27 May 2026 By Ra Wai / MPA Human rights advocacy groups have officially requested the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand to investigate three major Thai energy corporations over their business links to the Myanmar military junta. The companies—PTT, PTTEP, and Northern Gulf Petroleum—are accused of facilitating revenues that directly support severe human rights violations in Myanmar. The Blood Money Campaign (Myanmar/Burma) and...

27 May 2026 By Mon Lay / MPA Severe internal friction has erupted within the anti-junta resistance movement in Sagaing Region’s Minkin Township. The Student Revolutionary Force (SRF) has accused armed wings under the shadow National Unity Government (NUG) of breaching security guarantees to violently abduct their chairman and subsequently launching drone strikes against their positions. The crisis began at approximately 2:00 PM on...

27 May 2026 By Mon Lay / MPA A deadly midnight airstrike by the Myanmar military junta has completely destroyed an outpost belonging to the prominent Yair Balu resistance group in Mon State. Ground sources confirm that 12 revolutionary fighters were killed and scores of others sustained injuries during the heavy bombardment. The aerial assault, which struck at approximately 1:00 AM on 27 May...

By Bywar Oo / MPA May 27, 2026 "I had to carry my own stock and load it onto their truck myself. I only dare to complain to my husband at home; I didn’t even dare look up at them," says Daw Cho (not her real name), her voice trembling with a mixture of exhaustion and suppressed rage. At 75 years old, Daw Cho...

26 May 2026 By Ko Myo / MPA A number of young residents in Myanmar's commercial capital, Yangon, have begun carrying improvised weapons, including sticks and knives, during their daily commutes to defend themselves against forced military recruitment and arbitrary abductions. Amid a sharp rise in street-level conscription and forced disappearances across Yangon's thoroughfares, commuters are stashing short sticks and knives inside their backpacks...