10 June 2026 By MPA YANGON, Myanmar — A missing 13-year-old schoolboy has been found murdered inside a local pond in Yangon's North Dagon Township, cutting short a frantic overnight search by his family and sparking deep distress among local residents. The victim, identified as Maung Min Khant Zaw, a Grade 6 student, was the son of U Sai Wanna and Daw Chaw Su...

8 June 2026 By MPA MYITKYINA, Myanmar — The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has issued an urgent evacuation advisory ordering all urban residents in Shwegu, southern Kachin State, to immediately abandon the town, signaling an imminent, high-intensity military offensive to capture the regime stronghold. The formal military directive, published on Monday, 8 June, by the KIA's Battalion 12, explicitly stated that the armed group...

8 June 2026 By Ko Myo KANI, Myanmar — The opposition National Unity Government (NUG) has begun levying heavy taxes on Starlink satellite internet outlets within its resistance-controlled territory in Kani Township, Sagaing Region. The abrupt economic mandate has triggered immediate friction among local business owners and war-torn communities who rely on the network as their sole remaining window to the outside world. According...

8 June 2026 By Moe Nya MAE SOT, Thailand — A massive influx of highly sophisticated counterfeit Thai Baht banknotes has flooded the Myanmar-Thailand border trade zones in recent days, triggering widespread panic among international merchants and currency exchange brokers. The sudden proliferation of fake bills has disrupted financial liquidity along major trading veins, with even veteran brokers—who have managed cross-border currency flows for...

8 June 2026 By Cherry May TAUNGGYI, Myanmar — A local woman in Taunggyi, southern Shan State, has been arrested and charged under the country's notorious penal code after posting a social media comment criticizing a song written in praise of military junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. The crackdown began after the resident used her personal Facebook account to comment on a...