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By Hsu Yee/MPA Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government (NUG) has announced a significant expansion of territorial control, claiming its forces and allied ethnic armed groups have fully captured 37 towns across the country. In a public address on Tuesday, Nay Phone Latt, spokesperson for the NUG Prime Minister’s Office, stated ...

By Ra Wai/MPA Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) has urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to move beyond diplomatic statements and establish a concrete monitoring mechanism to ensure the safety of civilians involved in the country's deepening conflict. In a statement released by its Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...

By Hlaing / MPA Parents across Myanmar are expressing profound fear and uncertainty over their children's safety following a series of violent incidents, including murder and sexual assault, within both state-run and private educational institutions. Recent reports from local sources and parents highlight a growing sense of vulnerability in environments ...

By Hsu Yee/MPA A human rights monitoring group has pledged to seek justice for two political prisoners who reportedly died in a jail in Myanmar’s Rakhine State after being denied urgent medical treatment. The Justice Network for Political Prisoners (JNPP) said the inmates, Ko Thein Htun Sein and Ma Saw ...

1 Jan 2026 By Poe Sangle / MPA As the conflict following Myanmar’s 2021 coup drags into its fifth year, resistance groups are facing a growing internal challenge: an increasing number of fighters going "AWOL" (Absent Without Leave) or deserting their posts. Sources close to the People's Defense Forces (PDF) ...

By Moe Nya / MPA The Karen National Union (KNU), Myanmar’s oldest ethnic revolutionary organization, has announced it is drafting a new "Kawthoolei Charter" designed to guarantee the rights of all ethnic groups living within its vast territories. Padoh Saw Hla Tun, the KNU’s Joint General Secretary (2), stated that ...

By Naing Yarzar Min / MPA Charity and public hospitals in Yangon are facing critical shortages of essential medicines, forcing doctors to turn away patients and slash operation schedules, residents and staff have told MPA. Strict import restrictions and a severe shortage of foreign currency under the military regime are ...

By Sayar Ngaat / MPA Myanmar’s delegation has formally requested the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to dismiss all allegations of genocide brought by The Gambia, arguing that the charges lack legal and factual merit. Speaking on the final day of hearings in The Hague, the junta-appointed Union Minister and ...

The Japanese government has announced it will continue to provide assistance that "directly benefits" the people of Myanmar, reinforcing a policy to support civilians facing hardship under the current regime. In a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo confirmed its commitment to a "firm policy" of delivering ...

By Hsu Yee/MPA An airstrike by the Myanmar military has killed eight civilians, including an infant boy and a teenage girl, in a night-time raid on a village in the Sagaing Region. Two 500lb bombs were dropped by a fighter jet on Lay Bo village, near the town of Mawlu ...