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Myanmar journalist Myat Thu Kyaw seriously injured in alleged prison assault
Source: Committee to Protect Journalists | Alert
The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the alleged physical abuse of imprisoned Myanmar journalist Myat Thu Kyaw at Yangon’s Insein Prison and calls on authorities to immediately release him on humanitarian grounds.
The war against the media in Myanmar since the 2021 military coup
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
The Independent Press Council Myanmar (IPCM), established by media experts from Myanmar in Thailand, reported that at least 200 journalists have been arrested over the last five years.
ASEAN Foreign Ministers Reiterate Commitment To Myanmar-Led Peace Solution
Source: BERNAMA
The pledge was made during the Extended Informal Consultation on the Implementation of the Five-Point Consensus (5PC), held in conjunction with the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) Retreat.
Myanmar’s internet blackouts leave farmers without weather warnings
Source: Mekong Eye | By Thet Naing
When Myanmar’s military cut the internet to suppress resistance, farmers in Chin, Rakhine and the central regions have to plant crops without forecasts, suffering repeated losses amid intensifying climate extremes.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s health is improving, says Myanmar military spokesman
Source: Asia News Network | By Eleven Media
General Zaw Min Tun added that they have specialists who are providing the Myanmar civilian leader with assistance and care.
Junta pledges to bolster Air Force, upgrade weapons systems
Source: Burma News International | By Than Lwin Times
The junta claimed it is strengthening its Air Force and acquiring weapons systems to address both conventional warfare and unconventional military challenges.
ASEAN envoy holds two-day talks with Myanmar resistance groups
Source: Burma News International | By Khonumthung News
Discussions between Lazaro, who is also the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and anti-coup Myanmar resistance groups were held on January 19 and 20 in Tagaytay, the Philippines.
Some historical relics along with over 150 silver coins excavated in Mrauk-U
Source: Narinjara News | By Maung Sar Ga
Some historical relics and more than 150 silver coins have been excavated in Mrauk-U, the historic cultural center of Rakhine State, formerly known as the Arakan Kingdom in ancient history.
Family abducted by junta in Leiktho still detained after more than a month
Source: Burma News International | By Karen Information Center
In the second week of December 2025, a junta column of around 50 troops raided a house in the village and abducted a married couple, their two sons aged 3 and 6, and a 10-year-old boy living with them—five people in total, locals reported.
Myanmar Nationalists Protest Rohingya Genocide Case At UN Court
Source: BARRON’S | By Agence France Presse
A hundreds-strong crowd in Myanmar rallied on Tuesday against the country’s prosecution for genocide, a rare public protest permitted by military authorities accused of the atrocities against the Rohingya minority.
Administrators Accused of Paying Brokers for Substitute Conscripts as Youth Flee Shan State
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
A resident of Namsang told SHAN that township authorities, immigration officials, and ward administrators are coordinating with brokers due to a shortage of eligible youths in Namsang, Kunhing, and Karli.
Myanmar Junta Purges Air Force Top Brass Ahead of New Government
Source: The Irrawaddy
Myanmar’s military regime has dispatched two former high-ranking Air Force officers as its new ambassadors to China and Russia, its key allies and arms suppliers.
Two Bangladeshi teens injured in gunfire from Myanmar, locals say
Source: The Daily Star | By Staff Correspondent
Incident occurred in Zhimangkhali area along Cox’s Bazar‘s Teknaf
Dhaka objects to Myanmar’s denial of Rohingya identity at World Court of Justice
Source: United News of Bangladesh
The government emphasised that the Rohingya are a distinct ethnic group that evolved over centuries in Arakan, even before it became part of the Barman Kingdom in 1785.
Three clashes in 16 days as Naga factions fight for territory and trade control in Sagaing
Source: Mizzima
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang/Ang Mai (NSCN-AM) and the Yung Aung faction (NSCN-YA) have engaged in retaliatory strikes across Nanyun, Hkamti, and Lahe townships since 9 January, 2026.
UWSA Recruitment Orders Drive Displacement in Northern Shan
Source: Shan Herald Agency for News | By SHAN
The United Wa State Army (UWSA) is facing accusations of forcibly recruiting young men for military training in Mong Ket village tract, northern Shan State
Airstrikes and Empty Ballot Stations Mark End of Myanmar Junta Poll
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Shwe Nwe
Despite the regime’s attempt to stage the vote as a show of authority, the day instead highlighted the extent of its eroding control across Myanmar’s conflict-hit regions.
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