By Moe Nya / MPA Twelve former staff members of Myanmar’s civilian National Unity Government (NUG) have issued a direct challenge to their leadership, demanding an urgent personal hearing over a stalled investigation into alleged abuse of power...

By MPA The interim administration of Myanmar’s Karenni State has issued a public apology following a deadly prison break that saw dozens of detainees, including prisoners of war (POWs), flee custody in a meticulously planned operation. The Karenni...

By Ra Wai | MPA Myanmar’s military leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has raised the prospect of expanding the role of women in the armed forces, sparking fears that the junta may soon extend its forced conscription...

By Sayar Ngaat | MPA A hardline nationalist monk has led a rally in Yangon supporting Myanmar’s defence team at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), claiming that the country’s adherence to Buddhist precepts makes the accusation of...

By Hlaing | MPA Myanmar has become one of the most difficult places in the world to protect the right to education, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned. In a statement released on 24 January, the...

By Hsu Yee | MPA Indept PhotoStory For two months, Ma Khin Lay had waited to go home. When the military column finally left her village in Myanmar’s Sagaing region, she thought the danger had passed. She was...

By Mon Lay | MPA Myanmar’s military government has explicitly ruled out the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, stating there are no plans to free her and insisting that her prosecution will proceed strictly "according...

By Ko Myo / MPA Myanmar’s military government has arrested more than 400 people accused of attempting to disrupt the country's ongoing election process, a senior official has confirmed. The crackdown comes just days before the military is...

By Moe Nya / MPA TAMU, Myanmar-India Border — Along the rugged border between Myanmar’s Sagaing Region and India, the sound of gunfire has been replaced by a more haunting noise: the persistent cries for justice from the...

By Bala | MPA Demoso, Myanmar — A brutal, unsolved murder of a woman in the newly reorganized township of Dee Baw Khu has left the local community in a state of high alert, with residents urging the...