25 April 2026 By Foe Aww Yaw NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has arrived in Myanmar’s capital for high-level talks with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, a move that critics say provides much-needed international legitimacy to a regime following a widely boycotted and "sham" election. During the meeting on Saturday, Min Aung Hlaing expressed his profound gratitude to Beijing, noting that...

25 April 2026 By Naing Yarzar Min YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar has been plunged into a total nationwide blackout following a major system failure, just days after the military junta’s electricity minister publicly promised to increase power distribution across the country. The Yangon Electricity Supply Corporation (YESC) confirmed that a "total system breakdown" occurred shortly after 8:00 PM on Saturday, cutting off electricity to...

25 April 2026 By Poesangle HSENWI, Myanmar — In the historic town of Hsenwi, now under the administrative control of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), a rapid influx of Chinese investors is fundamentally reshaping the landscape, bringing both a property boom and allegations of forced land sales. Since the MNDAA and its allies seized the strategic northern Shan State hub in January...

25 April 2026 By Poesangle KUTKAI, Myanmar — The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) has announced that schools in Kutkai Township will follow the curriculum of Special Region 1 for the upcoming 2026-2027 academic year, clarifying that the Chinese language will not be a mandatory subject for all students. An educational official from Special Region 1 told MPA that the curriculum will span...

25 April 2026 By Mon Lay FALAM, Myanmar — In a major development on the western front, the Myanmar military has regained control of Falam, the second-largest city in Chin State, following a relentless seven-month offensive that utilised overwhelming air and ground power. The city, which had been held by Chin resistance forces since April 2025, fell in the early hours of Friday morning....