Tag: MPA

18 April 2026 By Ko Myo NEW YORK, USA — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has "taken note" of the release of Myanmar’s democratically elected President Win Myint, while intensifying calls for the immediate freedom of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all other arbitrarily detained political prisoners. The President ...

17 April 2026 By Min AB THREE PAGODAS PASS, Myanmar — A senior commander of the Ye Guerrilla Force (YGF), a prominent anti-junta resistance group, has been assassinated at a restaurant in the border town of Three Pagodas Pass. The killing has sparked significant tension in an area crowded with ...

17 April 2026 By Naing Yarzar Min YANGON, Myanmar — Domestic media outlets operating under military-issued licenses in Myanmar are facing sharp criticism for failing to address ousted leader Win Myint by his presidential title following his recent release from prison. Reports from several prominent Yangon-based organisations, including Eleven Media ...

Families who gathered outside Yangon’s notorious Insein Prison on the first day of the Buddhist New Year have been left in tears, as the vast majority of political prisoners remained behind bars despite a military-ordered mass pardon. The military authorities announced on Friday that 4,335 prisoners across the country would ...

Myanmar’s deposed president, Win Myint, has returned home following his release under a mass amnesty granted by the military junta to mark the traditional Burmese New Year. Images shared on social media by prominent writer Htin Linn Oo showed the former president reunited with his family on Friday, ending more ...

Myanmar’s military authorities have released the country’s deposed president, Win Myint, as part of a mass amnesty to mark the traditional Buddhist New Year. Mr Win Myint, who was detained alongside civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during the February 2021 coup, was reportedly reunited with his family on Friday. ...

17 May 2026 By Ko Htar Wae As the breeze of the Myanmar New Year swept through the country, it carried news that stirred deep emotions and cautious speculation among the public. The release of elected President Win Myint and the transfer of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi from ...

By JPaing | MPA | April 16, 2026 As Myanmar marks the traditional Thingyan Water Festival, a profound internal debate has emerged within the pro-democracy movement. It is a dialogue between the "frontlines" and the "city streets," represented by two distinct perspectives: Maung Saung Kha, a revolutionary leader in the ...

By Ko Myo | April 16, 2026 On the outskirts of Mae Sot, Thailand, a young man nicknamed "Gyi-Taw-Chaw" (Little Fellow) pauses from cutting grass for cattle. His eyes drift toward the hazy mountains of the Myanmar border. "There is nothing more heartbreaking than not being able to go home ...

15 April 2026 By Ko Myo NEW YORK, USA — Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, has issued a stark warning to the international community regarding the military junta’s use of technology to suppress the nation's youth and dismantle their educational and professional futures. Speaking ...