12 May 2026 By Mon Lay YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government (NUG) has issued a sharp rebuttal to the latest ASEAN summit outcomes, warning that delivering humanitarian aid through the military junta is tantamount to handing a political victory to "the very people dropping the bombs." In ...
12 May 2026 By Ko Myo YANGON, Myanmar — The Myanmar military has begun a controversial campaign to recruit children from the country’s poorest families into military-run schools, a move critics describe as a desperate attempt to bolster its dwindling ranks through long-term indoctrination. Local administration officials in Yangon are ...
1 May 2026 By Hlaing MABEIN, Myanmar — Intense clashes have broken out between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Myanmar’s military junta in Mabein Township, a strategic gateway connecting Northern Shan State and Kachin State, local sources confirmed on Monday. The latest round of fighting was triggered on 9 ...
11 May 2026 By Mon Lay YANGON, Myanmar — The Myanmar military junta has lashed out at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), accusing the regional bloc of persistent discrimination and violating its own charter by interfering in the country’s domestic affairs. In a late-night statement issued on 10 ...
11 May 2026 By Ko Myo SEOUL, South Korea — Myanmar nationals working in South Korea are increasingly warning one another against returning home for family visits, following a surge in reports of the military junta blocking migrant workers from departing the country once they arrive. The warnings have become ...
11 May 2026 By Hsu Yee MANDALAY, Myanmar — At least 19 young volunteers from a local social welfare group were forcibly detained by Myanmar military personnel in Mandalay on Friday night, as the junta ramps up its aggressive recruitment drive in the country’s second-largest city. The raid took place ...
MANDALAY, Myanmar — The cost of dying is the latest financial burden to hit residents of Mandalay, as the city’s major cemeteries prepare to double their cremation fees starting May 9, 2026. According to a public announcement by local charity organization Mano (Kyar Phyu), the price for a standard adult ...
MANILA, Philippines — The President of the Philippines and current ASEAN Chair, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has called on Myanmar’s military authorities to not only release deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi but also to restore her ability to function as a political leader. Speaking at a press conference following the ...
YANGON, Myanmar — At least 44 women were killed across Myanmar in the month of April as the military intensified its campaign of airstrikes and heavy artillery against civilian areas, according to a report released on Friday by the Burmese Women’s Union (BWU). The fatalities, recorded between April 1 and ...
GANGRAW, Myanmar — Authorities in central Myanmar’s Magway Division are on high alert following the escape of three detainees, including two prisoners of war (POWs), from a forest jail managed by the National Unity Government (NUG). The escape occurred on the afternoon of May 7, 2026, at a facility under ...
By Sayar Ngaat / MPA A prominent local journalist has been detained by an unidentified armed group in a resistance-controlled...
