The Latest Breaking News from Myanmar

Exposed: Myanmar's Growing Scam Hubs Powered by Elon Musk's Starlink Despite Global Crackdowns

Scam compounds in Myanmar are thriving again, using Elon Musk's Starlink to power billion-pound fraud networks.

International Business Times UK · Oct 14, 2025

Myanmar Scam Cities Booming Despite Crackdown -- Using Musk's Starlink

They said they had smashed them.

International Business Times · Oct 14, 2025

The Guardian view on the online scam industry: authorities must not forget that perpetrators are often victims too

Editorial: A lucrative sector is spreading fast as criminal enterprises force abused and trafficked workers to cheat others

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2025

Paraglider bomb attack by Myanmar military kills at least 20 at protest

Dozens more injured by night strike on anti-government demonstration held during national holiday

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025

At least 40 killed and 80 injured as paraglider drops bombs on Buddhist festival in Myanmar

Officials had received information about a potential airborne attack as hundreds had gathered in Chaung U township

Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025

Dozens killed and 47 wounded after paraglider drops bombs on Buddhist festival in Myanmar

A group of 100 people had gathered to celebrate the Buddhist festival

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025

How to conduct post-atrocity research – key insights from practitioners in the field

From Gaza to Myanmar and Sudan, communities around the globe continue to suffer the consequences of war, civil strife and sectarian violence. Indeed in 2024, 111 countries experienced some form of mass atrocity against civilians.

The Conversation · Oct 6, 2025

Myanmar's military says it has recaptured a key central town from ethnic rebels

Myanmar’s military claims it has taken back control of a major district capital in northern Shan State more than a year after losing it to an armed ethnic minority rebel group

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025

Voices: Myanmar’s junta must be held accountable for its horrific massacres – all 413 of them

COMMENT: As Tun Aung Shwe and Christopher Gunness prepare to present shocking new evidence of the military dictatorship's atrocities to the Turkish authorities, they make an impassioned plea: the world must answer the cries for justice by the people of Myanmar

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025