As is the custom with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing’s "pointed-finger" style of management, his latest decree has once again plunged the public into a state of utter pandemonium. Marketed as a fuel-saving measure, the military council announced on the night of 3 March that, due to the ongoing conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran and the resulting disruptions to maritime fuel routes,...

Prosecutors in South Korea have charged nine individuals suspected of managing and recruiting for a notorious online scam syndicate based in Myanmar’s lawless border regions. The Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors’ Office announced on 11 March 2026 that the suspects—including managers, recruiters, and consultants—were allegedly working for a criminal organisation operating out of the "Won-gu Complex" in Myanmar’s Kayin State. The group targeted South Korean...

A 25-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman have been killed after a Myanmar military fighter jet dropped a heavy bomb on a village in Tilin Township, Magway Region. The attack occurred at approximately 13:30 local time on 10 March, targeting the southern side of a village school in eastern Tilin. Local sources described the ordinance as a 300lb bomb. The male victim, who had...

In a significant shift of rhetoric, Myanmar’s military leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has invoked the country’s monarchical past while pleading with ethnic armed organisations to be "realistic" in their political aspirations. During a five-year administrative review held in Naypyidaw, the junta chief praised the "high status and culture" of Myanmar during the era of kings. He attributed the current decline in education...

At least 70 civilians remain in military custody following a brutal raid in Nyaunglebin Township, despite a major rescue operation that successfully liberated over 300 people, local resistance sources have confirmed. Between 7 and 8 March, a coalition of revolutionary forces launched a five-hour operation to free villagers from the settlements of Yay Twin Kone, Kharu Kone, and Kyaung Kone. While hundreds were brought...