23 April 2026 By Naing Yarzar Min YANGON, Myanmar — Residents of Myanmar’s commercial capital, Yangon, have expressed disbelief and fury following claims by the military junta’s electricity minister that the city is now receiving up to 20 hours of power per day, despite widespread and prolonged outages on the ground. During a coordination meeting on Wednesday, the junta-appointed Minister for Electricity, U Ko...

22 April 2026 By Naing Yarzar Min YANGON, Myanmar — Bereaved families at Yangon General Hospital are being forced to pay hundreds of thousands of Kyats in "release fees" and "preparation charges" just to retrieve the bodies of their loved ones, residents and witnesses told MPA. As Myanmar’s economy continues to spiral under military rule, corruption within the nation’s largest public healthcare facility has...

22 April 2026 By Kan Htun KYAUKTAW, Myanmar — The Myanmar military has launched a massive aerial bombardment on Kyauktaw Township in Rakhine State, using both fighter jets and Y-12 transport planes to strike areas near the Aka Taung mountain range and the Pi Chaung region. Local residents reported that the assault began shortly after 2:00 PM on Wednesday. Witnesses described a coordinated attack,...

22 April 2026 By Nway HPAKANT, Myanmar — In a move widely condemned as a direct assault on healthcare services, Myanmar military forces and allied militias have raided a private hospital in the jade-mining hub of Hpakant, beating and detaining more than 20 people, including doctors, nurses, and patients. The raid on the "Mai" Private Hospital in Aung Yar village occurred at approximately 7:30...

22 April 2026 By Ko Myo YANGON, Myanmar — The United Kingdom and Australia have issued joint calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners in Myanmar, including the ousted civilian leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. In separate statements released on Wednesday afternoon, the British and Australian embassies in Yangon acknowledged the recent release of President Win Myint and several...