December 4, 2025

    Fear, mistrust grow as India collects biometrics from Myanmar refugees

    Moves to begin collecting face scans, fingerprints, and other data are adding to concerns over the Indian government’s close ties…
    December 4, 2025

    NUG-aligned fighters accused of torturing, killing village administrator in Magway

    Residents say PDO officers arrested three village administrators at gunpoint before one died in custody and the others disappeared
    December 4, 2025

    Myanmar junta arrests man for anti-election Facebook chat

    The regime said it would impose “an effective penalty” on the man under draconian laws banning criticism of the polls
    December 4, 2025

    Opium poppy farming hits 10-year high in war-torn Myanmar

    Conflict, poverty and dwindling livelihoods are driving farmers back to opium, even as insecurity hampers harvests
    December 3, 2025

    Hundreds of foreigners refuse to leave scam centre on Thai-Myanmar border: KNU

    More than 900 foreign nationals—mostly Chinese—remain at the compound more than a week after it was raided, the group says
    December 3, 2025

    Blackouts and blockades: Lashio trapped between the junta and MNDAA

    Residents returned after the airstrikes stopped, but they now face unreliable power, shuttered roads, rising crime and a junta administration…
    December 2, 2025

    Junta airstrikes kill at least 12 across central Myanmar

    Low-flying gyrocopter raids hit villages in Sagaing and Mandalay, forcing mass displacement and killing children and entire families
    December 2, 2025

    CDM doctor detained over misconduct in Sagaing’s Mingin Township

    Her arrest drew criticism after video showed officers surrounding her at home, fueling debate over procedure and oversight in NUG-run…

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      Photo essay: Yangon’s port workers struggle to make ends meet amid soaring prices

      The dock workers in Yangon’s ports often have few options for supporting their families as the cost of living rises…
      October 9, 2025

      The junta chief’s autocratic globetrotting and political survival

      Having withstood nearly five years of armed resistance from within, failed diplomacy from neighbours, and ineffectual pressure from the West,…
      October 1, 2025

      Genocide and massacres in Myanmar: The case for accountability has never been stronger

      Overwhelming evidence of atrocities by the country’s military demands action from the international community
      September 17, 2025

      Telenor should be investigated

      The state-owned company’s compliance with the Myanmar junta have put Norway’s reputation as a supporter of democracy and human rights…
      August 29, 2025

      Myanmar military’s sham election is yet another setback for gender equality 

      December’s election is set to cement the military’s culture of misogyny, further eroding women’s rights
      August 22, 2025

      Myanmar Now at 10: A decade of chronicling Myanmar’s struggle for democracy

      This month marks the 10th anniversary of Myanmar Now, which began its journey in August 2015.
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