12 May 2026 By Ko Myo YANGON, Myanmar — The Myanmar military has begun a controversial campaign to recruit children from the country’s poorest families into military-run schools, a move critics describe as a desperate attempt to bolster its dwindling ranks through long-term indoctrination. Local administration officials in Yangon are ...
MYEBON, Myanmar — In the heart of Rakhine State, a local youth foundation is struggling to sustain its free education program for children whose lives have been upended by years of brutal civil war. The Lay Waddy Myochit Youth Education Foundation, established in July 2025, is appealing for urgent international ...
By Ra Wai | MPA Indept PhotoStory She looks away, her face clouded like an impending storm, and whispers that she no longer wants to go to school. A military airstrike claimed her right arm, from the wrist down. She is a Grade 12 student from the high school in ...
By Hlaing / MPA Parents across Myanmar are expressing profound fear and uncertainty over their children's safety following a series of violent incidents, including murder and sexual assault, within both state-run and private educational institutions. Recent reports from local sources and parents highlight a growing sense of vulnerability in environments ...
By Hlaing | MPA Myanmar has become one of the most difficult places in the world to protect the right to education, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned. In a statement released on 24 January, the agency highlighted the deteriorating situation for students across the country, where intensifying ...
By Sayar Ngaat / MPA A prominent local journalist has been detained by an unidentified armed group in a resistance-controlled...
