Tag: MPA

10 June 2026 By Ko Myo NEW YORK, United Nations — Five million children in Myanmar are now in desperate need of urgent humanitarian assistance to survive, the country’s permanent representative to the United Nations has warned, accusing the military regime of launching relentless airstrikes despite attempts to rebrand its ...

10 June 2026 By MPA YANGON, Myanmar — A missing 13-year-old schoolboy has been found murdered inside a local pond in Yangon's North Dagon Township, cutting short a frantic overnight search by his family and sparking deep distress among local residents. The victim, identified as Maung Min Khant Zaw, a ...

8 June 2026 By MPA MYITKYINA, Myanmar — The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has issued an urgent evacuation advisory ordering all urban residents in Shwegu, southern Kachin State, to immediately abandon the town, signaling an imminent, high-intensity military offensive to capture the regime stronghold. The formal military directive, published on ...

8 June 2026 By Ko Myo KANI, Myanmar — The opposition National Unity Government (NUG) has begun levying heavy taxes on Starlink satellite internet outlets within its resistance-controlled territory in Kani Township, Sagaing Region. The abrupt economic mandate has triggered immediate friction among local business owners and war-torn communities who ...

8 June 2026 By Moe Nya MAE SOT, Thailand — A massive influx of highly sophisticated counterfeit Thai Baht banknotes has flooded the Myanmar-Thailand border trade zones in recent days, triggering widespread panic among international merchants and currency exchange brokers. The sudden proliferation of fake bills has disrupted financial liquidity ...

8 June 2026 By Cherry May TAUNGGYI, Myanmar — A local woman in Taunggyi, southern Shan State, has been arrested and charged under the country's notorious penal code after posting a social media comment criticizing a song written in praise of military junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. The ...

By Saw Thuu / MPA Following Senior General Min Aung Hlaing’s transition to the presidency, General Ye Win Oo has assumed the role of Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces. Shortly after taking the helm, the new army chief rolled out a strategic initiative widely seen as a move to prolong ...

28 May 2026 By Ra Wai / MPA A prominent local pro-junta propagandist has publicly exposed that the Myanmar military is actively executing street-level abductions—commonly known as "press-ganging" or portering—within Mawlamyine, Mon State, to fill mandatory military training quotas. Zin Moe, an influential pro-military online figure, detailed the forced recruitment ...

28 May 2026 By Nway / MPA A mother and her young son have been killed in western Chaung-U Township, Sagaing Region, after the Myanmar military launched a kamikaze drone strike targeting a crowded public space. The attack occurred at approximately 12:30 PM on 27 May 2026, hitting Hlaw Kar ...

28 May 2026 By Nway / MPA The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has temporarily reopened the strategic Hpakant–Namya–Kamaing highway in Kachin State for a 10-day period. The crucial transport link had been strictly blocked for over a month due to escalating conflict in the region. A military-logistics source in the ...