Tag: Junta

22 May 2026 By Ko Myo NEW YORK, United Nations — Myanmar’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, has launched a fierce appeal to the UN Security Council, demanding immediate and binding resolutions to halt the military junta’s unchecked atrocities against civilians. Speaking during an open ...

22 May 2026 By Ko Myo MONYWA, Myanmar — The Interim Federal Unit Government of Sagaing has disbursed an initial military grant of 150 million Myanmar Kyat (MMK) to the Sagaing District Military Command to bolster ongoing defensive operations against the ruling military junta. The formal funding transfer took place ...

19 May 2026 By Hlaing SAW, Myanmar — The Myanmar military has launched a coordinated ground and air offensive aimed at capturing the mountainous stronghold of Kanpetlet in southern Chin State, forcing regional humanitarian units to issue emergency evacuation warnings to civilians. The advancing military column departed the town of ...

19 May 2026 By Hsu Yee SAW, Myanmar — In a grim escalation of reported military atrocities in western Myanmar, junta soldiers have been accused of raping and murdering a mentally disabled woman after occupying a rural village in Magway Region. The victim, identified as 34-year-old Ma Mi Soe (also ...

18 May 2026 By Hlaing PAKOKKU, Myanmar — The Myanmar military has launched a sweeping economic blockade across Magway Region, completely cutting off the transport of food, medicine, and basic consumer goods from the major trading hub of Pakokku to over ten nearby townships west of the Irrawaddy River. The ...

18 May 2026 By Ko Myo YANGON, Myanmar — Armed military personnel and local authorities are launching a wave of aggressive nocturnal "guest registration" raids across Yangon, using minor bureaucratic infractions to arrest young men and force them into military service. The spike in midnight inspections is reportedly tied to ...

17 May 2026 By Mon Lay YANGON, Myanmar — A leaked conscription notice summoning the son of one of Myanmar’s most prominent military-aligned billionaires has gone viral online, triggering widespread skepticism and allegations of a calculated psychological operation by the ruling junta. The document, dated 7 May 2026, was reportedly ...

17 May 2026 By Foe Aww Yaw MONG HSU, Myanmar — At least 18 Chinese nationals have been arrested in eastern Myanmar after authorities raided a complex of makeshift camps used for online fraud operations hidden deep along the banks of the Salween River. The joint raid, conducted by junta-controlled ...

16 May 2026 By Hlaing SAW, Myanmar — Thousands of civilians have fled their homes in the Yaw region of western Myanmar as military forces launch a major offensive aimed at capturing the strategic resistance stronghold of Mindat in southern Chin State. The military push follows the junta's successful reoccupation ...

16 May 2026 By Mon Lay MANDALAY, Myanmar — Myanmar’s military junta leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has drawn widespread domestic criticism after telling citizens they must develop "business vision," despite critics pointing out that his regime's policies have driven the national economy into its worst-ever collapse. Speaking to ...