By Hsu Yee | MPA Indept PhotoStory For two months, Ma Khin Lay had waited to go home. When the military column finally left her village in Myanmar’s Sagaing region, she thought the danger had passed. She was wrong. The 25-year-old mother managed to step through her front door, but ...
By Than Lynn | MPA Yangon — Queues formed outside polling stations in Myanmar’s commercial capital on Sunday (January 11) as the military junta held the second phase of its election, but observers say the turnout was driven by intimidation rather than civic duty. In a stark reflection of the ...
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 Than Lyann / MPA The State Administration Council has announced a mass prisoner amnesty to mark Myanmar’s 78th Independence Day today, January 4. According to official statements, inmates from various prisons across the country are being released under Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Family members gathered ...
By Than Lyan / MPA YANGON — Members of the Karen community across the globe are marking their 2,765th National New Year today, with major celebrations taking place at the National Races Village in Myanmar's commercial capital, Yangon. The event, held on 19 December, drew large crowds of observers and ...
By Sayar Ngaat / MPA A prominent local journalist has been detained by an unidentified armed group in a resistance-controlled...
