Tag: MPA

19 May 2026 By Hlaing SHWEBO, Myanmar — Anti-junta resistance forces have captured a crucial police station in the town of Saing Pyin, Sagaing Region, scoring a significant victory along a key highway network in northern Myanmar, military commanders announced late Monday. The No. 1 Shwebo District Military Command confirmed ...

18 May 2026 By Hlaing PAKOKKU, Myanmar — The Myanmar military has launched a sweeping economic blockade across Magway Region, completely cutting off the transport of food, medicine, and basic consumer goods from the major trading hub of Pakokku to over ten nearby townships west of the Irrawaddy River. The ...

18 May 2026 By Ko Myo YANGON, Myanmar — Armed military personnel and local authorities are launching a wave of aggressive nocturnal "guest registration" raids across Yangon, using minor bureaucratic infractions to arrest young men and force them into military service. The spike in midnight inspections is reportedly tied to ...

18 May 2026 By Kan Htun SITTWE, Myanmar — Women in the blockaded Rakhine State capital of Sittwe are facing severe reproductive health risks due to an acute shortage of menstrual hygiene products, caused by a sweeping military embargo on essential consumer goods. Local residents report that the ruling military ...

18 May 2026 By Ra Wai THAYET, Myanmar — A regional anti-junta resistance battalion in Magway Region has formally blacklisted and released the personal identities of nine of its former fighters after they defected to the ruling military regime. The Thayet District Battalion 4 issued a public blacklisting directive on ...

17 May 2026 By Mon Lay YANGON, Myanmar — A leaked conscription notice summoning the son of one of Myanmar’s most prominent military-aligned billionaires has gone viral online, triggering widespread skepticism and allegations of a calculated psychological operation by the ruling junta. The document, dated 7 May 2026, was reportedly ...

17 May 2026 By Ko Myo MONYWA, Myanmar — Local administrative authorities in Sagaing Region have announced an immediate and indefinite suspension of all travel along a vital northern highway and the Chindwin River, citing a severe deterioration in regional security. The Kani Township Central Emergency Administration issued a directive ...

17 May 2026 By Foe Aww Yaw MONG HSU, Myanmar — At least 18 Chinese nationals have been arrested in eastern Myanmar after authorities raided a complex of makeshift camps used for online fraud operations hidden deep along the banks of the Salween River. The joint raid, conducted by junta-controlled ...

16 May 2026 By Hlaing SAW, Myanmar — Thousands of civilians have fled their homes in the Yaw region of western Myanmar as military forces launch a major offensive aimed at capturing the strategic resistance stronghold of Mindat in southern Chin State. The military push follows the junta's successful reoccupation ...

16 May 2026 By Mon Lay MANDALAY, Myanmar — Myanmar’s military junta leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has drawn widespread domestic criticism after telling citizens they must develop "business vision," despite critics pointing out that his regime's policies have driven the national economy into its worst-ever collapse. Speaking to ...