Politics

By Mon Lay / MPA Myanmar’s military leader has enacted a controversial new law establishing a "Union Advisory Council," a move analysts say is designed to ensure the military retains ultimate control over the incoming administration following recent elections....

By Ko Myo/MPA Myanmar’s military regime has dismissed more than 125,000 teachers and killed at least 37 educators since seizing power, according to figures released by the shadow National Unity Government (NUG). Nay Phone Latt, a spokesperson for the...

By Min AB / MPA A leading political body representing the Mon ethnic group has accused Myanmar’s military junta of using forced conscription as a tool of genocide against smaller ethnic populations. In a statement marking the 79th Mon...

By Ko Myo / MPA Myanmar has reached a "critical tipping point" where the country faces the prospect of losing an entire generation to conflict and instability, the country’s permanent representative to the United Nations has warned. Speaking at...

By Ra Wai/MPA Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) has urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to move beyond diplomatic statements and establish a concrete monitoring mechanism to ensure the safety of civilians involved in the country's deepening...

By Hsu Yee/MPA A human rights monitoring group has pledged to seek justice for two political prisoners who reportedly died in a jail in Myanmar’s Rakhine State after being denied urgent medical treatment. The Justice Network for Political Prisoners...

By Moe Nya / MPA The National Unity Government (NUG) and the advisory National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) have agreed to hold regular bi-weekly meetings, a move aimed at resolving internal friction and strengthening revolutionary leadership. The agreement was...

By Moe Nya / MPA The Karen National Union (KNU), Myanmar’s oldest ethnic revolutionary organization, has announced it is drafting a new "Kawthoolei Charter" designed to guarantee the rights of all ethnic groups living within its vast territories. Padoh...

By Naing Yarzar Min / MPA Myanmar’s military leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has approved a significant increase in daily allowances and expenses for lawmakers following an election widely denounced as a "sham." According to a statement released...

By Ra Wai / MPA Myanmar’s parallel administration has issued a stark warning to the international community, urging foreign governments not to recognise the outcome of elections planned by the military junta, labelling the process a "sham" designed to...