"A bucket full of water rose by itself from the well at the house to our east. Then, it suddenly plummeted back down with great force. Just south of that house was the police station—the same one where so many died when it was seized," says Ma Mon (alias), a ...
The casual greeting among friends, "Are you doing okay?", has long been obsolete in Myanmar's social circles. It has reached a point where asking feels redundant because those who are actually "okay" have become a rare species. Everyone is submerged in their own sea of struggles, and since few have ...
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 ...
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 ...
By Mon Lay , Moe Nya - MPA MAE SOT — A wave of resignations has hit the Prime Minister’s Office of Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG), with former staff members accusing high-ranking officials of financial embezzlement, nepotism, and creating a "toxic" culture of fear that undermines the pro-democracy movement. ...
By Sayar Ngaat / MPA A prominent local journalist has been detained by an unidentified armed group in a resistance-controlled...
