Tag: Junta

By Hlaing / MPA In the final week of March, the early tremors of Myanmar’s summer are already being felt. While the heat has yet to reach the blistering peaks expected in April, the sun is already proving fatal for those trapped in the country’s relentless fuel queues. For Ko ...

MATUPI, Chin State — Resistance forces in northern Chin State have imposed an indefinite closure of key transportation routes in and out of Matupi to protect civilians from a surge in military airstrikes and potential infiltration by junta informants. The Chin Brotherhood (CB), which has controlled the town since seizing ...

YANGON, Myanmar — Thousands of female political prisoners in Myanmar are being subjected to a "prison without walls" after their release, with authorities systematically withholding their national identity cards and blacklisting them from international travel. The Women’s Organization for Political Prisoners (WOPP) reported on Thursday that over 50% of released ...

MANDALAY, Myanmar — Authorities in Mandalay are making extensive preparations to host a grand Thingyan Water Festival this April, in what critics describe as a desperate attempt by the sham government to project an image of normalcy despite the ongoing national crisis. After a somber year in 2025—marked by devastating ...

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — The hope of returning home is becoming an increasingly distant dream for low-ranking soldiers in Myanmar, even as the country’s military leader edges closer to his personal ambition of the presidency, according to a prominent defector support group. People’s Goal, an organization assisting those who leave the ...

WUNDWIN, Myanmar — Security forces belonging to Myanmar’s sham government have carried out a series of aggressive "portering" raids in Wundwin Township, abducting men from their homes and even while performing religious duties. The raids, which began in the early hours of March 20, 2026, targeted several villages including Ai ...

MAWLAMYINE, Myanmar — Vital humanitarian services in Mon State are on the brink of closure after Myanmar’s sham government introduced new regulations requiring non-profit organizations to deposit large sums of cash as "security bonds" to maintain their licenses. Under the new administrative orders, local charities—which provide free ambulance services, funeral ...

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — Myanmar’s sham government is preparing for a significant military escalation to retake lost territories, bolstered by advanced Russian drone technology and a massive influx of forced conscripts, military sources have revealed. According to internal sources in Naypyidaw, the military leadership is holding daily high-level meetings to finalize ...

YANGON, Myanmar — Monitoring groups in Myanmar’s largest city have issued an urgent warning over a series of "honey trap" abductions, where men are being lured by women with fake job offers only to be sold into forced military service. The Rangoon Scout Network (RSN) reported multiple disappearances this week ...

MAHLAING, Myanmar — Intense urban combat broke out in Mahlaing on Tuesday morning, leaving students trapped in their exam halls during the final day of their national matriculation exams. Casualties have been reported following the clashes between local resistance forces and troops from the sham government, which took place near ...