By Ko Myo / MPA Residents in Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon, are struggling under the weight of new fuel restrictions while facing a continuous surge in forced military recruitment and arbitrary arrests. Despite the public’s focus being diverted by a new "odd-even" plate number system for fuel rationing, local monitoring ...
A 19-year-old student was killed instantly and her mother seriously injured after a Myanmar military "suicide drone" struck their home in Chin State, local sources have reported. The attack occurred at approximately 16:00 local time on 8 March in Lunn Hawt village, Falam Township. According to local reports, the drone ...
At least 30 civilians have been killed following a brutal military operation involving mass arrests, summary executions, and airstrikes in Kyaukkyi Township, Bago Region, according to statements from the Karen National Union (KNU) and the National Unity Government (NUG). The crisis began on the morning of 5 March when approximately ...
Heavy fighting has broken out in the Rakhine State capital of Sittwe between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA), with reports of significant damage to civilian infrastructure following intense aerial bombardments. As the military struggles to maintain control over one of its few remaining strongholds in the region, ...
By Nway / MPA HPAKANT, Kachin State — A Myanmar military airstrike on a jade mining site in Hpakant Township has killed a mother and left her three-year-old son among the wounded, local sources reported. The attack occurred just after 1:00 PM today, March 7, when a junta jet fighter ...
By Min AB / MPA KAWKAREIK, Karen State — Intense fighting has broken out in Karen State as the Myanmar military launches a multi-pronged offensive to regain control of the strategic Asia Highway and expand its footprint across Kawkareik Township, according to local military sources. The military junta has deployed ...
The leader of Myanmar’s military junta, Min Aung Hlaing, has inaugurated a major naval expansion project, including the construction of new anti-submarine vessels, in what analysts describe as a desperate attempt to project strength despite a series of humiliating defeats on the ground. During a visit to the Thanlyin Naval ...
A pregnant woman and a displaced civilian have been killed following a series of military airstrikes in Kawlin Township, Sagaing Region, local sources reported. The attack occurred at approximately 16:40 local time on 5 March, when military jet fighters targeted the villages of Kachin Kone and Shauk Pin Kone in ...
By Min AB / MPA Ye, Mon State – Fears are mounting for the safety of a local charity leader in southern Myanmar who has remained incommunicado for over a week after being detained by military forces. U Win Myint Oo, the president of the Hnit Kayin Social Welfare Association, ...
A severe fuel crisis has gripped Myanmar, forcing residents across major cities and border regions into long queues reminiscent of the country’s socialist "co-operative" era. The shortages, fueled by Middle East tensions and new border restrictions, have sparked widespread panic as the military authorities introduce a strict rationing scheme. In ...
By Sayar Ngaat / MPA A prominent local journalist has been detained by an unidentified armed group in a resistance-controlled...
