18 April 2026 By Nway GYOBINGAUK, Myanmar — A powerful hailstorm and violent winds tore through Gyobingauk Township on Friday, leaving more than 400 homes in ruins and injuring at least two people as the country celebrated its traditional New Year. The storm, which lasted for over two hours, began at approximately 3:15 PM and battered a dozen villages, including Chaung Khwa, Thayet Kone,...

18 April 2026 By Ko Myo NEW YORK, USA — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has "taken note" of the release of Myanmar’s democratically elected President Win Myint, while intensifying calls for the immediate freedom of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all other arbitrarily detained political prisoners. The President was among 4,335 inmates granted amnesty by the military junta on April 17 to...

17 April 2026 By Min AB THREE PAGODAS PASS, Myanmar — A senior commander of the Ye Guerrilla Force (YGF), a prominent anti-junta resistance group, has been assassinated at a restaurant in the border town of Three Pagodas Pass. The killing has sparked significant tension in an area crowded with diverse armed factions. The victim, Bo Yan Paing (also known as Ye Baw Gyi),...

17 April 2026 By Naing Yarzar Min YANGON, Myanmar — Domestic media outlets operating under military-issued licenses in Myanmar are facing sharp criticism for failing to address ousted leader Win Myint by his presidential title following his recent release from prison. Reports from several prominent Yangon-based organisations, including Eleven Media Group, One News, and Popular News, referred to the democratically elected leader simply as...

Families who gathered outside Yangon’s notorious Insein Prison on the first day of the Buddhist New Year have been left in tears, as the vast majority of political prisoners remained behind bars despite a military-ordered mass pardon. The military authorities announced on Friday that 4,335 prisoners across the country would be granted amnesty to mark the start of the Burmese year 1388. However, eyewitnesses...