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Arakan Army launches offensive on junta naval station near Sittwe
Source: Development Media Group
The Arakan Army (AA) has launched a fresh offensive against the junta’s Shwe Mingan naval station and several military outposts near Zawmadat Village, north of Sittwe, according to local residents and military sources.
Japan commits $3.2m for Rohingyas, host communities in Bangladesh
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
The Government of Japan has reaffirmed its strong commitment to the Rohingya humanitarian response by approving JPY 500 million (approximately $3.2 million) in funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Japan-IOM sign $2.6 million aid to Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char
Source: United News of Bangladesh
he Exchange of Notes was signed by Saida Shinichi, Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh, and Giuseppe Loprete, Chief of Mission a.i., IOM Bangladesh.
Rare Earths, War Crimes, and the Urgent Need for Increased Sanctions
Source: Progress Voice Myanmar | Weekly Highlight
From jade concessions in Kachin State to projects linked to the China–Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC), mining and extractive industries have long functioned as financial lifelines for successive military juntas.
Five years of sexual violence by Myanmar military since 2021 coup
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
“I was in shock; I never expected the soldiers would behave like that. It occurred to me that if they were sick enough to rape me, they could kill me at any moment.”
A controversial Karen warlord’s quiet stop in Taipei
Source: Taipei Times | By David Frazier
The low-key visit of Myanmar faction leader Nerdah Bomya — accused of war crimes and proclaiming a breakaway “republic” — raises delicate questions for Taiwan’s diplomacy and regional ties
Night Raids and Street Detentions Surge in Taunggyi Under Conscription Drive
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
Residents in Taunggyi, the capital of Shan State, report a surge in unannounced guest-list inspections and nighttime arrests as regime administrative departments and joint security forces intensify enforcement of the People’s Military Service Law.
UWSA Linked to Quartz Mining Operation in Northern Shan State
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
Residents in Tangyan Township, northern Shan State, allege that the United Wa State Army (UWSA) is collaborating with Chinese mining investors to extract quartz from Loi Lao Mountain in the Pan Nyawng village tract
No Amnesty for Myanmar’s Top Political Prisoner as Junta Orchestrates Power Transition
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyae
Myanmar’s military rulers on Monday released several prominent figures from the elected National League for Democracy (NLD) government they overthrew in 2021, as part of an amnesty for more than 9,000 prisoners.
Iran Strikes Threaten Myanmar Junta’s Jet Fuel and Drone Supplies
Source: The Irrawaddy
Iran’s ongoing retaliation to the joint assault by the United States and Israel will disrupt Tehran’s ability to supply jet fuel and military drone technology to Myanmar’s regime, according to military analysts and international rights groups.
Drop of Karenni Water: Surviving water scarcity in Myanmar’s Kayah State
Source: Mekong Eye | By CJ Platform
How war, deforestation, and displacement are restricting access to water in eastern Myanmar
Special service allowance for military personnel and Myanmar Police Force members
Source: Asian News Network | By Eleven Media
The monthly special service allowance will be awarded effective March 1, 2026.
Impacts of Mining Reflected in the Salween River and Risks to Local Communities
Source: Kantarawaddy Times
According to laboratory analyses conducted by Chiang Mai University in Thailand, tributaries of the Salween River flowing through Karenni State contain toxic arsenic (Arsenic – As) at levels 4 to 55 times higher than the safety standards.
Myanmar tops global casualty list from landmines and UX
Source: Burma News International | By Karen Information Center
Myanmar has the highest number of casualties from landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) worldwide, according to a Myanmar-focused report released in December 2025 by Landmine Monitor.
AA provides free health services to nearly 500 displaced people
Source: Narinjara News | By Khaing Lu Hla
The Arakha health department under the Arakha People’s Revolutionary Government of ULA/AA recently offered free health services to nearly 500 displaced people from 14 villages under Sittwe district.
No sign of Aung San Suu Kyi as Myanmar’s military pardons 10,000 prisoners
Source: The Independent | By Shweta Sharma
There was no sign that Ms Suu Kyi, the Nobel peace prize laureate who was ousted and imprisoned following the 2021 military coup, would be freed.
Myanmar Army Massing to Retake Mawchi Mines Funding Karenni Resistance
Source: The Irrawaddy
Myanmar junta troops are massing around Mawchi, a tin‑and‑tungsten mining hub that has become a key revenue source for Karenni resistance forces, according to frontline sources.
Arakan Army Advances to Edge of Sittwe as Fighting Intensifies
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Lin Thit
Heavy clashes have intensified around Sittwe as the Arakan Army (AA) advances to within 2 kilometers of the Rakhine State capital, according to residents and local sources.
Myanmar Grants Amnesty To Over 7,000 Convicted Of ‘Terrorist Group’ Support
Source: France 24 | By Agence France-Presse
It was not immediately clear which groups the prisoners had been convicted of association with.
Mission beyond the ‘boundaries of despair’ in Myanmar
Source: AsiaNews | By Fr Kurt Pala
Myanmar has long been known as the Golden Land but today it has become a war-torn country – a Golden Land of Tears.
Junta defence minister admits recruitment of minors and overage civilians amid systemic corruption and forced enlistment
Source: Mizzima
General Maung Maung Aye, Chairman of the Central Body for Summoning People’s Military Servants and the junta’s Minister of Defence, admitted on 26 February that the military has been recruiting individuals who fall outside the legal age limit
Myanmar military airstrikes on trading site kills more than two dozen
Source: Associated Press
Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on a trading junction in the central Magway region killed more than two dozen people and wounded 20 others, a resistance group and independent online media said Sunday.
Myanmar’s middle class fuels Chiang Mai’s economy
Source: Thai PBS World
A new wave of middle-class migrants from Myanmar has boosted Chiang Mai’s economy, injecting capital into various service sectors, according to a research report by the Surin Pitsuwan Foundation.
Junta carries out 85 airstrikes in four days on KIA-controlled territories
Source: Burma News International | By Myitkyina Journal
Colonel Naw Bu, spokesperson for the KIA and its political wing, the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), said the junta carried out airstrikes on both military and civilian targets in KIA-controlled areas between February 21 and 24.
Police chase ends in crash, 21 injured as truck with 44 Myanmar migrants overturns in Kanchanaburi
Source: The Nation
The migrants confessed to crossing the border illegally from Yangon, Myanmar, through a natural crossing in Sangkhla Buri district. They were heading to Malaysia and had paid 130,000 baht each to human traffickers, planning to work off their debts.