Tag: MPA

Authorities in Bangladesh have detained three men suspected of being members of the Arakan Army (AA) after they crossed the border from Myanmar’s Rakhine State. The men, dressed in civilian clothing, were apprehended on the evening of 23 February by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel in the Amtoli border area ...

The death toll from a devastating military airstrike on a village in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has risen to 20, as more bodies were recovered from the rubble of a local market and residential area. The attack occurred shortly after 14:00 local time on 24 February, when a junta jet fighter ...

The Myanmar military has intensified its operations in Sagaing Region’s Pale Township, targeting abandoned bases of the National Unity Government (NUG) with drone strikes and carrying out arson attacks on civilian homes. The escalation, which began on 24 February 2026, follows the high-profile surrender of Bo Nagar, the leader of ...

While blaming "power-hungry" rivals for the nation’s collapse, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has spent the last five years consolidating an unprecedented collection of titles and authority. As a new "sham" government looms, his endgame is becoming clear. In a recent message marking the 78th Chin National Day, the leader ...

An unidentified armed group has abducted and robbed a group of youths in Myanmar’s jade-mining hub of Hpakant, using the threat of forced military conscription as a ruse. The incident occurred at approximately 19:30 local time on 24 February near the Sein Sein tailings heap in Maw Sizar village. Witnesses ...

Nearly 200 Myanmar military personnel have surrendered to or been captured by resistance forces within the first three weeks of February, according to data released by the advocacy group People’s Goal. The group reported a total of 191 individuals—comprising both defectors and prisoners of war—between the first and third weeks ...

For over 70 years, Myanmar’s civil war has been fueled by a deep-seated fear of centralisation and ethnic chauvinism. To save a fractured nation, the Bamar majority must finally accept its role as a peer, not a master. Since independence, Bamar politicians have largely failed to see themselves as representatives ...

Authorities in Myanmar’s Karenni (Kayah) State say they are facing significant legal hurdles in stopping the dangerous trade of unexploded ordnance (UXO) and battlefield remnants, as economic desperation drives locals to risk their lives for a meager profit. The Karenni State Interim Executive Council (IEC) reported that despite local orders ...

At least ten people, including two young children, have been killed following a military air attack on a village in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region on Monday night. Local officials from the National Unity Government (NUG) reported that the military used two paramotors to drop bombs on Shwe Kyaung Kan village in ...

Myanmar military forces have set fire to a local school and private residences, including a small business, during a multi-village offensive in Sagaing Region’s Pale Township. On Tuesday morning, a military column of approximately 200 soldiers entered Hnaw Yoe village, where they reportedly torched the local school at around 08:30 ...