8 June 2026 By Cherry May TAUNGGYI, Myanmar — A local woman in Taunggyi, southern Shan State, has been arrested and charged under the country's notorious penal code after posting a social media comment criticizing a song written in praise of military junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. The crackdown began after the resident used her personal Facebook account to comment on a...

By Saw Thuu / MPA Following Senior General Min Aung Hlaing’s transition to the presidency, General Ye Win Oo has assumed the role of Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces. Shortly after taking the helm, the new army chief rolled out a strategic initiative widely seen as a move to prolong military dictatorship: the introduction of the "Tatmadaw Youth Education Training Schools." This research article...

28 May 2026 By Ra Wai / MPA A prominent local pro-junta propagandist has publicly exposed that the Myanmar military is actively executing street-level abductions—commonly known as "press-ganging" or portering—within Mawlamyine, Mon State, to fill mandatory military training quotas. Zin Moe, an influential pro-military online figure, detailed the forced recruitment on his personal Facebook page while attempting to locate the relatives of an abductee....

28 May 2026 By Nway / MPA A mother and her young son have been killed in western Chaung-U Township, Sagaing Region, after the Myanmar military launched a kamikaze drone strike targeting a crowded public space. The attack occurred at approximately 12:30 PM on 27 May 2026, hitting Hlaw Kar village. Resistance officials state the loitering munition was deployed directly from the military’s Northwestern...

28 May 2026 By Nway / MPA The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has temporarily reopened the strategic Hpakant–Namya–Kamaing highway in Kachin State for a 10-day period. The crucial transport link had been strictly blocked for over a month due to escalating conflict in the region. A military-logistics source in the jade-mining hub of Hpakant confirmed to MPA that the blockade on the road was...