Portal talk:Myanmar

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Recent Did you know? items

* ... that gamblers in Myanmar worship the spirit Thone Myo Shin to ensure victory in cockfights?

* ... that gamblers in Myanmar worship the spirit '''[[Thone Myo Shin]]''' to ensure victory in cockfights?

* ... that plans for Myanmar's space programme began under an elected civilian government in 2017, but the Myanmar Space Agency was ultimately formed in 2025 under military rule?

* ... that plans for Myanmar's space programme began under an elected civilian government in 2017, but the '''[[Myanmar Space Agency]]''' was ultimately formed in 2025 under military rule?

* ... that Burmese poet Ko Lay Inwa Gonyi, later a winner of the Lifetime Award for Myanmar Literature, was restricted from publishing for 45 years under the military government?

* ... that Burmese poet '''[[Ko Lay Inwa Gonyi]]''', later a winner of the [[Myanmar National Literature Award|Lifetime Award for Myanmar Literature]], was restricted from publishing for 45 years under the military government?

* ... that the government's Visit Myanmar Year initiative caused Aung San Suu Kyi to encourage a tourism boycott?

* ... that the government's '''[[Visit Myanmar Year]]''' initiative caused [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] to encourage a tourism boycott?

* ... that the DI MA-1 Mk. III rifle was made in Myanmar as a reverse-engineered copy of the Chinese QBZ-97?

* ... that the '''[[DI MA-1 Mk. III|DI {{nowrap|MA-1}} Mk.&nbsp;III]]''' rifle was made in Myanmar as a reverse-engineered copy of the Chinese [[QBZ-95|{{nowrap|QBZ-97}}]]?

Recent In the news items

23 September 2026 – War crimes in the Myanmar civil war

Human Rights Watch reports that women held as political prisoners in Myanmar face torture, sexual violence, and inadequate medical care. The group says more than 6,600 women and 640 children are among over 30,000 political prisoners detained since 2021. (Reuters)

:[[Human Rights Watch]] reports that [[Women in Myanmar|women]] held as [[political prisoner]]s in [[Myanmar]] face [[Torture in Myanmar|torture]], [[Wartime sexual violence|sexual violence]], and inadequate [[Health in Myanmar|medical care]]. The group says more than 6,600 women and 640 children are among over 30,000 political prisoners detained since 2021. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-female-prisoners-face-torture-neglect-rights-group-says-2026-09-23/ (Reuters)]

13 September 2026 –

Myanmar's Union Government revokes Kyaw Moe Tun's status as the country's permanent representative to the United Nations, accusing him of illegal activities, as the UN Credentials Committee prepares to consider the country's disputed representation. (AFP via France 24)

:[[Myanmar]]'s [[Union Government of Myanmar|Union Government]] revokes [[Kyaw Moe Tun]]'s status as the country's [[Permanent representative to the United Nations|permanent representative]] to the [[United Nations]], accusing him of illegal activities, as the [[UN Credentials Committee]] prepares to consider the country's disputed representation. [https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260913-myanmar-says-un-envoy-illegitimate-ahead-of-credentials-decision (AFP via France 24)]

31 August 2026 – Myanmar civil war

Twelve civilians are killed in an attack by alleged armed People's Defence Force members after they claim to have entered a village in Mahlaing Township, Mandalay Region, Myanmar. (Myanmar Digital News)

:Twelve civilians are killed in an attack by alleged armed [[People's Defence Force (Myanmar)|People's Defence Force]] members after they claim to have entered a village in [[Mahlaing Township]], [[Mandalay Region]], [[Myanmar]]. [https://www.mdn.gov.mm/en/12-civilians-slain-brutal-pdf-attack (Myanmar Digital News)]

27 August 2026 – Malaysia–Myanmar relations

Malaysia says that 1,476 Burmese people will be voluntarily repatriated on September 29 in the first phase of a return program agreed with Myanmar, using Myanmar naval vessels. (AFP via The Manila Times)

:[[Malaysia]] says that 1,476 [[Burmese in Malaysia|Burmese people]] will be [[Voluntary return|voluntarily repatriated]] on September 29 in the first phase of a return program agreed with [[Myanmar]], using [[Myanmar Navy|Myanmar naval]] vessels. [https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/29/world/asia-oceania/malaysia-to-repatriate-first-group-of-myanmar-citizens-in-september/2414148 (AFP via ''The Manila Times'')]

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