History Spoken Through Images: 2025 Milestones

Families who gathered outside Yangon’s notorious Insein Prison on the first day of the Buddhist New Year have been left in tears, as the vast majority of political prisoners remained behind bars despite a military-ordered mass pardon. The military...

By Than Lyan / MPA NAYPYIDAW – Myanmar’s military junta is accelerating plans for a nationwide election, a move critics and rights groups are branding as a "political trick" designed to institutionalize military rule rather than restore democracy. Since...

By Chun Nrein / MPA In a battered, soot-stained pot, broken rice grains are boiled into a soft, sticky mash. From an ancient plate where the ceramic glaze peels away in flakes, 80-year-old Pwa Naw Phaw Na struggles to...

By Htet Soe Lin / MPA New regulations imposed by the Thai government have led to long queues and confusion for Myanmar drivers seeking fuel in the border town of Mae Sot. Following a directive issued on 10 March,...