By Ko Myo / MPA SAGAING REGION, Myanmar — While Myanmar’s civilian population grapples with a catastrophic fuel shortage that has grounded domestic flights and paralyzed transport, the military junta has intensified its aerial bombardment campaign, deploying a fleet of eight fighter jets to strike a single village in the ...
WUNDWIN, Myanmar — Security forces belonging to Myanmar’s sham government have carried out a series of aggressive "portering" raids in Wundwin Township, abducting men from their homes and even while performing religious duties. The raids, which began in the early hours of March 20, 2026, targeted several villages including Ai ...
By Htet Soe Lin / MPA New regulations imposed by the Thai government have led to long queues and confusion for Myanmar drivers seeking fuel in the border town of Mae Sot. Following a directive issued on 10 March, Thai authorities have introduced fresh restrictions on selling fuel to vehicles ...
By Ko Myo / MPA A young man in Yangon has been released after reportedly being drugged with alcohol and sold to a military recruitment camp, highlighting a disturbing new trend of private individuals profiting from the country's conscription drive. The 18-year-old victim was lured by an online acquaintance to ...
By Hlaing and Mon Lay / MPA In the dusty outskirts of Yangon, a volunteer fire station has become an unlikely frontline in the struggle to save Myanmar’s youth from a cycle of poverty and crime. Last week, Daw Myint Myint Than, a widowed cleaner from Hlaing Tharyar Township, arrived ...
By Sayar Ngaat / MPA A prominent local journalist has been detained by an unidentified armed group in a resistance-controlled area of Kachin State, raising fresh concerns over press freedom in Myanmar’s conflict zones. Ko Tar Lin Maung, an editor for the Hpakant-based Uru Daily News, was taken from a ...
By Kan Htun / MPA More than 100 Myanmar military personnel held as prisoners of war (POWs) have been killed following an airstrike by their own air force in Rakhine State’s Ann Township, according to ground reports and newly verified photographic evidence. The incident, which occurred on 8 March, targeted ...
YANGON, Myanmar — An 18-year-old man in Yangon has returned home with severe injuries after being lured into a trap, drugged with alcohol, and sold to a military base for profit. The incident, reported by the Rangoon Scout Network (RSN), highlights a terrifying new trend in Myanmar’s commercial capital where ...
MAWLAMYINE, Myanmar — Vital humanitarian services in Mon State are on the brink of closure after Myanmar’s sham government introduced new regulations requiring non-profit organizations to deposit large sums of cash as "security bonds" to maintain their licenses. Under the new administrative orders, local charities—which provide free ambulance services, funeral ...
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — Myanmar’s sham government is preparing for a significant military escalation to retake lost territories, bolstered by advanced Russian drone technology and a massive influx of forced conscripts, military sources have revealed. According to internal sources in Naypyidaw, the military leadership is holding daily high-level meetings to finalize ...
By Sayar Ngaat / MPA A prominent local journalist has been detained by an unidentified armed group in a resistance-controlled...
