Than Lwin Times

January 27, 2026
Junta pledges to bolster Air Force, upgrade weapons systems
January 21, 2026
Mass killings on the rise across Myanmar in 2025
January 16, 2026
At least 10 young men in Theinzayat abducted for conscription
January 14, 2026
Mon Unity Party scores record seat win in election
The Mon Unity Party (MUP) captured a record number of seats in its history during the junta-run, phased election. The MUP did not compete at the...
January 13, 2026
Right to information and social media freedom still strictly restricted
The junta continues to block access to Facebook, Myanmar’s most popular social media platform, as political conflict and civil war rage in the...
January 13, 2026
Election period fails to halt junta’s conscription drive in Mon State
In Mon State, the junta’s drafting of new recruits for its upcoming 21st conscription batch is continuing, according to locals and junta-appointed...
December 23, 2025
Emigrants worry international community could recognize junta-run election
Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand fear the international community could recognize the junta-led election despite its lack of freedom and fairness...
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December 22, 2025
Mon State sees harsher inspections and arrests ahead of election
With the election drawing nearer, the junta has stepped up crackdowns and arrests in Mon State, locals said. Soldiers and junta-appointed authorities...
December 15, 2025
Junta shelling in Bilin Township village kills five, injured unable to...
Five civilians were killed when a junta column shelled a village in Bilin Township, Mon State, with artillery during its advance. A column of around...
December 9, 2025
30% of Mon State to miss junta-run election
Voting will not be held in areas covering about 30 percent of Mon State in the upcoming junta-run election, which will take place in phases starting...
December 1, 2025
Authorities in Mawlamyine forced to pledge compliance with junta’s...
In Mawlamyine, the capital of Mon State, ward administrators were reportedly forced to sign a pledge to meet the junta’s conscription quotas for each...
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November 24, 2025
Mon State farmers grapple with hardships as junta restricts rice transport
Local farmers in Mon State are struggling to find buyers and facing economic losses after the junta banned the transport of their rice to other...
November 19, 2025
Junta-backed party plans to maintain internet restrictions after election
The junta-aligned Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), set to face little opposition in the upcoming junta-supervised elections, announced...
November 17, 2025
How will resistance forces repel junta’s offensive in southern Mon State?
The junta has launched military operations along the Ye–Thanbyuzayat section of Union Highway 8, a key resistance stronghold in southern Mon State,...
November 12, 2025
Junta launches intensive search in Mawlamyine following shootout
After a shooting in Mawlamyine, the capital of Mon State, junta troops, police, and militia members have heightened security and are carrying out a...