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USDP Sweeps Final Phase of Junta Election as Rival Party Leaders Lose Races
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Myo Pyae
In another entirely predictable outcome, the Myanmar military’s proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) won a sweeping majority in the third phase of the election on Sunday.
Iran’s shadow fleet is fueling the Myanmar junta’s air war
Source: Reuters | By Gavin Finch, Devjyot Ghoshal, Han Huang and Adolfo Arranz
Iran has secretly shipped vast amounts of jet fuel to Myanmar’s military. As the junta ramps up bombing raids against civilian targets, Iran is now the military’s primary supplier of jet fuel and urea, which is an ingredient in Myanmar’s munitions.
Conflict Data Highlights
Source: Myanmar Peace Monitor | Bi-Weekly News Review – Issue 188
Armed clashes across Myanmar intensified during the first two weeks of 2026, surpassing the levels recorded in the final two weeks of 2025.
Rebels prepare for ‘final battle’ in Myanmar as regime hits back with bullets and ballots
Source: The Observer | By Lorcan Lovett
“I was forced to join,” says Htet. Moving closer to the iron bars of his crowded cell, the 37-year-old soldier seems unbothered by dozens of captured comrades boring their eyes into his back.
Pakistan, Myanmar agree to bolster economy, trade, investment ties
Source: Anadolu Ajansı | By Aamir Latif
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar holds talks with Myanmar counterpart Than Swe during his rare trip to Islamabad
Myanmar election offers little change to political reality, analysts say
Source: Channel News Agency | By Marcel Pereira
The military-backed USDP has claimed a landslide in Myanmar’s post-coup election, but observers say the vote is unlikely to ease conflict or revive the economy.
China says supports all parties in Myanmar to achieve peace through general elections
Source: China Global Television Network
Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks in response to a query about the conclusion of the third phase of voting in Myanmar’s general elections.
Myanmar’s loaded election brings win for junta allies: ‘What was the point?’
Source: South China Morning Post | By Aidan Jones
Disenfranchised citizens and migrants dismiss the election as a meaningless exercise designed solely to validate the military’s iron grip
Malaysia says Myanmar will dominate Asean talks in Cebu, pledges full support for Philippines’ 2026 chair role
Source: Malay Mail
“The issue of Myanmar will continue to feature prominently. In this context, we are very encouraged that the Philippines’ chairmanship will continue Malaysia’s efforts in engaging with Myanmar stakeholders.
ASEAN Unity, Maritime Security And Myanmar To Shape Malaysia’s Focus For 2026 – Foreign Ministry Sec-Gen
Source: BERNAMA
“We will continue to underscore the importance of strengthening ASEAN Centrality, unity and cohesion to ensure the grouping remains in the driver’s seat of the regional architecture, particularly at a time when strategic competition is intensifying.
The real winner behind Myanmar’s junta-held elections could be China
Source: The Straits Times | By Phillip Wen
At the bustling jade market in Mandalay, Myanmar’s traditional trading hub along its commercial corridor with China, the ruinous economic effects of a protracted civil war may not be immediately obvious.
A generation of activists like Grace Oo are taking up arms against Myanmar’s military
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation | By Karishma Vyas
Grace’s unlikely metamorphosis was triggered by a military coup that toppled the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) party in February 2021.
Myanmar military election Phase 2: Conflict persists, and key states remain excluded from voting
Source: Centre for Information Resilience | By Myanmar Witness
With the final stage of voting just around the corner, incidents recorded during Phase 2 of Myanmar’s military-led elections reinforce that the military’s definition of “stable” voting areas is relative, not absolute.
Chin resistance says new city project underway in Tonzang
Source: Burma News International | By Khonumthung News
The council’s chairman, U Thang Suan Mung, told Khonumthung News that around 300 plots of land in the northern part of Tonzang Town have already been mapped out, and preparations are underway to develop a new city area.
Casualties rise to 50 in Kawngjar Village airstrike
Source: Burma News International | By Kachin News Group
The junta carried out the airstrike at around 4:00 pm on January 22, despite the area not being an active conflict zone, causing mass civilian casualties, said Colonel Naw Bu, spokesperson for the Kachin Independence Army (KIA).
The Yangon playbook: Why military rule is being legitimized
Source: CODA | By Rebecca Root
Accused of committing genocide and violently repressing all opposition, Myanmar’s authoritarian rulers are holding “sham” elections in the midst of civil war in a bid for global recognition
MDSI calls for stronger civilian protection as junta alters airstrike tactics
Source: Mizzima | By Myanmar Defense and Security Institute
Myanmar’s military regime is changing its airstrike tactics, deploying different types of air weapons depending on local conditions and target types, according to a recent airstrike study by the Myanmar Defense & Security Institute (MDSI).
Myanmar Junta Crony’s UK Trip Sparks Calls for Renewed Sanctions
Source: The Irrawaddy
Calls for renewed sanctions have emerged after videos and photos surfaced on social media showing Aung Ko Win, one of Myanmar’s most powerful businessmen and a long‑time associate of Myanmar’s military leadership
Twelve People’s Defence Force members killed in Sagaing Region
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
“The jet dropped two bombs on a PDF office which was a repurposed village clinic,” an Indaw resident told DVB on the condition of anonymity, adding that the office’s location was allegedly sent by regime informers.
Safety concerns rise for Myanmar migrants and exiles in Thailand
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
Myanmar labor rights groups operating in Thailand told DVB that they are warning Myanmar nationals living in the country to be careful following a series of verbal altercations and alleged violence
Myanmar Junta Warns Supporters Rohingya Hate Speech Could Tip Genocide Case
Source: The Irrawaddy
The junta issued a four-point warning as the ultranationalist Association for Protection of Race and Religion (Ma Ba Tha) prepared Yangon and Mandalay rallies in support of the regimes defense team.
Myanmar Junta Kills 27 Civilians in Airstrikes on Wedding and Funeral
Source: The Irrawaddy
The Myanmar junta bombed a funeral in Kaung Jar village, Bhamo Township, on Thursday evening, killing 22 mourners and wounding dozens more, according to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), which controls the area.
Loyalties Shift in Myawaddy as Myanmar Junta Calls Armed Groups to Heel
Source: The Irrawaddy
The Myanmar military has warned two ethnic Karen armed groups to ensure that its Infantry Battalion 275 in Myawaddy on the Thai border does not come under attack again, according to a source close to the groups.
ASIA/MYANMAR – A new church opens amid conflict: a sign of faith and hope
Source: Agenzia Fides
The blessing of a new Catholic church and a grotto with the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes, the “Regina Pacis,” is a significant event in the Diocese of Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State in northern Myanmar.
Bangladesh slams Myanmar over Rohingya case submission at UN court
Source: Anadolu Ajansı | By Kanyshai Butun
Dhaka urges Burmese junta to recognize Rohingya community as ‘integral part’ of their society and state in Myanmar