Military columns broke through resistance defenses, moving inside the town of Kyaukme as drone strikes and fires hit government buildings and homes Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

In the two months since the tariffs were imposed, a number of factories have been closed in Yangon’s industrial zones, sources say Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/tari...

A pregnant woman and elderly people were among the 16 civilians killed by junta airstrikes in Mandalay and Sagaing regions over just four days Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/airs...

Overwhelming evidence of atrocities by the country’s military demands action from the international community Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/geno...

Once victims of a military campaign deemed genocide, Rohingya communities are now suffering at the hands of anti-junta forces too, with no end to their exile in sight Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/rohi...

The junta has been stepping up its attacks in the country’s west as it pushes to include areas not under its control in upcoming elections Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/two-...

Locals said that the airstrike on Sadung, a small settlement between the Kachin State capital and border town of Kanpaikti, was not a response to any recent fighting and was entirely unprovoked Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

The Myanmar military continued its counteroffensive to retake Kyaukme Township, a jurisdiction where the junta previously announced plans to hold elections in December despite an anti-junta armed group’s continued control and presence there Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

No injuries were reported in the incident, which comes as the company running the project pushes to resume full operations Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/chin...

The restrictions have resulted in high prices and shortages of many essential goods in Yangon and other major centres Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

The military has announced plans to hold elections in Thandwe Township where the bombing took place, as well as several other Rakhine State townships where the anti-junta armed group Arakan Army is currently in control Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/airs...

Amid planning for elections that international voices have dismissed as a “fraud,” Myanmar civilians are still recovering from a disastrous earthquake and are wearier than ever of war Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/quak...

Most of the victims were working at a building site when it was hit late Friday morning Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

Members of the Karen National Liberation Army and People’s Defence Team under the command of the National Unity Government are among those who have changed sides this month Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/anti...

According to accounts from villagers who found the bodies, soldiers fatally shot a monk who had remained behind in a mostly evacuated village before killing a mother and her two children, whom they found sheltering on the village’s outskirts Read more: myanmar-now.org/.../junta-so...

The Shanni Nationalities Army, an ethnic armed group aligned with Myanmar’s military, lost control of the town in northern Sagaing Region last weekend Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/shan...

Royal Shune Lei was previously accused of facilitating arms transfers from North Korea in 2022, in violation of UN sanctions Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/us-s...

Regime forces are continuing their push to retake the road after capturing a resistance-held village east of Thabeikkyin on Monday Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/vill...

The deaths from the attacks, which hit the jade-mining hub of Hpakant and a village in Tsawlaw Township some 12 miles west of the Chinese border, included a child Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/five...

The victims, all civilians, were just the latest to be killed in Tha Min Chan, a village that has been a frequent target of such attacks myanmar-now.org/en/news/junt...

While junta forces have been regaining ground in Karen State, anti-junta forces said they were still fending off assaults on the newly developed town of Lay Kay Kaw and still controlled the road between Myawaddy and Waw Lay Myaing Read more: myanmar-now.org/.../military...

NUG-led forces say they wiped out an entire unit of ethnic Meitei fighters in a drone attack in Sagaing’s Kale Township last week Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/indi...

Border News Agency reporter Mu Dra has been held without explanation since September 20, raising alarm from her family, colleagues, and press freedom advocates Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/arak...

Resistance forces trade ground with advancing troops in northern Shan State, where drone strikes, air raids, and landmines have left civilians killed and wounded Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/junt...

The two young men face up to seven years behind bars under a new law aimed at silencing critics of the widely disputed poll Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

Two drivers arrested after nine endangered animals found at checkpoint near Kachin-China border Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/resi...

Forces commanded by the publicly mandated National Unity Government seized the mining and timber hub near Sagaing Region’s border with Kachin State after six days of fighting Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/arme...

The precision of airstrikes that killed at least 20 KIA recruits last week suggests the military knew the camp’s exact location, sources said Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/regi...

Airstrikes resulted in four fatalities and around 12 other casualties on Sunday in Thabaikkyin and Singu townships Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/airs...

By turns inspiring, frustrating, and heartbreaking, my recent trip to Bangladesh underscored how international tension can thwart progress in addressing even the most urgent humanitarian needs Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/we-c...

Soldiers in Mandalay detained three displaced men, including a 62-year-old monk, accusing them of PDF ties despite local denials Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/junt...

Locals say the attacks targeted areas far from active battle zones as the junta tightens control around Dawei Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/junt...

Workers are being forced to pay more than the standard fees to renew their documents and remain legally employed abroad Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/extr...

Warplanes bombed villages, monasteries, and homes over two days, leaving families displaced and entire communities reeling Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/junt...

The state-owned company’s compliance with the Myanmar junta have put Norway’s reputation as a supporter of democracy and human rights on the line, an official of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee says Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/tele...

The sole survivor said he escaped after he and the others were beaten unconscious, set on fire on a pile of tires, and left for dead Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/seve...

Thousands of civilians fled their homes ahead of an advance by junta vehicles and soldiers, who have reportedly been supplying their base with food taken during village raids Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/newl...

The incident occurred amid heightened tension in the Kachin State capital as fighting in neighbouring Waingmaw Township intensifies Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

After 18 months of stalled advances, Myanmar’s military seized Thin Gan Nyi Naung with support from breakaway Karen forces, exposing rifts within resistance ranks and shifting the fight for the Asia Highway Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/oper...

Responding to demands from online ultranationalists, the military regime has detained four people on criminal defamation charges under Section 505a of the Penal Code Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/dj-a...

In Kachin State, the military scored its latest successes since launching a nationwide counteroffensive earlier this year, having reintroduced a mandatory service law in 2024 and boosted its manpower through conscription Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

Doctors warn that poverty, disrupted healthcare, and blocked aid are driving the “silent spread” of TB, which now kills more patients in Myanmar than almost anywhere else in Southeast Asia Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/tube...

The regime has reportedly deployed hundreds of ethnic Meitei separatists from India in its attacks on resistance forces in border areas of Sagaing Region Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/ethn...

A warplane dropped two 500-pound bombs on a Kyauktaw Township high school as students slept, part of a wider campaign of air raids across Rakhine State Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/junt...

Behind the walls of Mandalay’s most feared jail, political prisoners face orchestrated beatings, medical neglect, and death by design Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/insi...

The move comes as other sources of foreign assistance—notably from the United States—drastically cut back their support Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/swed...

A census held as preparation for the poll estimated it failed to collect data from 19 million of the country’s 51 million people Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

The casualties were caused by airstrikes and shelling used to provide cover for a flotilla returning to Mandalay from Bhamo in southern Kachin State Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/16-c...

In footage saved by conscripts who defected from the army, junta soldiers in Sagaing Township can be seen dismembering and beheading a man accused of being a resistance member before further desecrating his corpse Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/brut...

Some of the steepest declines were reported in countries with already poor records, such as Myanmar and Afghanistan Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/free...