YANGON, Myanmar — The Myanmar military has intensified a targeted psychological warfare campaign against the families of resistance fighters, attempting to force defections from the People’s Defence Forces (PDF) as the nation's civil conflict enters a more desperate...

HAKHA, Myanmar — Resistance forces and local residents in Chin State have accused the Myanmar military of executing three young civilians and staging a crime scene to make them appear as armed insurgents. The Chinland Defense Force (CDF-Hakha)...

THARRAWADDY, Myanmar — Prisoners in Myanmar’s Tharrawaddy jail are being systematically extorted by authorities to fund renovation costs whenever high-ranking officials or international monitors are scheduled to visit, according to former inmates and human rights activists. The practice,...

YANGON, Myanmar — One year after a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, the National Unity Government (NUG) says it has distributed over 6,000 million Kyat (approx. $1.8 million USD) in relief funds to survivors, highlighting a humanitarian...

By Hlaing / MPA In the final week of March, the early tremors of Myanmar’s summer are already being felt. While the heat has yet to reach the blistering peaks expected in April, the sun is already proving...

YANGON, Myanmar — A year after a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, UNICEF has warned that international aid funding remains critically low, leaving millions of vulnerable people, including nearly five million children, without essential support. Marking the...

MATUPI, Chin State — Resistance forces in northern Chin State have imposed an indefinite closure of key transportation routes in and out of Matupi to protect civilians from a surge in military airstrikes and potential infiltration by junta...

LONDON / MYAWADDY — The British government has imposed sanctions on Wan Kuok Koi, the notorious former leader of the 14K Triad, for his central role in operating high-tech scam centers in war-torn Myanmar. Known widely by his...

YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s military junta is ramping up its campaign of aerial bombardments against civilian targets even as it attempts to project a facade of governance through the convening of illegitimate regional parliaments, according to advocacy groups....

MAWLAMYINE, Myanmar — Members of Myanmar’s security forces and government officials are being accused of exploiting a national energy crisis to run lucrative black-market fuel operations, despite official directives from the military leadership to crack down on illegal...