YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s sham government is ramping up its aerial bombardment of civilian areas despite a severe nationwide fuel shortage that has grounded domestic commercial flights and paralyzed private transport. Data from the Nyan Lin Thit Research Group reveals a disturbing paradox: as the country’s energy crisis deepens, the ...
By Chun Nrein / MPA In a battered, soot-stained pot, broken rice grains are boiled into a soft, sticky mash. From an ancient plate where the ceramic glaze peels away in flakes, 80-year-old Pwa Naw Phaw Na struggles to eat her meager meal. A watery bowl of traditional Karen Talapaw ...
MANDALAY, Myanmar — Authorities in Mandalay are making extensive preparations to host a grand Thingyan Water Festival this April, in what critics describe as a desperate attempt by the sham government to project an image of normalcy despite the ongoing national crisis. After a somber year in 2025—marked by devastating ...
SHWEBO, Myanmar — Female political prisoners in central Myanmar are being forced to live on meager food scraps remaining only after prison guards have fed their own families and livestock, according to reports emerging from Shwebo Prison. Sources close to the facility in the Sagaing Region allege a disturbing hierarchy ...
MRAUK-U, Myanmar — A 56-year-old schoolteacher has been detained in Mrauk-U, Rakhine State, following allegations of sexual misconduct and attempted rape involving multiple primary school students. The suspect, identified as U Maung Nge (also known as Maung Tin Nu), was a teacher at the Tezararma Monastic School in Sin Cha ...
SAGAING, Myanmar — A lone activist attempting to walk across Myanmar to promote peace has seen his journey cut short after being blocked by security forces in central Myanmar. Nga Min Swe, a resident of Mon State, had planned to walk from Mawlamyine in the south to Myitkyina in the ...
By Ko Myo / MPA YANGON, Myanmar — Intercity bus fares in Myanmar have more than doubled in recent weeks, leading to a sharp decline in travel as a worsening fuel crisis grips the nation. At Yangon’s Aung Mingala Highway Bus Terminal, brokers and operators report that ticket prices continue ...
KATHA, Myanmar — A devastating airstrike by Myanmar’s sham government on a Buddhist monastery has left more than 50 people dead, including several monks and children, sparking fierce condemnation of the country’s high-ranking religious authorities for their perceived silence. The attack occurred around 11:00 AM on March 20, 2026, during ...
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — The hope of returning home is becoming an increasingly distant dream for low-ranking soldiers in Myanmar, even as the country’s military leader edges closer to his personal ambition of the presidency, according to a prominent defector support group. People’s Goal, an organization assisting those who leave the ...
By Bala / MPA KARENNI STATE, Myanmar — Efforts by the Myanmar military to secure total control over the strategic Union Highway in Karenni State have reached a stalemate, as resistance forces continue to thwart the regime's attempts to advance, local sources and defense officials say. Since March 16, the ...
By Sayar Ngaat / MPA A prominent local journalist has been detained by an unidentified armed group in a resistance-controlled...
