22 May 2026 By MPA YANGON, Myanmar — Footnotes and viral video footage circulating on Myanmar social media networks show the dramatic moment a crowd of angry residents in Yangon banded together to detain a man who was allegedly posing as a police officer to abduct local youth for forced conscription. The incident took place inside the busy residential sector of Kyauk Myaung quarter,...

20 May 2026 By Kan Htun SITTWE, Myanmar — A devastating military airstrike has wiped out an entire neighborhood in the town of Sane, southern Rakhine State, destroying nearly 100 homes as the Myanmar military intensifies its multi-front campaign against the Arakha Army (AA). The aerial bombardment struck the Shwe Hintha quarter of Sane—a sub-township located roughly 20 miles from the heavily contested port...

19 May 2026 By Hlaing SAW, Myanmar — The Myanmar military has launched a coordinated ground and air offensive aimed at capturing the mountainous stronghold of Kanpetlet in southern Chin State, forcing regional humanitarian units to issue emergency evacuation warnings to civilians. The advancing military column departed the town of Saw in Magway Region on 16 May. By Monday, the troops had breached the...

19 May 2026 By Ko Myo YANGON, Myanmar — Approximately 12.5 million people in Myanmar—or one in four of the population—are currently facing severe hunger, according to the latest report by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). The UN agency highlighted that staple food prices have surged by an average of 18% nationwide. However, the economic strain is significantly more acute in conflict-affected...

19 May 2026 By Hsu Yee SAW, Myanmar — In a grim escalation of reported military atrocities in western Myanmar, junta soldiers have been accused of raping and murdering a mentally disabled woman after occupying a rural village in Magway Region. The victim, identified as 34-year-old Ma Mi Soe (also known as Ma Tin Mar Soe), was trapped inside her home in Tapyin village,...