28 April 2026 By Naing Yarzar Min YANGON, Myanmar — Major mobile telecommunications operators in Myanmar, including Atom and MPT, are facing mounting criticism from tech experts and insiders for their alleged failure to effectively crack down on the "Kyat Phant" (online scam) syndicates that use their networks to defraud thousands of people. Industry experts claim that the high volume of calls and SMS...

28 April 2026 By Ko Myo YANGON, Myanmar — Security forces belonging to the military junta conducted a surprise nighttime raid on a tea shop in Yangon's Hlaing Township on Monday, detaining at least three men and escalating fears of increased arbitrary arrests in the commercial capital. The incident occurred at approximately 9:30 PM on 27 April at the Shwe Kan Kaw tea shop...

27 April 2026 By Ra Wai YESAGYO, Myanmar — Three children have been killed and five others seriously injured after a pro-military militia launched a drone strike on a tea shop housing a Starlink satellite internet hub in central Myanmar's Sagaing Region. The attack occurred around 4:00 PM on Saturday in Nga Ta Yaw village, Yesagyo Township. According to local resistance officials, two bombs...

27 April 2026 By Moe Nya THANDAUNGGYI, Myanmar — Civilian casualties have been reported and several villages destroyed by fire after the Myanmar military junta launched a series of intense air and artillery strikes on residential areas in Thandaunggyi Township on Monday. The assault, which began in the early morning of 27 April and continued until evening, focused on the Ngwe Taung village tract....

27 April 2026 By Crystal "Surviving in this broken era feels like a never-ending nightmare. We console ourselves only with the grim realization that as long as the dictatorship remains, things could get even worse." These are the words of a 30-year-old woman living in Yangon, capturing the exhaustion that permeates Myanmar’s urban centers more than five years after the military coup. To an...