26 April 2026 By Ra Wai BANGKOK, Thailand — A network linked to a sanctioned Myanmar arms broker is attempting to acquire a nearly 25% stake in a Thai-listed public company, sparking urgent calls for intervention by financial regulators to prevent the laundering of "blood money." According to the activist group Justice For Myanmar (JFM), shareholders of Advanced Connection Corporation Public Company Limited (ACC)...

26 April 2026 By Mon Lay RATHEDAUNG, Myanmar — The coast guard of the Arakan Army (AA) has intercepted two motorboats from Bangladesh carrying a significant haul of cannabis and illicit medical supplies into Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, local sources and media reports confirmed. The seizure took place on the afternoon of 24 April near the villages of Done Pike and Chein Khar Li...

26 April 2026 By Naing Yarzar Min NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — In a move to solidify his control over the administrative machinery of the state, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has begun transferring a wave of loyal military officers into top civilian roles within government ministries, military sources told MPA. The strategy, often referred to locally as "Mo-Kya-Shwe-Ko" (those who fall from the golden sky),...

26 April 2026 By Nway HPAKANT, Myanmar — A 36-year-old woman was killed and a man injured when Myanmar military forces opened fire on a civilian vehicle travelling along the strategic Hpakant-Kamaing road in northern Kachin State. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon near Nant Yar village. According to local sources, junta troops stationed in the area fired upon a car travelling from the...

26 April 2026 By Nway FALAM, Myanmar — Fierce fighting is continuing on the outskirts of Falam in western Myanmar’s Chin State, just 48 hours after a massive military offensive forced ethnic resistance groups to withdraw from the strategic mountain town. Military sources and representatives from the resistance confirmed that a coordinated assault involving hundreds of airstrikes and two large-scale ground columns finally breached...