Tag: Junta

12 May 2026 By Ko Myo CEBU, Philippines — A prominent advocacy group has issued a stark reminder to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), urging the regional bloc to stop acting as a "stepping stone" for dictators and to finally stand with the people of Myanmar. In a ...

12 May 2026 By Hlaing PAUK, Myanmar — More than 5,000 civilians from 11 villages have been forced to flee their homes in western Pauk Township, Magway Region, as a large military column advances through the area, local humanitarian groups reported on Monday. The offensive, which began on 9 May, ...

11 May 2026 By Nway KALAY, Myanmar — Displaced residents attempting to return to the town of Falam in Chin State are facing a crippling financial barrier as Myanmar military forces impose "road fees" reaching into the thousands of dollars at newly established checkpoints. Following the military’s reoccupation of Falam ...

12 May 2026 By Ko Myo/MPA Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) has issued a stern call to ASEAN, the United Nations, and the broader international community to withhold any form of political recognition from the military junta, accusing the generals of seeking legitimacy without accountability. In a recently released statement, ...

12 May 2026 By Mon Lay YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government (NUG) has issued a sharp rebuttal to the latest ASEAN summit outcomes, warning that delivering humanitarian aid through the military junta is tantamount to handing a political victory to "the very people dropping the bombs." In ...

11 May 2026 By Mon Lay YANGON, Myanmar — The Myanmar military junta has lashed out at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), accusing the regional bloc of persistent discrimination and violating its own charter by interfering in the country’s domestic affairs. In a late-night statement issued on 10 ...

11 May 2026 By Hsu Yee MANDALAY, Myanmar — At least 19 young volunteers from a local social welfare group were forcibly detained by Myanmar military personnel in Mandalay on Friday night, as the junta ramps up its aggressive recruitment drive in the country’s second-largest city. The raid took place ...

YANGON, Myanmar — At least 32 people were arbitrarily detained by security forces in Yangon over the past month, according to data released by the Rangoon Scout Network (RSN), a local underground monitoring group. The report highlights a disturbing pattern of "shadow arrests" across nine townships, where civilians are frequently ...

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — The leader of Myanmar's sham government, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has unveiled a massive 11,000-carat ruby in the nation's capital, a move critics are dismissing as a propaganda effort to distract from ongoing military setbacks. The gemstone, weighing 2,200 grams, was reportedly unearthed in the world-renowned ...

1 May 2026 By Ra Wai BANGKOK, Thailand — Justice For Myanmar (JFM) has issued an urgent call for Thai regulators to investigate and block a major investment in a Thai-listed company by a network linked to a notorious Myanmar arms broker. The advocacy group revealed that shareholders of Advanced ...