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15 May 2026 By Foe Aww Yaw KAWLIN, Myanmar — At least seven Myanmar junta soldiers have died and dozens more have been rushed to hospital after a desperate attempt to brew homemade alcohol using medical supplies and highly toxic agricultural chemicals went fatally wrong. The mass poisoning occurred on ...

15 May 2026 By Ko Myo YANGON, Myanmar — At least 28 civilians, including nine women and nine children, have been killed across Myanmar in the first 15 days of May as the military junta intensifies its nationwide air campaign, a human rights watchdog reported on Friday. According to data ...

15 May 2026 By Nway TEDIM, Myanmar — The death of a 70-year-old guesthouse owner in the custody of an anti-junta resistance group has triggered intense local criticism and raised serious questions about the treatment of detainees by opposition forces in Chin State. U Thang Khan Dal, the owner of ...

15 May 2026 By Hlaing KANI, Myanmar — Thousands of families have been trapped or forced into hiding as Myanmar military forces conduct a relentless, two-week arson campaign along the banks of the Chindwin River in Sagaing Region. Since 28 April, a junta force of approximately 1,000 troops has established ...

15 May 2026 By Foe Aww Yaw NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — The newly appointed speaker of Myanmar's military-installed parliament has announced plans to review and potentially reinstate a series of oppressive laws that had been abolished by the ousted civilian government. Khin Yi, the former military general who assumed the role ...

15 May 2026 By Hlaing SAW, Myanmar — A wave of public outrage has erupted following the circulation of TikTok videos showing Myanmar military personnel parading and verbally abusing bound civilians in the newly occupied town of Saw, Magway Region. The footage, reportedly uploaded by junta soldiers themselves, shows a ...

14 May 2026 By Mon Lay SAW, Myanmar — The Myanmar military has launched a massive build-up of troops in Saw, Magway Region, in a strategic move intended to cut off vital trade routes connecting the central plains to resistance-held areas in Rakhine and Chin States. On Thursday morning, a ...

14 May 2026 By Mon Lay BRUSSELS, Belgium — The diplomatic and economic isolation of the Myanmar military junta has reached a new peak as 11 non-EU European nations officially committed to joining the European Union's latest round of sanctions against the regime. The EU Council announced on 13 May ...

14 May 2026 By Mon Lay YANGON, Myanmar — Pro-military lobbyists in Myanmar have launched a coordinated wave of personal attacks against Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the current ASEAN Chair, after he began formal diplomatic engagements with Myanmar’s revolutionary forces. The smear campaign, largely carried out through junta-aligned Telegram ...

14 May 2026 By Ko Myo SHWEBO, Myanmar — Resistance commanders in Sagaing Region have ordered a sweeping information blackout and the temporary shutdown of satellite internet services as a major military operation gets underway in northern Myanmar. The No. 1 Shwebo District Military Command issued a formal directive on ...