 to regain control and open the Kalewa-Yajee-Monywa road section
Thousands of residents displaced from downtown Tonzang and surrounding villages in northern Chin State remain unable to return home more than a month later, sparking urgent needs for humanitarian assistance, including me
Yangon, July 8 Local residents reported that the military council troops are conducting sweeps and continuous airstrikes in Pakokku Township, Magway Region, and that houses in villages are being burned down. The United N
A recent report on the military’s suppression of independent media during Myanmar’s elections included a rare, data-driven picture of public attitudes toward military rule since the 2021 coup, based on sentiment analysis
Antonio Graceffo, PhD As of June 2026, an estimated 3.77 million people in Myanmar are internally displaced, up from roughly 3.5 million in early 2025. Yet, the UN’s 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan estimates th
Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations, Kyaw Moe Tun, told the UN General Assembly on 6 July that the military junta had carried out 1,147 aerial attacks and 20 massacres in just 70 days between 20 April and 30 June
Revolutionary forces attacked a convoy of Myanmar military vessels traveling upstream along the Chindwin River in Kani Township, Sagaing Region, on 6 July. The attack, involving 13 mines, occurred within the Shwesayay ed
YANGON, July 8 The military junta has fiercely attacked Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, Myanmar's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, who represents the people of Myanmar, and has sent an open letter to the UN Secre
Yangon, July 8 The UK government has reiterated at the UN Human Rights Council that the Myanmar military bears primary responsibility for human rights abuses against the Rohingya and minorities in Myanmar. This was state
Moe San Suu Kyi, an official with the National League for Democracy’s (NLD) Central Youth Affairs committee, has been sentenced to an additional five years in prison under Section 52(a) of the Counter-Terrorism Law, desp
Two civilians were killed and two others injured in Hpakant, Kachin State, after an intoxicated Kachin Independence Army (KIA) soldier opened fire and then died by suicide on 6 July, according to local residents. The inc
The builder of the Sky Villa condominium in Mandalay which collapsed killing more than 200 people during a devastating earthquake last year has been sentenced to five years in prison, local media and a person familiar wi
Thai PBS Fruit orchard owners in Thailand’s northern province of Lamphun are expressing grave concerns that their fruit trees, especially longan (lamyai), may wither and die due to a shortage of water, as the Li River, w
Photo – Myanmar’s Ambassador to the United Nations, U Kyaw Moe Tun, speaking at a UN General Assembly discussion on July 6, urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Myanmar military lea
Yangon, July 8 A Russian military delegation and Russian cargo planes are arriving continuously in Naypyidaw this month to provide military training to the State Administration Council (SAC) forces, a military source in
(Photo – Security personnel from the Prisons Department of the military junta are seen in front of Insein Prison in 2022. (AFP)) Maung Khet Nue (July 8) Mizzima. Around 30 political prisoners returning after watching a f
Photo – Yangon Region On May 22, 2025, seeing the Netherlands-based Heineken brewery in Mogbe Township. (Taxila College) Mizzima After the February 2021 Myanmar military coup, many foreign companies left Myanmar. However
YT (July 8) Mizzima. . Thailand-Myanmar border Myawati Township's southern areas such as Flu, According to the sources, fighting has been intense throughout the night in Minlapang since the night of yesterday (July 7). Y
Yangon, July 8 In the Myanmar-Thai border region across the river from Myawaddy city in Karen State, joint forces of the KNU/KNLA and PDF engaged in fierce fighting with the military, and as bullets landed on the Thai si
Yangon, July 7 In Muse, a border town in northern Shan State, Myanmar, military junta-affiliated departments and security organizations are reportedly coercing Myanmar workers who are going to work in China, threatening
Photo – Ko Than Win Win denied repeatedly beating the driver. Khaosod Police have arrested a Myanmar national after a Thai taxi driver alleged he was assaulted by five Myanmar nationals, leaving him blind in one eye. Sup
Yangon, July 8 In Tantabin Township, Yangon Region, the suspect Ye Win Paing, accused of raping and murdering a 5-year-old girl named Ma Thaw Tar Shine, was shot dead for allegedly attempting to flee, according to police
A total of 627,996 acres of monsoon paddy had been cultivated in Yangon Region as of the end of June, out of the target of 1,148,222 acres, according to the Yangon Region Department of Agriculture. Across the region’s ni
THE Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) sold over US$1.4 million, purchased from CMP companies, to edible oil-importing companies and over $11,400 to CMP companies on 6 July. CBM sold over $595,500 to edible oil-importing comp
THE Myanmar Fertilizer, Seed and Pesticide Entrepreneurs Association (MFSPEA) called for companies that want to import fertilizer and distribute it under a competitive pricing system for the third quarter (July-September
U Nay Min Tun, Minister for Rakhine Ethnic Affairs of the Yangon Region government, said action had been taken against ten licensed tour companies for failing to meet their responsibilities. The statement was made during
MPT and City Mart Holding Co Ltd (CMHL) jointly launched a digital service that allows customers to convert City Rewards points into MPT Mobile Data at Pan Pacific Hotel in Yangon yesterday morning. “This is the first st