30 April 2026 By Hsu Yee INDAW, Myanmar — Military tensions have escalated sharply in northern Sagaing Region as junta troops, backed by aerial bombardment, advanced toward the strategic town of Indaw on Thursday morning. The offensive, which began on 21 April with several hundred troops from the Katha-based Light Infantry Battalion 309, reached the Naba junction on Wednesday. After a night of rest,...

30 April 2026 By Nway KANPETLET, Myanmar — At least nine civilians, including one woman, were killed on Wednesday when the Myanmar military launched a targeted airstrike on a group of volunteers repairing a bridge in Kyindwe, Chin State. The attack occurred at approximately 10:15 AM on 29 April near the Mone Chaung bridge. According to local sources, a junta jet fighter dropped two...

30 April 2026 By Ko Myo YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s military junta has announced a mass amnesty for 1,508 prisoners to mark the religious holiday of Kason Full Moon Day, though monitoring groups remain skeptical about the number of political detainees included in the release. The amnesty, ordered on Thursday by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, was granted under Section 401(1) of the Code...

29 April 2026 By Ko Myo YANGON, Myanmar — The Myanmar military spent nearly $4 million on aviation fuel in a single month to carry out its ongoing campaign of airstrikes against civilians and resistance forces, according to an investigation by the Blood Money Campaign. The findings, based on three months of research and data from aviation experts and monitoring channels, reveal that between...

29 April 2026 By Ko Myo NEW YORK, USA — Myanmar’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, has delivered a scathing assessment of the military junta's credibility, warning the international community that the regime’s promises—particularly regarding nuclear energy—cannot be trusted. Speaking on 28 April at the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear...