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An airstrike and gunfire hit a monastery in Yaetwinkone Village on March 5, killing 28 civilians, including a pregnant woman and children. According to Fortify Rights, the findings are based on field interviews with surv
この種のフォーラムは初めてのことで、3日間にわたって開催され、カレン民族同盟(KNU)の中央執行委員会のメンバー、地域および部門の責任者、コートゥーレイ協議評議会(KCC)の民族指導者、コートゥーレイ管理評議会の代表、カレン民族解放軍(KNLA)の将校、カレン国家警察(KNPF)の職員、カレン民間団体の代表者を含む177名の参加者が出席した。 社会、女性団体、青少年団体。
On 17 June, Justice For Myanmar on condemned China’s hosting of junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, calling on Beijing to cease arms supplies and business dealings that the group says make it complicit in war crimes and crimes
Mizzima Fortify Rights has called for the immediate release of detained analysts on Myanmar, noting the recent arrests of U.S. citizens highlight the risks facing researchers, analysts, and civil society, in a press rele
The Burma Human Rights Network (BHRN) on 16 June called on the United League of Arakan (ULA) and its armed wing, the Arakan Army (AA), to immediately halt forced labour imposed on Rohingya civilians in northern Maungdaw
Motorists queue up to refuel their vehicles outside a petrol station in Naypyidaw on March 29, 2026. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP) Mizzima Myanmar’s tentative economic stabilization in early 2026 is threatened by a sh
Military junta forces removed a portrait of General Aung San from the front gate of State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s residence at No. 54 University Avenue Road, Yangon, on the night of 14 June, under the pretext o
Mizzima The Naga Traditional Literature and Culture (Central) Association in Khamti has established a Peace and Negotiation Committee to engage with six Naga armed groups, according to local political sources. The commit
MAKKAYI, Rakhine State – The military junta has carried out airstrikes on Kyaukphyu Township in southern Rakhine State for two consecutive days, killing two local civilians and injuring eight others, including children,
Fergus Harlow Zeya Thaw didn’t want to talk about torture when journalist and author Alan Clements interviewed him in 2016. “If you are filled with hatred, you can’t move forward. If your mind is filled with anger, you can’t think clearly. Your judgement will be tainted.” As Aung San Suu Kyi’s aide and MP for Naypyidaw, Zeya Thaw sat in parliament with those who had imprisoned, tortured, and killed friends and family. “Our Lady is a very good example,” he’d said. “She is sitting by the one who ordered her house arrest.” For those who lived it, national reconciliation was never a cynical ploy or empty, self-serving slogan. “I had to order myself to accept them,” U Win Htein, Aung San Suu Kyi’s closest confidant, told Clements at the beginning of a series of interviews that would span years. “At first, they were scared of us. They said, ‘After so long in prison, how can you still eat like normal people, laugh like ordinary people? ’ But I made it clear, we will not take revenge against those who have tortured us, we will not lead with a personal grudge. That is Dhamma.” U Tin Oo, an NLD co-founder, had frequently described the spirit of national reconciliation to Clements ever since their time together as monks. “Where are we going to find alternatives?
Mekong, June 17 In Pin Taya Township, Danu Self-Administered Zone, Shan State, the number of people playing online gambling games has increased, and consequently, the number of people doing business by providing deposit
Min Aung Hlaing meets Xi Jinping in China China’s President Xi Jinping on Tuesday endorsed the political leadership of Burma’s military regime leader Min Aung Hlaing, who was inaugurated president by a pro-military parl
WASTE discarded by humans is found not only in com- munities near people but has even reached the middle of the world’s oceans. An environment surrounded by waste not only harms physical health but also has negative effe
For former military leader and nominal president Min Aung Hlaing, who has been diplomatically isolated internationally and facing military defeats, economic sanctions, and financial difficulties for five years since the
THE inspection team from the Myanmar Na- tional Human Rights Commission, led by Commission Members U Than Win, U Ohn Khaing, and Daw Sandar, inspected the Thanlyin Youth Training School, which operates under the supervis
THE Pyidaungsu Hluttaw continued for the third day at its convention hall of the Hluttaw Complex in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday morn- ing, attended by 552 out of 560 Hluttaw represent- atives. On the occasion, Deputy Speaker o
THE Department of Rural Development under the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development held a graduation ceremony for a masonry training course designed to support livelihood opportunities and produce skilled worke
FOR the TOP J exam to be held in Yangon and Mandalay in July, the ap- plication period has been extended to 18 June, said the Myanmar Association of Japan Alumni (MAJA) Education Centre. For the convenience of test taker
PRESIDENT U Min Aung Hlaing, who is in China on a State Visit at the invita- tion of Chinese President Mr Xi Jinping, met staff and family members of the Myanmar Embassy and Military Attaché Office, as well as Myanmar sc
MYANMAR hosted the Mekong Tourism Forum 2026 and related meetings under the theme “Tour- ism for People, Travel with Purpose” at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Yangon from 14 to 19 June. Union Minister for Hotels, Tourism and
THE tourism sector of three ASEAN coun- tries, rich in ancient cultural heritage and nature-based tourism during the open season, will be developed through proper collaboration, ac- cording to the Myanmar Tourism Federat
A training course on Digital Transformation in Public Ad- ministration, organized in cooperation with the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) in Moscow, was launched yes- t
PRESIDENT of the Republic of the Un-ion of Myanmar U Min Aung Hlaing, who is in the People’s Republic of China on his State Visit, held a meeting with Chair-man Mr Zhao Leji of the Standing Committee of the National Peop
THE Wazira Cinema pa- per-reading ceremony or Artistic Heritage Through the Ages was held yester- day at Sarso Beikman in Mingala Taungnyunt Town- ship, Yangon. The paper-reading session was attended by Union Minister fo
PRESIDENT U Min Aung Hlaing met Chinese Premier Mr Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing yesterday afternoon during his State Visit to China at the invitation of Chinese President Mr Xi Jinping. Chinese Pre
PYITHU Hluttaw Speak- er U Khin Yi met mem- bers of the International Relations Committee at the Hluttaw Affairs Hall (I-5) yesterday, together with Deputy Speaker U Maung Maung Ohn and officials from the Pyithu Hluttaw
THE Ministry of Electric-ity and Energy’s Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) is continuing ef-forts to increase domestic oil and natural gas pro-duction to help meet the country’s growing energy demand. As part of thes
ON behalf of the Govern-ment of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Union Minister U Tin Aung San at the President’s Office signed the condolence book opened at the Thai Embassy in Yangon yesterday for the demise of Pr
THE Asia Video Indus- try Association – AVIA Policy Round Table 2026 was held on 16 June at the Mulia Resort in Bali, Indonesia, bringing to- gether regulators, legal and policy experts from authorities in the Asia-Pa- c
In Taunggyi Township, Magway Region, Myanmar, a passenger car carrying interim government soldiers was ambushed by resistance forces under the National Unity Government (NUG), resulting in the seizure of two bodies, incl
MYANMAR producers are ramping up efforts to export eco-friendly, value-added prod- ucts crafted from banana fibre and wild grass, according to lo- cal enterprise Green Banana Myanmar. Currently, from these raw materials,
MYANMAR Garment Manu- facturers Association (MGMA) invited member companies and factories to participate in Inter- textile Shanghai Apparel Fab- rics — Autumn Edition, which is scheduled to be held on 25-27 August 2026 a
The Myanmar government has initiated implementation of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) while collaborating with China to combat cross-border telecom fraud, illegal gambling, and narcotics trafficking, alongside
FOR buildings in Yan- gon city that do not have a Building Completion Certificate (BCC) and therefore have not yet been granted permis- sion to use electricity, t
A B-52 bomber crashed and burned shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in the Mojave Desert in Southern California on Monday, killing all eight people on board, military officials said. The aircraft was conducti
■ The State President stated that the nation is embarking on a new chapter and will continue to advance firmly on the path of multi-party democracy, and that civil servants need to correctly understand the historical bac