Independent Mon News Agency

April 4, 2026
CEIR Tax Rules Likely to Drive up Mobile Phone Prices
April 3, 2026
Farmers in Paung Queue with Water Pumps to Buy Fuel
April 2, 2026
Increase in Heat- Related Illnesses Prompts Health Warning
December 18, 2025
Irregular bank cash withdrawals disrupt rubber trading operations
In recent days, private banks have been unable to provide customers with the required amounts of cash, forcing withdrawals to be limited and...
December 16, 2025
Announcement of No-Vote Areas Seen as Evidence of Unfair Practices by...
Anti-election activists say the military junta’s announcement of areas where voting cannot be held proves the unfair practices of parties competing...
December 4, 2025
Military Commission Forces Intensify Operations Across Ye Northern Region
In Ye Township, Mon State—especially in villages across the northern part of Ye—military commission units have been conducting daily forward-patrol...
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December 2, 2025
Parties Say Campaigning Ineffective Due to Tight Surveillance
According to political parties and those active in the election, campaigning across Mon State cannot be carried out on-the-ground because the...
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November 27, 2025
Five Killed as Military Junta Troops Open Fire on Escapees from DKBA-Run...
Five people were shot dead by military junta troops after attempting to flee a scam compound operated by the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) in...
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November 24, 2025
Chaungzone Resident Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison Under Election...
A man from Kwan Rite Village in Chaungzone Township, Mon State, who was charged under the Election Protection Law, has been sentenced to 17 years in...
November 20, 2025
MSFC says, “We Will Arrest Mon Candidates and Election Participants”
The Mon State Federal Council (MSFC) has stated that it will arrest participants in what is widely dubbed ‘the military junta’s upcoming sham...
November 18, 2025
How Serious Has the Threat to Freedom of Expression Grown?
Since the military coup, social media users who have been critical of the military are constantly being arrested. Now, in what is often referred to...
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November 17, 2025
Decline in donor contributions leads to shortages in refugee camps
According to officials from organizations assisting war refugees in southern Myanmar, displaced persons’ camps are facing increasing difficulties in...
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November 14, 2025
Military Junta Troops in Ye Arrest and Extort Money from Local Youths
The local youths from several villages in Ye Township, Mon State, including Abaw, Duya, Zeephyu Thaung, and Ahsin, have reportedly been arrested and...
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November 12, 2025
Two LGBT Individuals Shot Dead in Mawlamyine Beauty Salon Attack
Two LGBT individuals were shot dead and another injured in a gun attack in Mawlamyine, Mon State, on the night of November 9, according to local...
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November 11, 2025
Woman Seriously Injured by Landmine in Bilin Township
A woman was seriously injured after stepping on a landmine near Melanpharkadu village in Bilin Township, Mon State, local residents reported. The...