YANGON—Myanmar military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has assured China that the armed forces will continue to guarantee the implementation of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the coun
Mizzima On 17 March, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, acting in his capacity as head of the National Defence and Security Council (NDSC), signed into law the Myanmar Passport Law (NDSC Law No. 19/2026)
Mizzima On 22 February, Myanmar’s coup leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, held separate meetings with Thailand’s Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa and Russia’s Minister of Economic Development
Mizzima National League for Democracy (NLD) members around Myanmar and abroad took a moment out this week to mark the 35th anniversary of the party’s founding as the country continues to struggle post
In late June, Thai officials intercepted a shipment of weapons in the town of Mae Sot across the border from Myawaddy in Myanmar’s Karen State. They seized a large cache of brand-new Chinese-made weap
Mizzima On April 3, 2025, at 7:00 PM, a press conference was held at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) to condemn the invitation extended to Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, leader of
Yangon — On this day in 1942, the Burma Independence Preparation Committee led by Dr. Ba Maw hosted a farewell party for Colonel Suzuki Keiji, who had to return to Japan at the order of the Imperial J
YANGON—The British government on Monday imposed sanctions on the Myanmar military’s commander-in-chief and his deputy for alleged human rights abuses against the Rohingya people in Rakhine State and o
Mandalay – Aung La Nsang, the Florida-based mixed-martial arts fighter known as the Burmese Python, says he has caught COVID-19. As the US reported more than 2,837,000 cases of COVID-19 and 131,485 de
NAYPYITAW—National League for Democracy (NLD) vice chairman Dr. Zaw Myint Maung said party patron U Win Htein’s recent comment on the possibility of the Myanmar military commander-in-chief being elect
Mizzima Editorial Today marks the fifth anniversary of the Myanmar military coup that threw the Golden Land into turmoil. As Senior General Min Aung Hlaing seeks to cloak military rule in civilian gar
Mizzima On the evening of 27 March, Myanmar’s military junta held a parade in Naypyidaw for Armed Forces Day showcasing its stressed troops. The event follows a tumultuous year characterized by signif
YANGON—A few months ahead of November’s general election, Myanmar military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing hinted at the possibility of his entering politics, during a recent visit to Russia. Whe
YANGON—It has been nearly nine years since the last time former General Thein Sein was in military uniform. His presidency in 2011 saw him wearing civilian suits. Constitutionally, the same was true f
On March 8, The Irrawaddy’s editorial team invited US Ambassador Scot Marciel to our office in Yangon to participate in a conversation on a range of issues, particularly the many challenges Myanmar is
NAYPYITAW—Myanmar military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh met this week to discuss how to promote ties between their countries’ armed forces, border sec
Two days before last week’s surprise resistance drone attack on regime targets in Naypyitaw, Vice Senior General Soe Win was at the Ba Htoo military academy in southern Shan State meeting with officer
In politics, so the saying goes, there are no permanent enemies and no permanent friends—only permanent interests. In Myanmar we have seen an unusual political alliance between State Counselor Daw Aun
YANGON—After accepting a shipment of medical supplies for use in COVID-19 prevention from the Myanmar military (or Tatmadaw) on Wednesday, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), one of Myanmar’s ethnic a
Mizzima The Ministry of Human Rights of the National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar released a statement on 4 March during an interactive dialogue with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker