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Myanmar junta gyrocopter attacks kill two and injure three in Myaing Township
Source: Mizzima
Two local residents, including a woman, were killed and three others sustained severe injuries after Myanmar junta forces conducted a series of aerial attacks using gyrocopters in Myaing Township, Magway Region
Sagaing Federal Unit Interim Government appoints deputy prime minister and 11 ministers
Source: Mizzima
The 7th Sagaing Hluttaw, convened on 23 December, approved the appointment of a deputy prime minister and 11 ministers to serve in the Sagaing Federal Unit Interim Government.
Myanmar Sets Late January Date For Final Election Round
Source: BARRON’S | By Agence France Presse
Myanmar’s junta will stage the third and final round of its heavily restricted elections on January 25, a statement said Thursday, just days before polls open for the first batch of ballots.
Myanmar Junta Chief Mobilizes Navy for Election Season Offensive
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has instructed his Navy to train for amphibious assaults, inland waterway operations, and ground combat as the regime accelerates efforts to recapture resistance-held territory ahead of its elections starting on Sunday.
Myanmar Business Owners Arrested as Junta Tightens Tax Noose on Mon State
Source: The Irrawaddy
At least 15 business owners in Mon State have been arrested in a regime crackdown on tax evasion and funding of anti-regime groups, according to business sources.
Junta Sustains Heavy Losses in Battle for Hill Guarding Arms Factory
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Lin Thit
Heavy fighting is raging around the strategic Point 666 hill that guards the approach to a regime ordnance factory in Bago Region’s Padaung Township and has been seized by the Arakan Army (AA).
Myanmar’s 2025 Election: Rhetoric and Realities
Source: FULCRUM
The Myanmar junta is casting the upcoming elections as a “reset” and transition towards normalcy. Such rhetoric should be taken with a dollop of salt.
Myanmar regime shift from battlefield to ballots faces long odds
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By Reuters
From inside a military base last week, Myanmar regime leader Min Aung Hlaing announced who he wanted voters to pick in Sunday’s general election, nearly five years after seizing power in a 2021 military coup.
CDF-Paletwa bars Chin youths from leaving Paletwa Township
Source: Burma News International | By Khonumthung News
All except those with special health and education permits have been banned from leaving the area since December 20, the CDF-Paletwa declared.
At least six philanthropists killed in junta attacks in Arakan State
Source: Development Media Group
An airstrike by the regime on Mrauk-U Hospital on December 10 killed four members of the Mrauk-U Youths Association (MUYA), which was assisting emergency patients at the hospital.
Military regime intends to rebuild two reservoirs costing around Ks 4 billion on Kyaukphyu’s Madae Island, hub to Chinese projects
Source: Narinjara News | By Maung Sar Ga
A meeting to coordinate the construction of the reservoirs took place at the Rakhine State Government Office in Sittwe Township on the afternoon of December 22.
Russia and Myanmar launch joint organic fertilizer factory project
Source: Mizzima
A Myanmar junta-controlled newspapers reported on 20 December that a joint Russia-Myanmar organic foliar fertilizer factory will be built in Naypyidaw
Massive arson campaign by Myanmar junta troops leaves seven Sagaing villages in ruins
Source: Mizzima
“Well-built houses were also destroyed in the fire. Even the houses that weren’t burned were thoroughly ransacked. There are also some houses that were set on fire but did not burn down completely,” said a local man from Kyauk Maw.
Fake Job Offer Leads to Kidnapping and Ransom in Shan State
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
“Before, human trafficking was something we associated with people going abroad,” the activist said. “Now, because of these scam gangs, internal trafficking is happening inside the country.
Jammu lawyers protest Bangladesh lynching, seek eviction of Rohingya refugees
Source: The Telegraph | By Muzaffar Raina
Association asks Modi to either bring Hindus to India or ensure their protection in Bangladesh
Explosion near People’s Party office in Yangon during campaign for regime elections
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
“The bomb exploded with great force but no one was injured. The office building’s glass was broken,” a People’s Party member told DVB on the condition of anonymity
“White Rebel Brothers” contribute over 100 million Kyats to Mrauk-U Hospital
Source: Narinjara News | By Saung OO Man
The contribution is intended to repair the damage caused by the air strikes conducted by the junta and to maintain health services, as stated by the Arakanese Public Health Department.
More junta military reinforcements sent as casualties mount in Kyaukphyu
Source: Narinjara News | By Thinzar Nwe
In Kyaukphyu Township, located in the Arakan Territory, the junta’s forces are being bolstered by additional warships and naval support as a result of significant losses sustained in the ongoing conflicts.
Myanmar Navy returns from ASEAN–US Maritime Exercise in Indonesia
Source: Mizzima
The return of the Myanmar Navy frigate, UMS Kyansitta,marks the end on its participation in the 2nd ASEAN-US Maritime Exercise (AUMX), hosted by Indonesia from 9-13 December.
Min Aung Hlaing: Myanmar’s Military Ruler Overseeing Election
Source: BARRON’S | By Agence France Presse
Myanmar’s top general Min Aung Hlaing was months from retirement when he made a dictatorial about-face nearly five years ago, deposing the democratic government and promoting himself to leader.
Myanmar Junta Moves to Criminalize Opposition to China-Backed Megaprojects
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi
The warning, published in a junta gazette on December 16, comes as the military scrambles to reassure Beijing that its stalled projects—including those long rejected by the public—will be pushed forward at any cost.
Fleeing Civilians Bombed as Myanmar Junta Scorches Mandalay-Sagaing River Crossings
Source: The Irrawaddy
The regime claimed its forces advanced just north of Singu on Monday morning to retake the Yadanar Thein Kha Bridge, which links Mandalay Region to Kyauk Myaung town in Sagaing.
Four Myanmar nationals arrested over Suvarnabhumi drone disruption
Source: The Nation
Police say they arrested four Myanmar nationals and seized 10 drones linked to Suvarnabhumi disruptions.
Myanmar’s ‘sham election’ aims to legitimize a junta selling rare earths
Source: Union of Catholic Asian News | By Luke Hunt
Self-interest drives the military regime’s support from China, India, Russia, and the United States
Burmese Migrants Speak Out as Trump Admin Ends TPS: ‘Just a Number’
Source: Newsweek | By Dan Gooding
A woman from Burma has told Newsweek she fears being captured and interrogated if the Trump administration forces her to return home as it seeks to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the country.