The Irrawaddy - English Edition

26/06/2025

80 Myanmar workers laid off at Chonburi factory

June 26, 2025

One hundred and eighty Myanmar workers were recently made redundant from a power cable factory in Thailand’s Chonburi Province, according to Thai-based labor activists Worker Assistance Group (WAG).

The workers had been employed there for a minimum of two to eight years but were told by their employer that the factory will close in August. They have sought assistance from WAG to get their remaining salaries and appropriate compensation.
(Photo: Myanmar workers/WAG)

26/06/2025

Junta troops continue raiding villages in Minhla Township in western Bago Region in retaliation for a June 16 resistance attack on a regime position on the Yangon-Pyay Road, torching homes and displacing thousands.
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Eight villages in Minhla Township have been torched in retaliation for a resistance attack on a junta position, displacing thousands of local civilians.

26/06/2025

NCA signatories gather for junta 'Peace Forum'

June 26, 2025

The Myanmar junta's "Peace Forum" entered its second day in Naypyitaw on Thursday, with two sides holding talks behind closed doors about the country's situation and the upcoming December election, according to junta-affiliated media.

The June 25-27 forum, organized by the junta’s National Solidarity and Peace Negotiation Committee (NSPNC), has drawn representatives from China, India, Thailand, and Russia. In attendance are representatives from ethnic armed groups that have signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, as well as the United Wa State Army, the National Democratic Alliance Army, the Shan State Progress Party, political parties that have registered for junta’s poll, and civil society organizations. (Photo: Peace Forum)

26/06/2025

Addressing ‘Peace Forum’, junta boss warns of foreign influence

June 26, 2025

Myanmar junta boss Min Aung Hlaing emphasized that Myanmar's peace efforts must be free from foreign interference and domestic disruptions, as he addressed the regime-organized “Peace Forum”, which kicked off on Wednesday.

The June 25-27 forum is being attended by representatives from China, India, Thailand and Russia and is organized by the junta’s National Solidarity and Peace Negotiation Committee (NSPNC). Also attending the forum are representatives from ethnic armed organizations that have signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, political parties and civil society organizations.

While acknowledging the importance of maintaining harmonious ties with other countries, the junta boss warned against becoming influenced or dominated by them—a statement that contradicts the reality in northern Shan, where China is blatantly applying pressure on ethnic armed organizations to stop fighting the regime.

Min Aung Hlaing reaffirmed that the peace process should continue under the framework of the military-drafted 2008 Constitution and the NCA. The coup-maker urged ethnic armed groups to abandon armed struggle, which he says is against democratic principles. Instead, he urged them to form political parties and participate in politics through dialogue.

He also stressed that the success of the upcoming election planned for December will depend on the country’s stability and progress toward peace.

Opposition political parties and armed resistance groups are notably absent from the junta’s forum. (Photo: MOI)

26/06/2025

The rising influence of Mao Zedong among Yangon’s Chinese community was blamed for anti-Chinese attacks that led to the severing of diplomatic ties with China.
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26/06/2025

Miners killed as junta bombs KNDF-controlled Mawchi town

June 26, 2025

At least seven miners were killed when the junta bombed Mawchi town in Karenni (Kayah) State on Wednesday morning following fierce clashes with the Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF). Known for its centuries-old tin and tungsten mines, the town is controlled by the KNDF. The bombs hit a mining area, tearing at least seven miners apart, according to witnesses. The death toll is expected to climb. A previous junta attack in May killed two civilians and wounded three others.

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NUG, allies attack junta bases on Yangon-Mandalay Highway

June 26, 2025

The Defense Ministry of the civilian National Unity Government (NUG) said units of its People’s Defense Force and allied resistance groups including the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the armed wing of the ethnic Karen National Union (KNU), launched simultaneous attacks on nine junta bases on the old Yangon-Mandalay Highway in Nyaunglebin, Kyauktaga and Phyu townships in Bago Region on Wednesday morning.

At least 20 regime forces were killed and many were injured, while three junta troops including two police officers were captured along with weapons and ammunition during the operation.

A resistance fighter lost his life and two others suffered injuries. The Defense Ministry said it will increase anti-regime operations in Bago Region.
Photo: NUG’s Defense Ministry

26/06/2025

Junta Coast Guard chief attends regional forum in Pattaya

June 26, 2025

Myanmar junta Coast Guard Director-General Brigadier-General Tet Lwin Htun is attending the ASEAN Coast Guard Forum (ACF) 2025 hosted by Thailand in Pattaya. The Myanmar Coast Guard was established in October 2021, after the coup in February that year. The forum ends on Friday. The ACF, launched in 2023 under Indonesia’s chairmanship, aims to become a recurring regional platform for maritime security cooperation.

26/06/2025

Two hurt as regime bombs TNLA-held ruby hub Mogoke

June 26, 2025

A Myanmar junta airstrike targeted Mandalay Region’s Mogoke town controlled by the ethnic Ta’ang National Liberation Army at around 11.30 p.m. on Wednesday, leaving two locals with leg injuries. Bombs hit a monastery in eastern Mogoke, damaging its dining hall and a nearby house, according to a resident. Gunfire has been heard throughout the night, she said. The regime earlier targeted Mogoke, Myanmar’s ruby hub, with a 500-lb bomb in May. It landed in a forest and inflicted no casualties. (Photo: Yoon Lay / Facebook)

26/06/2025

Tom Andrews called on the international community to reject the Myanmar junta’s planned vote, calling it a fraudulent attempt to legitimize authoritarian rule.
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Tom Andrews called on the international community to reject the Myanmar junta’s planned vote, calling it a fraudulent attempt to legitimize authoritarian rule.

26/06/2025