The leader of Myanmar’s military junta, Min Aung Hlaing, has inaugurated a major naval expansion project, including the construction of new anti-submarine vessels, in what analysts describe as a desperate attempt to project strength despite a series of humiliating defeats on the ground. During a visit to the Thanlyin Naval Dockyard on 8 March 2026, the junta chief opened a 40,000-ton dry dock, which...

The leader of Myanmar's military junta, Min Aung Hlaing, is set to personally dictate the formation of the new Mon State government, maintaining a strict "one voice, one command" approach that has left even his closest political allies in the dark. Despite illegal parliamentary sessions scheduled to begin on 20 March to form the regional administration, high-ranking members of the military-backed Union Solidarity and...

A pregnant woman and a displaced civilian have been killed following a series of military airstrikes in Kawlin Township, Sagaing Region, local sources reported. The attack occurred at approximately 16:40 local time on 5 March, when military jet fighters targeted the villages of Kachin Kone and Shauk Pin Kone in eastern Kawlin. Both villages are situated along the strategic Shwebo-Myitkyina highway. One of the...

A high-ranking commander of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) has called for an urgent upgrade in soldier quality, citing the increasingly "complex and intense" military landscape in northern Shan State. Lt. Col. Taung Kyan Chi, a battalion commander under the MNDAA’s Brigade 311, made the remarks during the opening ceremony of the group's 2026 military training cycle on 3 March. The commander...

By Min AB / MPA Ye, Mon State – Fears are mounting for the safety of a local charity leader in southern Myanmar who has remained incommunicado for over a week after being detained by military forces. U Win Myint Oo, the president of the Hnit Kayin Social Welfare Association, was taken into custody on February 22 during a military sweep through Hnit Kayin...