Myanmar’s military rulers grant amnesty to thousands ahead of election

November 28, 2025

Myanmar’s military rulers have pardoned or dropped charges against 8,665 people locked up for opposing the army rule as the country prepares for next month’s elections, according to state media, Al Jazeera reports. The announcement on Thursday paves the way for prisoners to vote in upcoming polls that human rights groups have criticised as a […]Continue Reading

Fakhrul sees Feb polls as a chance for truly representative parliament

November 13, 2025

NEWS DESK BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said the national election scheduled for February 2026 can lead to the formation of a truly representative parliament that will discuss and resolve people’s unsettled issues and set a clear roadmap for the nation’s future. “I want to emphasise that there will be disagreements […]Continue Reading

Myanmar hosts 49th meeting of ASEAN Ports Association

November 7, 2025

NEWS DESK Myanmar hosted the 49th meeting of the ASEAN Ports Association in Yangon on Thursday, the state-owned daily Myanma Alinn reported on Friday, Xinhua reports. Speaking at the event, Myanmar’s Union Minister for Transport and Communications U Mya Tun Oo said that Myanmar was greatly honored and delighted to serve as the host country […]Continue Reading

Radio Free Asia suspends operations after Trump cuts and shutdown

October 31, 2025

NEWS DESK Radio Free Asia, founded nearly three decades ago to report on China and other Asian countries without independent media, said Wednesday it will halt production after the US government ceased funding, AFP reports. The broadcaster had already laid off or furloughed more than 90 percent of staff and drastically scaled back production since […]Continue Reading

Myanmar Junta Recaptures Key Karen Hilltop Amid Fierce Fighting

October 24, 2025

Myanmar regime troops have tightened their grip on Karen State’s Lay Kay Kaw after resistance forces withdrew from a key hilltop position overlooking the town near the Thai-Myanmar border, The Irrawaddy reports. The junta recaptured the Swe Taw Gone hilltop from Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)-led resistance forces on Sunday, according to regime media and […]Continue Reading

Myanmar junta says seized 30 Starlink receivers in scam centre raid

October 22, 2025

Internet sweatshops where workers scam unsuspecting foreigners with business or romance schemes have thrived in war-ravaged Myanmar’s lawless border regions since the coronavirus pandemic shut down casinos operating in the area, AFP reports. A crackdown by Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities starting in February saw thousands of suspected scammers repatriated, with Continue Reading

Myanmar military shuts down a major cybercrime center and detains over 2,000 people

October 21, 2025

Myanmar’s military has shut down a major online scam operation near the border with Thailand, detaining more than 2,000 people and seizing dozens of Starlink satellite internet terminals, state media reported Monday, AP reports. Myanmar is notorious for hosting cyberscam operations responsible for bilking people all over the world. These usually involve gaining Continue Reading

Myanmar town lies in ruins as military and militia clash for control

October 15, 2025

Ten days after Myanmar’s military recaptured Kyaukme, the town in Shan State remains eerily quiet. Schools have reopened, but the once-bustling market is mostly empty, and vendors shut their stalls at the sight of visiting journalists, AP reports. An AP reporter, allowed to enter under military supervision—the only foreign media access permitted—saw extensive damage. Continue Reading

India expelling Rohingyas to Bangladesh, Myanmar without protections: HRW

September 30, 2025

NEWS DESK Human Rights Watch (HRW) has alleged that Indian authorities have expelled scores of ethnic Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh and Myanmar without rights protections since May 2025. Authorities have arbitrarily detained several hundred more, mistreating some of them, said the New York-based rights body on August 29. In May, states in India governed by […]Continue Reading

Myanmar army razed Rohingya villages to build security outposts, UN-backed report says

September 30, 2025

After the 2017 expulsion of the Muslim minority Rohingya from Myanmar’s Rakhine state, the military destroyed villages and mosques and repurposed their lands for security outposts, according to a U.N.-backed investigation released on Monday, REUTERS reports. Violence against the Rohingya escalated dramatically in August 2017 when Myanmar’s military launched an Continue Reading