YANGON, Myanmar — The National Unity Party (NLD) has issued a defiant statement asserting that no political solution can be reached in Myanmar without the direct involvement of its detained leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. In a social media statement released on Saturday, the party emphasized that the Nobel laureate remains the only leader with a legitimate democratic mandate to lead the country out...

SALIN, Myanmar — Three civilians were arbitrarily detained by Myanmar military forces on Saturday morning while performing agricultural work in Salin Township, part of the conflict-torn Magway Region. According to the local monitoring group Pyithu Nyidaw-Salin, a military column of approximately 30 soldiers entered Taung Kan village at around 7:00 AM. The troops reportedly seized three men, aged between 30 and 40, as they...

MAGWAY, Myanmar — At least four members of the People’s Defence Forces (PDF) have been killed following a heavy aerial bombardment by the Myanmar military on an oil field in Magway Region. The attack, which took place on the afternoon of April 4, 2026, targeted a security outpost at the Phalan Koing oil field, situated on the border between Pauk and Myaing townships. Witnesses...

YANGON, Myanmar — Activist groups and military defectors have warned that Senior General Min Aung Hlaing’s formal ascension to the presidency will lead to an even higher death toll among frontline soldiers, as the military doubles down on its violent campaign to secure the junta chief's political ambitions. The advocacy group People’s Goal, which supports military defectors, stated that by installing himself as President...

By Cherry May / MPA April 3rd will be recorded as a day of national shame in Myanmar’s history. Military junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has finally fulfilled his lifelong ambition, assuming the presidency through a puppet parliament acting out a script he wrote himself. However, to the people of Myanmar, this is not the elevation of a dignified head of state. Instead, it...