By Ra Wai / MPA Advocacy groups say very few political detainees were included in a mass amnesty of more than 6,000 prisoners granted by Myanmar’s military authorities to mark Independence Day. On 4 January, the military commission announced the release of 6,134 inmates under Section 401(1) of the Code ...
By Hla Hla Win Displaced persons fleeing conflict in Maw Taung, southern Myanmar, are facing severe food shortages due to logistical restrictions imposed by Thai authorities at the border, aid workers say. Following the seizure of Maw Taung by resistance forces on 14 November last year, thousands of residents initially ...
By Moe Nya / MPA Maesot — A broad coalition of Myanmar’s overseas diaspora and international advocacy groups has voiced strong support for the newly formed Spring Revolution Alliance (SRA), hailing it as a "pivotal shift" in the resistance against the country's military junta. The SRA, which officially launched on ...
By Mon Lay , Moe Nya - MPA MAE SOT — A wave of resignations has hit the Prime Minister’s Office of Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG), with former staff members accusing high-ranking officials of financial embezzlement, nepotism, and creating a "toxic" culture of fear that undermines the pro-democracy movement. ...
By Sayar Ngaat / MPA A prominent local journalist has been detained by an unidentified armed group in a resistance-controlled...
