22 April 2026 By Nway HPAKANT, Myanmar — In a move widely condemned as a direct assault on healthcare services, Myanmar military forces and allied militias have raided a private hospital in the jade-mining hub of Hpakant, beating and detaining more than 20 people, including doctors, nurses, and patients. The ...
By Sayar Ngaat / MPA A prominent local journalist has been detained by an unidentified armed group in a resistance-controlled area of Kachin State, raising fresh concerns over press freedom in Myanmar’s conflict zones. Ko Tar Lin Maung, an editor for the Hpakant-based Uru Daily News, was taken from a ...
By Nway / MPA HPAKANT, Kachin State — A Myanmar military airstrike on a jade mining site in Hpakant Township has killed a mother and left her three-year-old son among the wounded, local sources reported. The attack occurred just after 1:00 PM today, March 7, when a junta jet fighter ...
By Nway / MPA A seven-year-old boy has been killed and three other children injured after stepping on a landmine while playing in northern Myanmar, a tragedy that coincided with the country's national Children's Day. The explosion occurred at approximately 09:00 local time on 13 February in Taung Pyo, a ...
By Sayar Ngaat / MPA A prominent local journalist has been detained by an unidentified armed group in a resistance-controlled...
