At least 18 people have been detained on the streets of Yangon over the past week, according to data released by the Rangoon Scout Network (RSN), as fears of forced military recruitment continue to grip Myanmar’s commercial capital. Between 16 and 22 February, 11 individuals were arrested in townships including North and South Dagon, Bahane, and Sanchaung, under the pretext of public drinking while...

Myanmar’s military regime has formally accused resistance forces of committing "war crimes" after a passenger aircraft was allegedly targeted by a suicide drone in Kachin State, a move that has drawn sharp criticism and charges of hypocrisy from legal experts and activists. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement claiming that a Myanmar National Airlines (MNA) aircraft was struck by an FPV suicide...

Supporters of Myanmar’s military junta have sparked controversy by claiming that a recent deadly airstrike on a civilian area near the Chinese border was carried out with the tacit approval of Beijing. The strike, which occurred at midnight on 22 February, targeted Bum Ka Htaung village in the Mai Ja Yang region—a territory under the control of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). Local sources...

At least seven civilians, including a woman, have been killed after the Myanmar military carried out an airstrike on a gold mining market in Sagaing Region on Sunday. Local military sources in Homalin Township reported that two junta gyrocopters dropped four bombs on the village of Pe Noke Swat at approximately 15:00 local time on February 22. The bombs struck a busy market area...

By Kan Htun / MPA Thousands of civilians in the strategic port town of Kyaukphyu are in urgent need of food, water, and medical aid as the battle between the Arakan Army (AA) and Myanmar’s military junta intensifies. February 20 marked exactly one year since the AA launched its offensive to seize Kyaukphyu, a key hub for international energy projects. As the conflict drags...