Tag: Junta

25 April 2026 By Naing Yarzar Min YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar has been plunged into a total nationwide blackout following a major system failure, just days after the military junta’s electricity minister publicly promised to increase power distribution across the country. The Yangon Electricity Supply Corporation (YESC) confirmed that a ...

25 April 2026 By Mon Lay FALAM, Myanmar — In a major development on the western front, the Myanmar military has regained control of Falam, the second-largest city in Chin State, following a relentless seven-month offensive that utilised overwhelming air and ground power. The city, which had been held by ...

25 April 2026 By Ko Myo YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) has flatly rejected a recent peace invitation from the military junta, describing it as a calculated attempt to sow division among resistance forces and secure legal impunity for the regime’s leadership. The statement, issued on ...

24 April 2026 By Hsu Yee WASHINGTON D.C. / BANGKOK — In a sophisticated cross-border operation involving the FBI and Myanmar’s ethnic resistance forces, the US Department of Justice has indicted two Chinese nationals accused of managing billion-dollar cyber-scam operations from Myanmar’s war-torn borderlands. The arrests of Huang Xingshan (alias ...

24 April 2026 By Mon Lay YANGON, Myanmar — Independent media outlets in Myanmar have vowed to continue their operations in defiance of a new military junta decree revoking their licenses, calling the move a "blatant attempt to shroud the truth." The junta’s Ministry of Information announced on Wednesday that ...

24 April 2026 By Ra Wa MAWLAMYINE, Myanmar — Residents of Mawlamyine, the capital of Mon State, are reporting a sharp increase in power outages just 48 hours after the military junta’s electricity ministry publicly promised to extend power distribution across the country. On April 22, the military-appointed Minister for ...

24 April 2026 By Mon Lay NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — Myanmar’s military junta has announced plans to review and amend 72 key peace agreements reached during the previous NLD administration, a move analysts describe as a desperate attempt to seek a political exit while facing significant battlefield losses. During a meeting ...

23 April 2026 By Foe Aww Yaw NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — In a major escalation of its grip on the country, the military junta led by Min Aung Hlaing has declared martial law in 60 townships across Myanmar, effectively handing all judicial and administrative powers to the military command. The order, ...

23 April 2026 By Ko Myo OTTAWA, Canada — The Canadian government has reaffirmed its recognition of the official titles of Myanmar’s ousted leaders, referring to Win Myint as "President" and Aung San Suu Kyi as "State Counsellor," in a diplomatic move that signals continued pressure on the military junta. ...

22 April 2026 By Ko Myo YANGON, Myanmar — Groups representing thousands of striking civil servants in Myanmar have formally reaffirmed their recognition of Win Myint as the nation's sole legitimate President, following his release from junta custody last week. The Independent Council of CDM State Employees (ICCSO) issued a ...