The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed deep concern following a series of military airstrikes in Myanmar that have left several children dead and many more injured. The condemnation follows two separate incidents of aerial bombardment by the...
Thailand has requested assistance from Japan to identify the source of toxic water runoff from Myanmar’s Shan State, which officials warn is threatening the health of communities on both sides of the border. Surin Worakitthamrong, Director of the Pollution...
The Myanmar military has intensified its operations in Sagaing Region’s Pale Township, targeting abandoned bases of the National Unity Government (NUG) with drone strikes and carrying out arson attacks on civilian homes. The escalation, which began on 24 February...
An unidentified armed group has abducted and robbed a group of youths in Myanmar’s jade-mining hub of Hpakant, using the threat of forced military conscription as a ruse. The incident occurred at approximately 19:30 local time on 24 February...
Nearly 200 Myanmar military personnel have surrendered to or been captured by resistance forces within the first three weeks of February, according to data released by the advocacy group People’s Goal. The group reported a total of 191 individuals—comprising...
Authorities in Myanmar’s Karenni (Kayah) State say they are facing significant legal hurdles in stopping the dangerous trade of unexploded ordnance (UXO) and battlefield remnants, as economic desperation drives locals to risk their lives for a meager profit. The...
At least ten people, including two young children, have been killed following a military air attack on a village in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region on Monday night. Local officials from the National Unity Government (NUG) reported that the military used...
Myanmar military forces have set fire to a local school and private residences, including a small business, during a multi-village offensive in Sagaing Region’s Pale Township. On Tuesday morning, a military column of approximately 200 soldiers entered Hnaw Yoe...
Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government (NUG) has announced the formation of three additional battalions under its Special Military Command, marking a significant step in the professionalization of its armed wing. In a statement released on 24 February, the Special...
The Myanmar military has intensified its aerial bombardment in Karen State as it struggles to defend its final remaining strongholds in the strategic border town of Hpapun, local resistance fighters report. A fierce battle erupted in early February when...
By Sayar Ngaat / MPA A prominent local journalist has been detained by an unidentified armed group in a resistance-controlled...
