The Myanmar military has intensified its operations in Sagaing Region’s Pale Township, targeting abandoned bases of the National Unity Government (NUG) with drone strikes and carrying out arson attacks on civilian homes. The escalation, which began on 24 February 2026, follows the high-profile surrender of Bo Nagar, the leader of the Burma National Revolutionary Army (BNRA). Bo Nagar reportedly laid down his arms to...

While blaming "power-hungry" rivals for the nation’s collapse, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has spent the last five years consolidating an unprecedented collection of titles and authority. As a new "sham" government looms, his endgame is becoming clear. In a recent message marking the 78th Chin National Day, the leader of Myanmar’s military junta, Min Aung Hlaing, made a claim that many found darkly...

An unidentified armed group has abducted and robbed a group of youths in Myanmar’s jade-mining hub of Hpakant, using the threat of forced military conscription as a ruse. The incident occurred at approximately 19:30 local time on 24 February near the Sein Sein tailings heap in Maw Sizar village. Witnesses report that the group targeted young "yemase" (itinerant jade pickers) and jade traders, forcibly...

Nearly 200 Myanmar military personnel have surrendered to or been captured by resistance forces within the first three weeks of February, according to data released by the advocacy group People’s Goal. The group reported a total of 191 individuals—comprising both defectors and prisoners of war—between the first and third weeks of the month. The figures show a significant spike in the second week of...

For over 70 years, Myanmar’s civil war has been fueled by a deep-seated fear of centralisation and ethnic chauvinism. To save a fractured nation, the Bamar majority must finally accept its role as a peer, not a master. Since independence, Bamar politicians have largely failed to see themselves as representatives of a specific ethnic group. Instead, they have acted as the sovereign rulers of...