The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and its allied resistance forces have successfully captured a major military base in southern Myanmar that had been occupied by the national army for over 30 years. The Win Wa base, located in the Mergui-Tavoy District of Tanintharyi Region, fell to resistance forces on the afternoon of 11 March 2026 after more than a month of intense fighting...

The Myanmar military junta has enacted a sweeping new Anti-Money Laundering Law, designed to grant the regime unprecedented control over domestic financial flows and to systematically dismantle the financial networks of its political opponents. The 2026 Anti-Money Laundering Law, issued on 11 March, introduces significantly broader definitions and harsher penalties than previous legislation. Legal experts warn that the law’s primary focus is on "Politically...

Justice For Myanmar (JFM) has called on the Canadian government to urgently investigate and prosecute four Canadian nationals suspected of maintaining illegal business ties with Myanmar’s state-owned pearl enterprise, a sanctioned entity accused of funding military atrocities. The advocacy group revealed that in April 2024, a team of prominent Canadian sanctions lawyers submitted evidence to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The documents, which...

By Bala / MPA DEMOSO, Myanmar – In the eastern reaches of Demoso Township, Karenni State, the vibrant sounds of traditional drums and gongs echoed through the village of Phe Lyar yesterday as locals gathered for the annual Kayah "Youth" Tagundaing (Sacred Pole) festival. While the region has been marked by years of instability, the community continues to uphold this centuries-old tradition, specifically dedicated...

More than 100 prisoners of war (POWs), including high-ranking military officers, have been killed after the Myanmar military launched a sustained three-hour aerial bombardment on a detention camp run by the Arakan Army (AA). The incident occurred in Ann Township, Rakhine State, on 8 March. According to a statement released by the AA on Monday, the military utilized four jet fighters and four Y-12...