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2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Mar 27, 2026 12:25 AM IST Across the four states and one UT where polling is scheduled in April, there are over 27 lakh electors aged between 18 and 19 years old, making them would-be first-time voters.(Representational im... [1]
Junta-allied Karen warlords were among nine individuals and companies hit by fresh US sanctions targeting Myanmar’s border scam centers on Monday. [2]
SITTWE—Colonel Min Than was sworn into the Rakhine State parliament as a military-appointed lawmaker on Wednesday. He succeeds Col. Phone Tint as the Rakhine State border affairs and security minister. Col. [3]
NAYPYITAW—A Rakhine State government official said the state has withdrawn a warning it issued to local residents about planned military operations in Rathedaung Township, following a misunderstanding by local residents and the international communit... [4]
MANDALAY – In the latest in a string of prisoner amnesties, Burma’s President Thein Sein has promised to release more than 3,000 people from the nation’s jails to mark the end of Buddhist lent. [5]
YANGON — Seven former security and border affairs ministers have become military representatives to the Upper House. [6]
After the Myanmar Times launched in 2000, The Irrawaddy was among the first exiled independent media outlets to question its shady ties to Myanmar’s notorious Military Intelligence (MI) unit. [7]
Sittwe, Rakhine State — The Rakhine State government has asked the Western Command of Myanmar’s military to ensure safety for returning internally displaced people (IDPs). [8]
2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Mar 27, 2026 12:25 AM IST Across the four states and one UT where polling is scheduled in April, there are over 27 lakh electors aged between 18 and 19 years old, making them would-be first-time voters.(Representational im
Junta-allied Karen warlords were among nine individuals and companies hit by fresh US sanctions targeting Myanmar’s border scam centers on Monday.
SITTWE—Colonel Min Than was sworn into the Rakhine State parliament as a military-appointed lawmaker on Wednesday. He succeeds Col. Phone Tint as the Rakhine State border affairs and security minister. Col.
NAYPYITAW—A Rakhine State government official said the state has withdrawn a warning it issued to local residents about planned military operations in Rathedaung Township, following a misunderstanding by local residents and the international communit
MANDALAY – In the latest in a string of prisoner amnesties, Burma’s President Thein Sein has promised to release more than 3,000 people from the nation’s jails to mark the end of Buddhist lent.
YANGON — Seven former security and border affairs ministers have become military representatives to the Upper House.
After the Myanmar Times launched in 2000, The Irrawaddy was among the first exiled independent media outlets to question its shady ties to Myanmar’s notorious Military Intelligence (MI) unit.
Sittwe, Rakhine State — The Rakhine State government has asked the Western Command of Myanmar’s military to ensure safety for returning internally displaced people (IDPs).
NAYPYITAW — Parliament approved a proposal without holding a vote for the government to take necessary security measures to prevent terrorist attacks in Myanmar, especially northern Rakhine State.
Local ethnic Arakanese worried about their safety following militant attacks on security posts in Maungdaw Township have asked government officials to arm them with weapons to form a militia.