- Aug 3
Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross in Naypyidaw, first visit by a foreign official since Myanmar's 2021 coup
Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with the ICRC's resident representative Arnaud de Baecque in Naypyidaw on 3 August 2026, the first publicly confirmed meeting with a foreign official since the military seized power in February 2021.
- Jul 16
More than 500 Rohingya feared dead after two boats sink off Myanmar coast
Two vessels carrying mostly Rohingya refugees departed Myanmar's Rakhine State in late June; one lost contact, the other sank on 8 July. UN agencies warn of a potentially devastating loss of life.
- Jun 11
US diplomat found dead in Yangon hotel, Thai woman arrested as police suspect homicide
A US diplomat was found dead about two weeks ago at a hotel near the embassy in Yangon; a Thai woman is in custody and police are treating the case as a possible murder.
