Myanmar journalists meet Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Originally published on DW Akademie Myanmar journalists met Rohingya refugees for the first time since the 2017 exodus. Emotional conversations, shared memories, and calls for peace highlighted an unprecedented push for more inclusive media...

Myanmar: Global Unions denounce military junta elections

On International Democracy Day, Global Union Federations (GUFs), including the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), condemn the Myanmar military junta’s illegal and illegitimate elections scheduled for December 28. On the commemoration...

Ukraine records world's highest number of cluster munition casualties over past year – rights activists

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, more than 1,200 Ukrainian civilians have been killed or injured by Russian cluster munitions. The figures were published in the annual report of the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC), Ukrinform...

Japanese coach aims to revitalize soccer team amid war in Myanmar

YANGON—The latest coaching gig of retired Japanese footballer Hisashi Kurosaki puts him in a place surrounded by civil war, threats of natural disaster and a population that doesn’t fully support its national team. Kurosaki has been head coach of...

Myanmar Military Airstrike On School Kills 19 Students Amid Escalating Air War

Home Myanmar Myanmar Military Airstrike On School Kills 19 Students Amid Escalating Air War Children were killed and injured at the boarding school in Kyauktaw Township in Myanmar's restive Rakhine state, according to the UNICEF. A Myanmar...

No voting in dozens of constituencies: Myanmar junta

Agence France-Presse . Yangon, Myanmar 16 September, 2025, 00:05 Myanmar’s junta acknowledged Monday its long-promised election would not be held in about one in seven national parliament constituencies, as it battles myriad rebel forces opposed...

Myanmar’s Fake Election Is a Trap, Not a Transition

The junta in Myanmar has announced elections starting in December 2025. The reality is that it has gamed the system in its favour. In announcing 28 December 2025 as the first phase of nationwide elections, Myanmar’s military junta is attempting to...

Myanmar junta says no voting in dozens of constituencies

Myanmar’s junta acknowledged Monday its long-promised election would not be held in about one in seven national parliament constituencies, as it battles myriad rebel forces opposed to the poll. A civil war has consumed Myanmar since the military...

asia Students killed at Myanmar boarding school as junta escalates air war

A Myanmar military airstrike on a school last week killed at least 19 students, an ethnic militia said, as the war-torn nation's ruling junta steps up a campaign to retake territory ahead of a planned election in December. Children were killed and...

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Sep 15, 2025 Morning

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Sep 15, 2025 Morning 📌📌 1. Arakan Army (AA) continues mine clearance operations in Buthidaung September 14, Radio NUG According to Arakan Princess Media, the Arakan Army (AA) has continued mine clearance operations...

UNICEF: Children paying 'ultimate price' in Myanmar conflict

By Shoon Naing, Reuters Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP A Myanmar military airstrike on a school last week killed at least 19 students, an ethnic militia says, as the war-torn nation's ruling junta steps up a campaign to retake territory ahead of a...

At least 19 students killed at Myanmar boarding school as junta escalates air war

A Myanmar military airstrike on a school last week killed at least 19 students, an ethnic militia said, as the war-torn nation’s ruling junta steps up a campaign to retake territory ahead of a planned election in December. Children were killed and...

Students killed at Myanmar boarding school as regime escalates air war

A Myanmar military airstrike on a school last week killed at least 19 students, an ethnic armed group told Reuters. Regime forces have stepped up a campaign to retake territory from resistance forces ahead of its planned elections scheduled to...

Students killed at Myanmar boarding school as junta escalates war

A Myanmar military airstrike on a school last week killed at least 19 students, an ethnic militia said, as the war-torn nation's ruling junta steps up a campaign to retake territory ahead of a planned election in December. Children were killed and...

Students killed at Myanmar boarding school as junta escalates air war

By Shoon Naing (Reuters) -A Myanmar military airstrike on a school last week killed at least 19 students, an ethnic militia said, as the war-torn nation's ruling junta steps up a campaign to retake territory ahead of a planned election in...

Sister Jeannine: Will Pope Leo Follow Pope Francis on LGBTQ Issues?

In a reflection for The National Catholic Reporter on the young papacy of Pope Leo XIV, Sister JeannineGramick , SL, observed that both fears and hopes regarding LGBTQ+ inclusion have arisen concerning how the pontiff will address LGBTQ+ issues....

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Sep 14, 2025 Evening

Myanmar Domestic News Updates – Sep 14, 2025 Evening 📌📌 1. NUG Acting President says he discussed Myanmar people’s urgent humanitarian crisis with Kim Aris September 14 NUG Acting President Duwa Lashi La stated that he discussed three key...

Myanmar’s fate must be solved by Myanmar people; in hard times we must help each other

(MoeMaKa) September 14, 2025 Sweden, which has been supporting Myanmar’s civil society groups, human-rights monitors, and media, announced on September 11 that it will suspend aid to Myanmar beginning in the middle of next year and redirect those...

Solving the conflict in Myanmar

The Myanmar military has recently launched a new offensive in different parts of the country, determined to claw back territory it has steadily lost since the coup of Feb 1, 2021. These operations, though at times tactically successful, are being...

Regime threatens ‘harsh actions’ for anyone disrupting election; UN Refugee Agency chief visits Myanmar

Regime threatens ‘harsh actions’ for anyone disrupting election Regime media reported that Min Aung Hlaing said that anyone who disrupts the general elections scheduled to begin on Dec. 28 will face “harsh actions” during a meeting of the “State...