12 May 2026 By Mon Lay NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — In a move described by critics as a "dark historical irony," the Myanmar military junta has launched a UN Peacekeeping training course in the capital, Naypyidaw, even as its...

11 May 2026 By Nway KALAY, Myanmar — Displaced residents attempting to return to the town of Falam in Chin State are facing a crippling financial barrier as Myanmar military forces impose "road fees" reaching into the thousands...

12 May 2026 By Ko Myo/MPA Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) has issued a stern call to ASEAN, the United Nations, and the broader international community to withhold any form of political recognition from the military junta, accusing...

12 May 2026 By Mon Lay YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government (NUG) has issued a sharp rebuttal to the latest ASEAN summit outcomes, warning that delivering humanitarian aid through the military junta is tantamount to...

12 May 2026 By Ko Myo YANGON, Myanmar — The Myanmar military has begun a controversial campaign to recruit children from the country’s poorest families into military-run schools, a move critics describe as a desperate attempt to bolster...

1 May 2026 By Hlaing MABEIN, Myanmar — Intense clashes have broken out between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Myanmar’s military junta in Mabein Township, a strategic gateway connecting Northern Shan State and Kachin State, local sources...

11 May 2026 By Mon Lay YANGON, Myanmar — The Myanmar military junta has lashed out at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), accusing the regional bloc of persistent discrimination and violating its own charter by interfering...

11 May 2026 By Ko Myo SEOUL, South Korea — Myanmar nationals working in South Korea are increasingly warning one another against returning home for family visits, following a surge in reports of the military junta blocking migrant...

11 May 2026 By Hsu Yee MANDALAY, Myanmar — At least 19 young volunteers from a local social welfare group were forcibly detained by Myanmar military personnel in Mandalay on Friday night, as the junta ramps up its...

MANDALAY, Myanmar — The cost of dying is the latest financial burden to hit residents of Mandalay, as the city’s major cemeteries prepare to double their cremation fees starting May 9, 2026. According to a public announcement by...