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An independent, bilingual Myanmar news agency delivering insightful stories.
The incident comes ahead of the second phase of the regimeâs carefully stage-managed election, set to take place next Sunday Read more:
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Residents said a village in Wetlet Township was bombed despite the absence of fighting, as air attacks intensify Read more:
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Bombs hit a school sheltering displaced families, a Buddhist monastery, and residential areas in Khin-U and Katha townships Read more:
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Myanmar junta airstrikes across Sagaing kill at least four civilians, including children
Bombs hit a school sheltering displaced families, a Buddhist monastery, and residential areas in Khin-U and Katha townships
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Polls were held only in a few military-controlled towns as fighting and resistance control forced widespread cancellations Read more:
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Junta election stalls in Chin and Rakhine states as military control shrinks
Polls were held only in a few military-controlled towns as fighting and resistance control forced widespread cancellations
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The victimâs family expresses dissatisfaction with a decision to drop charges against a third defendant Read more:
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Myanmar is the worldâs most dangerous country for landmine casualties, according to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which monitors use of the widely prohibited weapons Read more:
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Attacks across Sagaing, Mandalay, Chin State and northern Shan hit villages, a hospital and a monastery, killing civilians including women, children and a monk Read more:
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Myanmar airstrikes, shelling kill at least 10 on Independence Day
Attacks across Sagaing, Mandalay, Chin State and northern Shan hit villages, a hospital and a monastery, killing civilians including women, children and a monk
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Attacks across Sagaing, Mandalay, Chin State and northern Shan hit villages, a hospital and a monastery, killing civilians including women, children and a monk Read more:
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Few people voted in Myanmarâs junta electionâand history explains why
From independence to dictatorship, participation has risen when elections matteredâand collapsed when they were staged. The 2025 vote fits the pattern.
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2 days ago
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With aid to refugee camps on Myanmarâs borders cut off, there are few options left for the inhabitants of Nu Po camp in Thailandâs Tak Province
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âOur souls are in Myanmarâ: Voices from a refugee camp
With aid to refugee camps on Myanmarâs borders cut off, there are few options left for the inhabitants of Nu Po camp in Thailandâs Tak Province, who are still unable to return home and can no longerâŠ
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/our-souls-are-in-myanmar-voices-from-a-refugee-camp/
5 days ago
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The Rakhine nationalist leader discusses his decision to enter the controversial election and its outcome in his home stateÂ
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Advance votes and split ballots: Dr Aye Maung on how the election played out in Rakhine
The Rakhine nationalist leader discusses his decision to enter the controversial election and its outcome in his home state
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/advance-votes-and-split-ballots-dr-aye-maung-on-how-the-election-played-out-in-rakhine/
7 days ago
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The armed resistance seized two military hilltop outposts before advancing into the urban wards of Katha, Sagaing Region, the day after the military regime held elections in the town Read more:
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8 days ago
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Climate change, volatile prices, and nearly five years of conflict are pushing the countryâs farmers closer to catastrophe Read more:
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Under fire and deep in debt: The reality facing Myanmarâs farmers
Climate change, volatile prices, and nearly five years of conflict are pushing the countryâs farmers closer to catastrophe
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/under-fire-and-deep-in-debt-the-reality-facing-myanmars-farmers/
8 days ago
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The Peopleâs Pioneer Party led by former junta minister Thet Thet Khine has thus far failed to win any parliamentary seats in the ongoing, multiphase election Read more:
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Party allied with junta fails to win seats in first phase of election
The Peopleâs Pioneer Party led by former junta minister Thet Thet Khine has thus far failed to win any parliamentary seats in the ongoing, multiphase election
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/party-allied-with-junta-fails-to-win-seats-in-first-phase-of-election/
8 days ago
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Fighters commanded by the publicly mandated, anti-junta shadow government are executing operations aimed at compromising the juntaâs armaments production, intensifying pressure while the regime attempts to hold secure elections Read more:
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NUG fighters launch offensive, besiege two towns in Magway Region
Fighters commanded by the publicly mandated, anti-junta shadow government are executing operations aimed at compromising the juntaâs armaments production, intensifying pressure while the regimeâŠ
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/nug-fighters-launch-offensive-besiege-two-towns-in-magway-region/
8 days ago
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A senior Chinese diplomat has publicly endorsed Myanmarâs military-run election and confirmed it was carried out under an agreement between Chinese President Xi Jinping and junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, in the clearest sign yet of Beijingâs backing for the polls.
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Myanmar elections stemmed from talks between junta leader and Chinaâs President Xi: envoy
The statement marks the first public acknowledgement of Chinaâs direct role in promoting the process, widely dismissed as a sham
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/myanmar-elections-stemmed-from-talks-between-junta-leader-and-chinas-president-xi-envoy/
8 days ago
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To no oneâs surprise, the USDP has emerged as the clear frontrunner in polls conducted in areas under regime control Read more:
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Army proxy party claims win in first phase of Myanmarâs junta-orchestrated election
To no oneâs surprise, the USDP has emerged as the clear frontrunner in polls conducted in areas under regime control
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/army-proxy-party-claims-win-in-first-phase-of-myanmars-junta-orchestrated-election/
9 days ago
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The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), which returned control of the city of Lashio to the military this year, did not allow ballots to be cast in the nearby village tracts it continues to hold Read more:
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Kokang army blocks sham elections outside Lashio
The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), which returned control of the city of Lashio to the military this year, did not allow ballots to be cast in the nearby village tracts it continues...
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/kokang-army-blocks-sham-elections-outside-lashio/
9 days ago
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The attacks, by both regime and resistance forces, highlight the ongoing violence in the country amid military-organised polls Read more:
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Airstrikes and attacks continue as Myanmar junta presses ahead with election
The attacks, by both regime and resistance forces, highlight the ongoing violence in the country amid military-organised polls
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/airstrikes-and-attacks-continue-as-myanmar-junta-presses-ahead-with-election/
10 days ago
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Security has also been tightened in Mandalay following reports of two rockets landing near a polling station in the city Read more:
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Myanmar civil servants pressured to prove they voted in juntaâs elections
Security has also been tightened in Mandalay following reports of two rockets landing near a polling station in the city
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/myanmar-civil-servants-pressured-to-prove-they-voted-in-juntas-elections/
10 days ago
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The election, the first in five years, has been widely dismissed as a bid to entrench authoritarian rule Read more:
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Tightly controlled Myanmar election begins amid low turnout and heavy security
The election, the first in five years, has been widely dismissed as a bid to entrench authoritarian rule
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/tightly-controlled-myanmar-election-begins-amid-low-turnout-and-heavy-security/
10 days ago
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While the resistance campaigns to discourage participation, polling station locations are still unknown to locals in the capital, Monywa, and other towns due to the secrecy surrounding the military regimeâs plans for the vote Read more:
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Security risks impede haphazard election preparations in Sagaing Region
While the resistance campaigns to discourage participation, polling station locations are still unknown to locals in the capital, Monywa, and other towns due to the secrecy surrounding the militaryâŠ
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/security-risks-impede-haphazard-election-preparations-in-sagaing-region/
11 days ago
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As the military strong-arms the countryâs citizens to go to the polls, few can muster any real interest in the outcome Read more:
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Across Myanmar, indifferenceâand unspoken defianceâto a sham election
As the military strong-arms the countryâs citizens to go to the polls, few can muster any real interest in the outcome
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/across-myanmar-indifference-and-unspoken-defiance-to-a-sham-election/
11 days ago
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The Myanmar military has stepped up offensive operations in a final bid to exert control in the five Chin townships where elections have been scheduled in the coming weeks Read more:
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Conflict puts planned junta-controlled elections at risk in Chin State
The Myanmar military has stepped up offensive operations in a final bid to exert control in the five Chin townships where elections have been scheduled in the coming weeks
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/conflict-puts-planned-junta-controlled-elections-at-risk-in-chin-state/
12 days ago
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With Myanmarâs health system in ruins and more people than ever traumatised by war, a grassroots network of clinicians is circumventing the stigma around mental health needs to build a new culture of care Read more:
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Seeking paths towards healing: mental health in Myanmarâs war
With Myanmarâs health system in ruins and more people than ever traumatised by war, a grassroots network of clinicians is circumventing the stigma around mental health needs to build a new culture of ...
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/seeking-paths-towards-healing-mental-health-in-myanmars-war/
12 days ago
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The attack comes a day after another that left seven people, including children and elderly women, dead in Sagaingâs Wetlet Township Read more:
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Myanmar junta kills five in Christmas Eve airstrike on IDP camp
The attack comes a day after another that left seven people, including children and elderly women, dead in Sagaingâs Wetlet Township
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/myanmar-junta-kills-five-in-christmas-eve-airstrike-on-idp-camp/
13 days ago
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Civil society groups have long opposed the hydropower project due to its potential to cause flooding and environmental damage and disrupt the livelihoods of people living near the project site Read more:
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Myanmar juntaâs plans to resume Myitsone project met with protest
Civil society groups have long opposed the hydropower project due to its potential to cause flooding and environmental damage and disrupt the livelihoods of people living near the project site
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/myanmar-juntas-plans-to-resume-myitsone-project-met-with-protest/
13 days ago
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The outcome of the vote is a foregone conclusion: a continuation of military rule in a different guise Read more:
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13 days ago
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The Trump administrationâs decision to abruptly end US support for refugees is dramatically reshaping the humanitarian landscape along the Indo-Myanmar border Read more:
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14 days ago
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It was unclear who was behind the planned shipment of the drones, which the four suspects said they had been âorderedâ to bring to Myanmar Read more:
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14 days ago
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Even in the three remaining townships where the military exercises authority, elections will not be feasible in some jurisdictions and the competing parties have scant popular support Read more:
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14 days ago
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Amid condemnation inside and outside Myanmar and its own purported doubts about the militaryâs fitness for rule, Beijing has given crucial support to the junta generals in holding the election Read more:
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China supporting junta election despite widespread renunciation
Amid condemnation inside and outside Myanmar and its own purported doubts about the militaryâs fitness for rule, Beijing has given crucial support to the junta generals in holding the election
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/china-supporting-junta-election-despite-widespread-renunciation/
15 days ago
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A career in the criminal industry of online fraudâknown locally as âKyar Phyantââhas become an alluring option for many of Myanmarâs young people, who say they were not coerced into it but voluntarily sought it out for the potential income Read more:
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16 days ago
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Despite airstrikes and a massive build-up of ground troops, the regime continues to struggle to retake positions near its Nat Yay Kan air defence base Read more:
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Intense clashes along Magway-Rakhine border as Myanmar junta fights to secure key base, highway
Despite airstrikes and a massive build-up of ground troops, the regime continues to struggle to retake positions near its Nat Yay Kan air defence base
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/intense-clashes-along-magway-rakhine-border-as-myanmar-junta-fights-to-secure-key-base-highway/?fbclid=IwY2xjawO2AExleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE2Zk56WXlHZ3JhWG5JMURsc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHrhz7qv7diKtYSFnlpcnRGnu4h7Be56Gwd2UuEwlLzxmjhFfbVTi394CqvsF_aem_dPq4DqdwV2LAIc95T9aFEg
16 days ago
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The company informed the countryâs military regime that it could no longer operate under the current economic and political conditions that have developed there Read more:
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16 days ago
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The latest killings in Sagaing Regionâs Khin-U Township come as the regime intensifies its efforts to retake towns across the Ayeyarwady River in northern Mandalay Region Read more:
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19 days ago
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Singu, a town that has been under the control of resistance forces for more than a year, is the latest to be recaptured by the regime in recent months Read more:
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19 days ago
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Major tech companies have stopped hosting propaganda channels linked to the Myanmar military regime following pressure from activists Read more:
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19 days ago
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The two sides clashed earlier this week over a dispute with a local man with ties to a KNLA-led guerrilla force, sources said Read more:
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20 days ago
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After agreeing to a ceasefire with the military junta, the ethnic armed group Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) is overseeing arrangements for the upcoming military-run polling outside northern Shan Stateâs junta-controlled capital Read more:
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20 days ago
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Resistance forces in Palaw Township vow to bring the killers to justice, while also facing questions about deaths of junta-affiliated officials Read more:
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NUG official, husband found murdered in southern Myanmarâs Tanintharyi Region
Resistance forces in Palaw Township vow to bring the killers to justice, while also facing questions about deaths of junta-affiliated officials
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/nug-official-husband-found-murdered-in-southern-myanmars-tanintharyi-region/
20 days ago
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New coalition says it aims to improve coordination and command among post-coup armed groups while pursuing federal democracy Read more:
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22 days ago
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Residents of at least seven villages have reportedly been forced to join the Shanni Nationalities Army in recent months, sources say Read more:
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22 days ago
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One of many infrastructure and development projects in Myanmar supported by Chinese investment, the mining site in that resumed operations this year in Salingyi Township is now shutting down again until February Read more:
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22 days ago
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Resistance forces say Myanmarâs military is pushing from two directions to retake the Chin State town included in the regimeâs election plans Read more:
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Heavy fighting erupts as junta columns close in on Chin Stateâs Falam
Resistance forces say Myanmarâs military is pushing from two directions to retake the Chin State town included in the regimeâs election plans
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/heavy-fighting-erupts-as-junta-columns-close-in-on-chin-states-falam/
23 days ago
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As the junta forces step up drone strikes, shelling, and ground assaults on the resistance-held town on the Ayeyarwady River north of Mandalay, resistance forces are steadily falling back Read more:
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Myanmar military closes in on Singu
Regime forces bombed a mining village and took territory in southern Singu Township, Mandalay Region in the past week, advancing to within ten miles of the townshipâs urban centre, according to resist...
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26 days ago
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The publicly mandated National Unity Government (NUG) has declared for the second time in a week that it will attack the junta forces entering the towns of Mogok and Mongmit following a Chinese-mediated ceasefire Read more:
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26 days ago
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Residents, volunteers and reporters describe scenes of chaos and loss after Myanmar military jets bombed a hospital in Rakhine State, killing at least 34 people and injuring more than 70 Read more:
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26 days ago
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Ending practices of free movement in one of the worldâs most underdeveloped border regions has impacted livelihoods and threatened age-old cultural connections among communities in northeast India and neighbouring parts of Myanmar Read more:
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26 days ago
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As the junta prepares to conjure an election, Myanmar remains a country shattered by war, mass displacement, with a military that violates its own Constitution Read more:
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27 days ago
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The hospital hit by the bombing, which occurred on International Human Rights Day, was a major facility serving civilians from multiple townships held by the Arakan Army (AA), the ethnic armed group that controls most of Rakhine Stateâs territory Read more:
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27 days ago
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