Tag: Political

9 June 2026 By MPA NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — A prominent pro-military politician has claimed that Myanmar’s ousted democratic leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, has been moved to a comfortable, air-conditioned residence with round-the-clock access to medical specialists—a narrative that critics insist is a calculated propaganda stunt aimed at obscuring ...

10 June 2026 By Cherry May MYITKYINA, Myanmar — A powerful coalition of 129 civil society and Kachin organizations has issued a stern ultimatum to Myanmar’s military junta, demanding an immediate and permanent halt to recent attempts to revive the controversial Myitsone mega-dam project, warning that the move will drag ...

10 June 2026 By Ko Myo NEW YORK, United Nations — Five million children in Myanmar are now in desperate need of urgent humanitarian assistance to survive, the country’s permanent representative to the United Nations has warned, accusing the military regime of launching relentless airstrikes despite attempts to rebrand its ...

By Saw Thuu / MPA Following Senior General Min Aung Hlaing’s transition to the presidency, General Ye Win Oo has assumed the role of Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces. Shortly after taking the helm, the new army chief rolled out a strategic initiative widely seen as a move to prolong ...

25 May 2026 By Ko Myo MANDALAY, Myanmar — Armed military personnel and regime administrators in the town of Kyaukpadaung, Mandalay Region, have begun widening their forced conscription net to target elderly men, using arbitrary detentions as a lucrative extortion racket to fund military operations. For nearly two years, young ...

25 May 2026 By Mon Lay NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — Khin Yi, the leader of the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and nominal speaker of the regime's unrecognized Pyithu Hluttaw (House of Representatives), has asserted that the junta-created assembly must act as a primary mechanism to shield the state ...

22 May 2026 By Mon Lay NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — Myanmar’s newly appointed military chief, General Ye Win Oo, has accused global superpowers of using aid and diplomacy to dominate smaller nations, during an ASEAN defense summit that critics say is being heavily exploited by the junta for geopolitical propaganda. Addressing ...

22 May 2026 By Ko Myo NEW YORK, United Nations — Myanmar’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, has launched a fierce appeal to the UN Security Council, demanding immediate and binding resolutions to halt the military junta’s unchecked atrocities against civilians. Speaking during an open ...

22 May 2026 By Ko Myo MONYWA, Myanmar — The Interim Federal Unit Government of Sagaing has disbursed an initial military grant of 150 million Myanmar Kyat (MMK) to the Sagaing District Military Command to bolster ongoing defensive operations against the ruling military junta. The formal funding transfer took place ...

16 May 2026 By Mon Lay MANDALAY, Myanmar — Myanmar’s military junta leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has drawn widespread domestic criticism after telling citizens they must develop "business vision," despite critics pointing out that his regime's policies have driven the national economy into its worst-ever collapse. Speaking to ...