North Korea will never change its status as a nuclear-armed state, its leader Kim Jong Un said, state media reported on Tuesday. The declaration — delivered on Monday — follows Kim’s reappointment a day earlier as head of the authoritarian nation’s highest policymaking body, the State Affairs Commission. “We will continue to firmly consolidate our […]
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Myanmar junta leader called for further strengthening of the air force capabilities, urging the Tatmadaw (Air) to maintain momentum in expanding its operational capacity and training. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing made the remarks during a ceremony commissioning aircraft into service at Meiktila airbase in Mandalay Region, according to a report in the junta-run Global […]
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In Bangladesh and across South Asia, people of different religions have lived side by side for centuries. Muslims, Christians, Hindus, and Buddhists—members of all communities—share the same villages, towns, and workplaces. Yet occasionally, incidents occur where individuals or families of different faiths come into conflict. Many times, these incidents are quickly labeled as communal clashes. […]
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At a regional air force base in Meiktila on 12 March, the Myanmar military junta commissioned four new combat aircraft into its fleet. This latest induction included two Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30 multirole fighter jets and two K-8 Karakorum light attack aircraft, co-developed by China and Pakistan. This was confirmed to Mizzima by Ko Naung Yoe, […]
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Myanmar’s military regime is increasingly using transport aircraft alongside jet fighters to conduct airstrikes across the country, according to a statement released on March 13 by the Blood Money campaign group. The statement said transport aircraft have become a strategic backbone supporting the military regime’s aerial bombing operations. According to the report, transport models such […]
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Mizoram Chief Minister Lalthanhawla (Larthu Auma) announced to the State Assembly on 11 March that the Myanmar government has lost control of the territories hosting the US$484 million Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project (KMMTTP), with the Arakan Army (AA) now governing the strategic corridor. “The Myanmar government no longer controls the areas where the KMMTTP […]
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Fortify Rights said on 12 March that Rohingya refugees in Malaysia are being held indefinitely in harsh and degrading conditions in immigration detention centres, warning that many detainees face years of detention without legal recourse or access to courts. The full release is as follows. On January 1, 2026, the government of Malaysia began a […]
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Myanmar’s spiraling rights and humanitarian crises risk getting “much worse” as global attention focuses on the Middle East war and aid dwindles further, the top United Nations expert on the Asian country warned. More than five years after Myanmar’s military snatched power in a coup, the junta is relentlessly continuing to attack civilians and obstruct […]
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Executive Summary R26. Rohingya Genocide Report November 2020, Naasha Puru (Ngar Sar Kyu) Village In August 2017, Myanmar security forces advanced upon the village of Naasha Puru (Ngar Sar Kyu), located in Maungdaw, Rakhine State. Prior to that, in October 2016, 100-300 assailants from the Myanmar military, as well as Rakhine civilians, besieged the village […]
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At least 39 civilians were killed and 45 injured in Rakhine State during February, bringing the total number of casualties to 84, stated the data collected by Narinjara News. It shows that airstrikes by the military junta in February affected Rakhine townships namely Ponnagyun, Kyaukphyu, Ramree, Thandwe, Kyauktaw and Mrauk-U. Currently all these townships are […]
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