Myanmar minister pushes election plan

Military junta open to inviting foreign poll observers, Bangkok meeting told PUBLISHED : 19 Dec 2024 at 16:15 The foreign minister of Myanmar briefed neighbouring countries on its plans to hold an election next year amid an escalating civil war, including …

Myanmar's junta pushed election plan in talks with neighbours

BANGKOK: The top diplomat of Myanmar's ruling junta briefed neighbouring countries on its plans to hold an election next year amid an escalating civil war, including potentially inviting foreign poll observers, Thai officials said on Thursday (Dec 19). …

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Myanmar Home Set for Third Auction After No Bidders

A junta-controlled court in Yangon’s Kamayut Township ruled on Wednesday that the Yangon home of imprisoned civilian leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi would be auctioned again on Feb. 5, with its floor price lowered to 297 billion kyats. The historic family …

Myanmar Junta Commander Dies Fleeing Victorious AA

Colonel Aung Nay Myo, the acting commander of the 22nd Light Infantry Division from Karen State’s Hpa-an Township, was killed while fleeing to the Bangladeshi border, the ethnic Arakan Army (AA) reported. When the AA seized Border Guard Police Battalion No …

Myanmar junta’s top diplomat briefs regional meeting on election progress, Thailand says

BANGKOK (Reuters) – The foreign minister of Myanmar on Thursday informed a regional meeting of its neighbours of its progress towards holding elections next year in the war-torn country, Thailand’s foreign minister said. Maris Sangiampongsa told a press …

Myanmar cops rescue kidnapped businessman after deadly shootout

Myanmar workers returning on leave must provide proof of remittance to apply for OWIC cards

Myanmar's Department of Labor has announced that workers returning home on leave can only apply for Overseas Worker Identification Cards (OWIC) if they present proof of official remittance.  The new regulation stipulates that workers who have …

WFP statement regarding WFP-branded bags found in Myanmar Border Guard camp

Mizzima The World Food Program released a statement on 18 December regarding media reports of WFP-market food bags discovered in buildings at the now-Arakan Army occupied Border Guard camp in Maungdaw. The WFP statement continues as follows. The United …

Myanmar’s junta expands air fleet as resistance groups call for international action

Mizzima The Myanmar junta is bolstering its fleet of aircraft, including fighter jets, as resistance groups urge the international community to halt airstrikes and cut off jet fuel supplies. On 15 December, the junta celebrated the 77th anniversary of its …

Myanmar junta airstrikes kill five civilians, including three students, in Sagaing Region

Image – A house in Kyauk Hle Gar village destroyed by the military council’s airstrikes (Photo: CJ) Mizzima Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military junta on 16 December killed five civilians, including three students, and left around 10 others seriously injured …