Myanmar’s UN ambassador calls for security council action to halt conscription

March 15, 2024

Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations U Kyaw Moe Tun has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to take concrete action to stop the forced recruitment of Myanmar youths as junta soldiers under the conscription law, The Irrawaddy reports. During a UNSC event titled Open Debate Promoting Conflict Prevention – Empowering All Actors Including […]Continue Reading

Fleeing Myanmar junta troops blew up bridges in Rakhine, officer confesses

March 14, 2024

The junta’s Light Infantry Battalion 36 blew up two bridges in Rakhine State last month as it was ordered to abandon a town in Taungup Township, an officer from the battalion said in a confession videotaped by the AA, The Irrawaddy reports. Myo Khant, a warrant officer from the battalion, told his captors that his […]Continue Reading

China tightens access for Myanmar migrant workers entering from Shan State

March 12, 2024

China has tightened access for Myanmar citizens entering the country on temporary border passes (TBPs) from Muse in northern Shan State, residents of the border town say, The Irrawaddy reports. Migrants seeking work at factories and plantations in and around Ruili, in Yunan province, have had to get health checks and drug tests at the […]Continue Reading

Rohingya men in Myanmar are being forcibly recruited by the junta’s military

February 24, 2024

Myanmar’s military is forcibly recruiting Rohingya men from villages and camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Rakhine State and it is feared they will be used as human shields, activists and residents of the state warn, The Irrawaddy reports. The warning was prompted by the initial drive to force Rohingya men in the war-torn […]Continue Reading

India, Bangladesh to jointly counter any threat posed by Myanmar conflict: Foreign minister

February 12, 2024

NEWS DESK Bangladesh and India have agreed to work together tackle the regional security threat stemming from the ongoing conflict in Myanmar, Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud announced on Monday. The announcement came during a media briefing at his ministry in Dhaka, following Mahmud’s official visit to India. In discussions with Indian National Security Adviser Continue Reading

Myanmar junta enforces compulsory military service law

February 11, 2024

Myanmar’s junta has enforced a law requiring all men aged 18-35 and women aged 18-27 to serve at least two years under military command, it said on Saturday, as it struggles to crush opposition to its 2021 coup, AFP reports. The junta “issued the notification of the effectiveness of People’s Military Service Law starting from […]Continue Reading

Arakan Army says it shot down Myanmar junta helicopter in Chin State

February 8, 2024

Ethnic Rakhine armed group the Arakan Army (AA) on Wednesday confirmed it had shot down a Myanmar junta helicopter during the fierce fighting that raged in Chin State’s Paletwa Township late last year and early this year. The confirmation came several days after the armed group posted a photo of ethnic fighters standing next to […]Continue Reading

Nine UN Security Council members call on junta to end attacks on civilians

February 6, 2024

Nine member states of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) including three permanent members have called on the Myanmar junta to cease its attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure and release all political prisoners including President U Win Myint and State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, The Irrawaddy reports. UNSC members the US, the […]Continue Reading

KIA, PDF seize two Myanmar junta outposts in Kachin State within a week

February 6, 2024

Combined forces of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and People’s Defense Force (PDF) have seized two junta military outposts in Hpakant and Mansi townships in Kachin State in less than a week, the KIA said, The Irrawaddy reports. Forces under Brigade 9 of the KIA, the armed wing of the Kachin Independence Organization, and the […]Continue Reading

Arakan Army seizes two Myanmar junta bases

February 6, 2024

The Arakan Army (AA) claims to have seized two Myanmar junta battalion headquarters in Mrauk U and Kyauktaw townships, Rakhine State, The Irrawaddy reports. The AA said it seized the Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) 378 headquarters on Monday morning after several days of fighting in historic Mrauk U. Last Tuesday, the AA seized the adjacent […]Continue Reading