Tag: Police

The first day of Myanmar’s new fuel-saving measures has been marked by widespread reports of extortion in Yangon, with traffic police allegedly targeting drivers whose vehicles were on the road out of sequence. The junta’s rationing scheme, which officially commenced on 7 March 2026, permits only vehicles with odd-numbered license ...

By Ko Myo / MPA A young man has died and another has been injured after jumping from the fourth floor of a municipal building in Yangon, in a desperate attempt to escape forced recruitment into the military. The incident took place on the night of 6 February at the ...