MANDALAY, Myanmar — The cost of dying is the latest financial burden to hit residents of Mandalay, as the city’s major cemeteries prepare to double their cremation fees starting May 9, 2026. According to a public announcement by local charity organization Mano (Kyar Phyu), the price for a standard adult ...
19 April 2026 By Hsu Yee WUNDWIN, Myanmar — Residents of Wundwin Township in central Myanmar are living in terror as military junta forces intensify their campaign of forced conscription, with at least three more youths abducted during pre-dawn raids on Sunday. At approximately 6:00 AM, soldiers arriving in two ...
By Nway / MPA The Myanmar military has reportedly used explosives to destroy an underground hospital operated by the National Unity Government (NUG) in Mandalay Region's Natogyi Township. On February 18, junta troops launched a raid on the facility located near Pe Khin Gyi village. Following the seizure, the military ...
By Mon Lay / MPA Mandalay, Myanmar — Residents in Myanmar’s cultural capital, Mandalay, were forced to flee their homes on Thursday night after a shallow earthquake struck the region, accompanied by a terrifying "ground roar" that reignited trauma from last year’s deadly disaster. The magnitude 4.5 tremor hit at ...
By Sayar Ngaat / MPA A prominent local journalist has been detained by an unidentified armed group in a resistance-controlled...
