15 May 2026 By Foe Aww Yaw NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — The newly appointed speaker of Myanmar's military-installed parliament has announced plans to review and potentially reinstate a series of oppressive laws that had been abolished by the ousted civilian government. Khin Yi, the former military general who assumed the role of lower house speaker following the junta's widely condemned elections, made the remarks during...

15 May 2026 By Hlaing SAW, Myanmar — A wave of public outrage has erupted following the circulation of TikTok videos showing Myanmar military personnel parading and verbally abusing bound civilians in the newly occupied town of Saw, Magway Region. The footage, reportedly uploaded by junta soldiers themselves, shows a young man with his hands tied behind his back being forced to walk through...

14 May 2026 By Mon Lay SAW, Myanmar — The Myanmar military has launched a massive build-up of troops in Saw, Magway Region, in a strategic move intended to cut off vital trade routes connecting the central plains to resistance-held areas in Rakhine and Chin States. On Thursday morning, a column of approximately 500 soldiers, dispatched from the No. 25 Defense Equipment Factory (Ka-Pa-Sa...

14 May 2026 By Mon Lay BRUSSELS, Belgium — The diplomatic and economic isolation of the Myanmar military junta has reached a new peak as 11 non-EU European nations officially committed to joining the European Union's latest round of sanctions against the regime. The EU Council announced on 13 May that a group of nations, including Ukraine, Norway, and Iceland, will align their national...

14 May 2026 By Mon Lay YANGON, Myanmar — Pro-military lobbyists in Myanmar have launched a coordinated wave of personal attacks against Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the current ASEAN Chair, after he began formal diplomatic engagements with Myanmar’s revolutionary forces. The smear campaign, largely carried out through junta-aligned Telegram channels, intensified after President Marcos Jr. formally responded to a letter from the Yangon...