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Dec 11 min read

𝐌𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝟓𝟎𝟎-𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐦𝐛 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐲𝐚𝐮𝐤𝐦𝐞, 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟏𝟎 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬

The Myanmar junta launched an airstrike on the densely populated Inn Kyin Taung neighborhood in Kyaukme, Northern Shan State, on the...

Dec 12 min read

𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐊𝐲𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬

Renowned Myanmar singer-songwriter, painter, and writer Kyar Pauk (Han Htoo Lwin) is set to electrify the digital stage with his upcoming...

Dec 11 min read

𝗠𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝘁𝘀, 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟯𝟭

𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 — A Thai fisherman was killed, and 31 others were detained after a Myanmar warship fired on three Thai...

Nov 302 min read

𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗖𝗖 𝗝𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳

China has opposed the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) attempt to issue an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s junta leader, Min Aung...

Nov 301 min read

𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐈𝐂𝐂 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) has welcomed the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor’s application for an...

Nov 301 min read

𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐤𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝

The military junta has been continuously sending new recruits to the Rakhine frontlines since the first batch in May 2024. According to...

Nov 301 min read

𝐌𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐰𝐚 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐑𝐚𝐤𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞

On November 26th, the Arakha Army (AA) intercepted a junta reinforcement column near Gwa Township, resulting in the deaths of 58...

Nov 301 min read

𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟑 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐳a𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞

In August, over 100 civil servants from various departments, including General Administration, Education, Health, and Auditing, under the...

Nov 302 min read

𝗥𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗨 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗭𝗶𝗻𝘇𝗶 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗹𝗹 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲

U Chang Zinzi, also known as Chan George Ram, Minister for Rawang Ethnic Affairs and elected representative from Putao Township in Kachin...

Nov 301 min read

𝗞𝗜𝗢 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 “𝗞𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟭” 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀

The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) declared on November 28 that it has officially revoked the “Kachin Special Region 1”...

Nov 301 min read

𝗡𝗨𝗚 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝗲

On November 26, during the fifth day of Civil Resistance Week, U Lwin Ko Latt, Union Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration of the...

Nov 302 min read

𝗜𝗜𝗠𝗠 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗖𝗖 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿

The head of the United Nations Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), Nicholas Koumjian, has announced ongoing...

Nov 302 min read

𝗡𝗨𝗚 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗜𝗖𝗖 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗴

The National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar has strongly supported the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor’s request for an...

Nov 271 min read

𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗠𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀

In a major setback for Myanmar’s military, Karenni resistance forces have reportedly wiped out almost the entire 80th Infantry Battalion...

Nov 271 min read

𝐆𝟕 𝐔𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫

The G7 group of industrialized nations on November 26 called on Myanmar’s military junta to release all political prisoners and engage in...

Nov 272 min read

𝐌𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫'𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐂𝐂

The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has announced plans to seek an arrest warrant for Myanmar’s military leader, Min Aung...

Nov 271 min read

𝗡𝗨𝗚 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆

The National Unity Government (NUG) has strongly condemned the Myanmar military junta and Russia for their actions that threaten regional...

Nov 271 min read

𝗡𝗨𝗚 𝗗𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲: 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁

Union Minister Dr. Zaw Wai Soe has confirmed that degrees issued by the National Unity Government (NUG) are now recognized...

Nov 261 min read

𝐍𝐔𝐆 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐔 𝐘𝐞𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐀𝐁𝐒𝐃𝐅’𝐬 𝟑𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

U Yee Mon, the Minister of Defense for the National Unity Government (NUG), has participated virtually in a commemorative meeting marking...

Nov 261 min read

𝐊𝐈𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐨 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞, 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬

A combined force of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and People's Defense Force (PDF) launched a rocket attack on the Bhamo military...