YANGON, Myanmar — At least 265 civilians have been killed in Myanmar over a four-week period as the military junta’s leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, moved to formally install himself as President, according to new data from a prominent research group. The report by Nyan Lin Thit Research Group highlights a grim paradox: while the military administration was orchestrating a transition to what...

YANGON, Myanmar — The Myanmar military authorities are introducing stringent new security checks at Yangon International Airport, requiring all domestic and international travelers to undergo detailed identity verification by aviation police. A directive from the Yangon International Airport Joint Coordination Committee states that the measures are designed to ensure "law and order" and to prevent individuals involved in anti-coup activities—specifically those categorized as fugitives,...

By Mon Lay / MPA Throughout the reigns of military leaders Saw Maung, Than Shwe, and now Min Aung Hlaing, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has remained their greatest threat. As a symbol of democracy, the daughter of the nation’s independence hero, and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, her political stature stands in stark contrast to dictators who rule through force and fear. Beyond...

YANGON, Myanmar — Despite a crippling fuel shortage that has paralyzed much of the commercial capital, Myanmar’s military junta has intensified its campaign of forced conscription, with monitoring groups reporting a significant spike in "street abductions" across Yangon in March. The Rangoon Scout Network (RSN), a local monitoring group, documented the detention of 99 individuals across 14 townships in Yangon during the month of...

CANBERRA, Australia — An influential Australian parliamentary committee has called on the federal government to significantly sharpen its policy toward the Myanmar military, urging a formal rejection of upcoming "sham" elections and the imposition of sanctions on state-controlled banks. The report, titled by the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, outlines 11 key recommendations aimed at increasing pressure on the military...