YANGON, Myanmar — In a strategic reshuffle aimed at neutralizing potential rivals, Myanmar’s military leader, Min Aung Hlaing, has established a new "Union Advisory Council," populating it with recently retired top brass and politicians who faced heavy defeats...

YANGON, Myanmar — A coalition of more than 30 pro-democracy organizations has launched a 12-day "Blue Shirt Campaign" to demand the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners in Myanmar, including ousted leaders Aung San Suu Kyi...

YANGON, Myanmar — The youth wing of the National League for Democracy (NLD) has issued a poignant appeal to the public, calling for a collective moment of prayer for the release of detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi...

CHAUNGZON, Myanmar — Deep anxiety is gripping the local community in Chaungzon Township, Mon State, as none of the 75 men recruited in the military's first conscription batch have returned home, despite their official service terms supposedly concluding....

MAGWAY, Myanmar — A growing dispute over the management of strategic oil resources in central Myanmar has exposed internal friction between the National Unity Government (NUG) and local military commanders on the ground. Reports from Magway Region's Pauk...

YINGJIANG, China — Jackson Htun, a beloved Kachin singer widely known by his birth name Lahtaw Zau Lum, has died at the age of 39. His passing was confirmed on Thursday, April 9, 2026, following several days in...

THREE PAGODAS PASS, Myanmar-Thailand Border — Following a series of high-profile crackdowns in the northern hub of Myawaddy, Chinese cyber-scam syndicates appear to have found a new stronghold further south in Three Pagodas Pass, operating under the protection...

PALETWA, Myanmar — A regional ethnic administration in Myanmar’s restive Chin State has declared that all adults of the Mara ethnicity must serve in its military wing, following the mass recruitment of over 100 youths during a local...

YANGON, Myanmar — In a disturbing escalation of Myanmar’s forced conscription drive, a young man in Yangon was reportedly abducted by local authorities while running a late-night errand and "sold" to the military for service. The incident occurred...

SEOUL, South Korea — A coalition of more than 100 South Korean civil society organizations has issued a searing condemnation of Myanmar’s military leader, Min Aung Hlaing, following his self-appointment as President, labeling him a "war criminal" who...