Latest news from Myanmar, in Myanmar newspapers

23 Feared Dead in Thai School Bus Inferno
The large-scale loss of children’s lives in northern Bangkok has highlighted Thailand’s woeful road safety record.
The Irrawaddy - 1 October 2024
UN Chief Guterres, Do You Have the Courage to Save Lives in Myanmar?
To ‘reverse the coup’, the UN must first reverse its own mistakes in Myanmar.
The Irrawaddy - 1 October 2024
Civilian Deaths Mount as Myanmar Junta Intensifies Shan Counteroffensive After ‘Peace’ Offer
MNDAA reports six civilians killed in Lashio as the junta escalates airstrikes despite its call for negotiations.
The Irrawaddy - 1 October 2024
In Flood-Torn Myanmar, Junta Spends 200 Times More on Military Than Relief
Regime prioritizing campaign of indiscriminate airstrikes on resistance-held territory, killing 180 people including 15 children last month alone.
The Irrawaddy - 1 October 2024
Online Scam Centers Expand on Thailand-Myanmar Border
Residents say Chinese-run scam and gambling operations are growing near the Thai border, despite pressure from Beijing.
The Irrawaddy - 1 October 2024
KIA Says It Controls Rare-Earth Mining Hub Chipwi in Myanmar’s Kachin
The ethnic armed group said it and resistance allies have seized the town’s key bases and police stations from junta-allied warlord Zahkung Ting Ying.
The Irrawaddy - 1 October 2024
‘MNDAA Coerced by China’
The anti-regime resistance will continue to move forward with or without the MNDAA, Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd told The Irrawaddy in an interview.
The Irrawaddy - 30 September 2024
Myanmar Death Toll Soars Amid ‘Disastrous’ Regime Flood Response
Despite soliciting millions of dollars in crony donations, junta relief and rehab efforts have left vast swathes of the country untouched.
The Irrawaddy - 30 September 2024
Myanmar Junta Continues to Bomb Civilians Targets in Lashio
Junta jets bombed residential wards of Lashio on Monday, destroying civilian houses and seriously injuring a resident.
The Irrawaddy - 30 September 2024
Myanmar Junta Receives Six More Chinese Warplanes Amid Deadly Airstrikes on Civilians
At least 180 people, including dozens of children, have been killed in regime bombings since a meeting last month between Min Aung Hlaing and China’s foreign minister.
The Irrawaddy - 30 September 2024
Bangladesh Deports 123 Myanmar Junta Forces Who Fled Rakhine Clashes
Bangladesh officials said the Border Guard and army troops fled across the international border between June 11 and Aug. 14.
The Irrawaddy - 30 September 2024
Armed Groups Snub Myanmar Junta ‘Peace’ Offer
Karen, Shan and Chin groups and the civilian National Unity Government say the invitation to talks is a sign the junta is losing.
The Irrawaddy - 28 September 2024
Dictator’s Favorite Monk Leads Propaganda Flood; China Clamps Down on Ethnic Armies; and More
Also this week, the regime urged advancing resistance groups to negotiate, shored up cadets’ flagging morale, and targeted flood relief volunteers.
The Irrawaddy - 28 September 2024
Stop Turning a Blind Eye to Youngest Victims of Myanmar Junta’s Bombing Campaign
A generation of Myanmar children continue to be traumatized by the regime’s bombing of schools, IDP camps and other civilian targets. Please act now to help stop it.
The Irrawaddy - 27 September 2024
Airstrikes Trump Aid: Floods Expose Junta’s Attitude to Myanmar Populace
The regime has intensified its bombing of civilian targets, killing dozens of children, even as the flood death toll in the absence of proper rescue and rehab efforts exceeds 400.
The Irrawaddy - 27 September 2024
Myanmar Junta Airstrikes Follow Peace Talk Proposal
Regime bombs rained down on liberated Lashio in northern Shan State hours after it invited all “terrorist” groups to join peace talks.
The Irrawaddy - 27 September 2024
NUG Rejects Online Claim by Junta Supporters It Is on US Payroll
The claim appeared in an article published on a pro-regime Telegram channel, which also praised China and Thailand for standing by the junta.
The Irrawaddy - 27 September 2024
Myanmar Junta Invites Armed Groups to Stop Fighting, Start Talks
The regime invited ‘ethnic armed groups, terrorist insurgent groups, and terrorist PDF groups’ to communicate with it to ‘solve political problems politically’.
The Irrawaddy - 27 September 2024
Camps Flood on Kayah Border, Forcing 2,500 War Victims Into Myanmar Battlezone
Rescue workers in Demoso and Pekon townships report that access to IDPs is being blocked by landmines and advancing junta troops.
The Irrawaddy - 26 September 2024
Myanmar Junta Airstrikes Kill 14 Displaced Civilians: AA
The Arakan Army says the regime pilots knew they were bombing displaced civilians in liberated Thandwe town.
The Irrawaddy - 26 September 2024
MNDAA Ceasefire Will Not Hold in Northern Myanmar: China Analyst
China observer Dr Hla Kyaw Zaw says Myanmar’s junta still believes it can win and it will not join Chinese peace talks.
The Irrawaddy - 26 September 2024