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25 April 2026 By Poesangle KUTKAI, Myanmar — The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) has announced that schools in Kutkai Township will follow the curriculum of Special Region 1 for the upcoming 2026-2027 academic year, clarifying that the Chinese language will not be a mandatory subject for all students. ...

25 April 2026 By Mon Lay FALAM, Myanmar — In a major development on the western front, the Myanmar military has regained control of Falam, the second-largest city in Chin State, following a relentless seven-month offensive that utilised overwhelming air and ground power. The city, which had been held by ...

25 April 2026 By Ko Myo YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) has flatly rejected a recent peace invitation from the military junta, describing it as a calculated attempt to sow division among resistance forces and secure legal impunity for the regime’s leadership. The statement, issued on ...

25 April 2026 By Ko Myo YANGON, Myanmar — A prominent human rights campaign group has urged ASEAN leaders to intervene and independently verify the health and status of Myanmar’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, describing the 80-year-old Nobel Laureate as a "political hostage." The "All in One Piece ...

24 April 2026 By Ko Myo YANGON, Myanmar — At least 49 civilians have been killed and over 100 others wounded in a single week of intensified attacks by the Myanmar military, according to a report released on Friday by the independent monitoring group Nyan Lin Thit Research. The research ...

24 April 2026 By Ko Myo MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines, currently holding the ASEAN Chairmanship, has issued an urgent appeal for the release of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and all remaining political prisoners, describing the move as essential for any meaningful national reconciliation in Myanmar. In a ...

24 April 2026 By Hsu Yee WASHINGTON D.C. / BANGKOK — In a sophisticated cross-border operation involving the FBI and Myanmar’s ethnic resistance forces, the US Department of Justice has indicted two Chinese nationals accused of managing billion-dollar cyber-scam operations from Myanmar’s war-torn borderlands. The arrests of Huang Xingshan (alias ...

24 April 2026 By Mon Lay YANGON, Myanmar — Independent media outlets in Myanmar have vowed to continue their operations in defiance of a new military junta decree revoking their licenses, calling the move a "blatant attempt to shroud the truth." The junta’s Ministry of Information announced on Wednesday that ...

24 April 2026 By Ko Myo YANGON, Myanmar — A prominent human rights network has issued a stinging rebuke of ASEAN’S failed diplomatic efforts in Myanmar, calling on the regional bloc to shift its support toward pro-democracy movements as the "Five-Point Consensus" reaches its fifth anniversary with no tangible results. ...

24 April 2026 By Ra Wa MAWLAMYINE, Myanmar — Residents of Mawlamyine, the capital of Mon State, are reporting a sharp increase in power outages just 48 hours after the military junta’s electricity ministry publicly promised to extend power distribution across the country. On April 22, the military-appointed Minister for ...