Despite relentless attacks, the regime has been unable to retake the sprawling compound since it was captured from its DKBA allies more than two months ago Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

The killers were also handed lengthy prison sentences on other charges, including robbery and causing the death of the woman’s unborn child Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/two-...

The military camps, lost in a December offensive, were retaken as part of a broader counterattack, according to local sources Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/kia-...

Chinese state media said members of the “Ming family” organisation, one of the Chinese-led criminal syndicates working with Myanmar militias to run the scam operations, were among those executed Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/chin...

A similar outbreak has also been reported in Karenni State, amid severe shortages of medical supplies myanmar-now.org/en/news/war-...

According to the Karenni State Interim Executive Council (IEC), the number of prisoners who reached the border with Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province could be over 70 myanmar-now.org/en/news/kare...

While backing the junta’s legal team in The Hague, longtime nationalist movement leaders struck an uncharacteristically soft tone regarding the ethnic minority that Myanmar stands accused of targeting Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

Junta orders DKBA and KNU/KNLA-Peace Council to submit names and locations of fighters in border town after warning of possible airstrikes. Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

The ethnic armed group said the prisoners, captured during fighting in Lashio, were released during a traditional festival honoring the dead Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/mnda...

The regime’s blitz of attacks targeting civilians in resistance-held areas came days ahead of the final phase of its election on Sunday Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

With 25 percent of seats reserved for unelected military representatives and a military proxy party taking most of the elected seats, it was clear the military and its proxies would hold most seats in the next parliament even before third-phase voting began Read more myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

Discussions focussed on ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus, civilian protection, and opposition to military-run elections Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/phil...

A little more than one percent of foreign visitors to Myanmar are from Russia, even as the two countries work to cement political and economic ties Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/few-...

U Hla Swe urged Myanmar’s legal team to insult representatives of The Gambia, underscoring tensions as the military defends itself against genocide allegations in The Hague Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

More than 80 prisoners escaped from a resistance-run jail near the Thai border, prompting armed recaptures, cross-border flight and heightened security patrols Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/mass...

Myanmar was second only to China in number of imprisoned journalists, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, which counted more than 300 worldwide for the fifth year running Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/over...

The Arakan Army (AA) has now confirmed 21 fatalities, including a one-month-old infant and three other children under five years old, from the junta attack on a camp housing prisoners of war Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/deat...

The junta has targeted locals suspected of ties to the Ta’ang armed group since retaking key towns in northern Shan State last year Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/civi...

Unable to break Chin resistance lines on the ground, junta forces have turned to heavy airpower Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/junt...

The move comes as groups aligned with the regime ramp up their rhetoric against the Muslim minority Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

Fighters allied with the Arakan Army in Magway Region’s Ngape Township said they were mobilising local farmers to cultivate alternative crops Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/anti...

An evening airstrike on an Arakan Army-run detention site in Kyauktaw Township has left prisoners of war and their family members dead and wounded, according to the group Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/junt...

Hardline religious nationalists with a long history of anti-minority hate are holding demonstrations in response to the genocide case against Myanmar in the United Nations’ court Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/ultr...

The regime is advancing aggressively along the old Yangon-Mandalay road a week after facing a series of devastating attacks Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/afte...

Resistance groups say the civilians were detained before being killed in eastern Sagaing Region Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/civi...

The military accuses the Chin Human Rights Organization of breaching the ASEAN Charter after it met Timor-Leste’s president Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

The Shanni Nationalities Army, an ethnic armed group allied with the Myanmar junta, fought alongside the military for more than a week to retake two urban wards in northern Sagaing Region Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/mili...

Losing ground daily to junta forces, the beleaguered armed resistance has now lost most means of access to Mandalay Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

The incident is just the latest in recent months as the National Unity Government and rival groups seek to assert control over taxation Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/tens...

A military-aligned politician said he still supports violent policies against Rohingya Muslims as Myanmar rejects genocide allegations in The Hague Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

The Spring Revolution Alliance brings together 19 armed groups betting that distance from the Chinese border will allow for renewed strength to fight Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/beyo...

The handover was the third major release of prisoners taken by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army in 2024, during the group’s seizure of northern Shan State’s largest city and regional military headquarters Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/koka...

Rohingya refugees are dependent on community-based classes and overstretched, internationally funded camp schools for education, as the Bangladeshi government has barred them from enrolling in national schools or studying in Bangla myanmar-now.org/en/news/drea...

The 54-year-old driver and deliveryman, whom authorities and pro-regime propagandists have accused of sedition and funding terrorists, was reportedly tortured during interrogation and has had difficulty securing legal representation Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

Displacement, financial hardship and investor interest have sent land prices skyrocketing in parts of Karenni, even as fighting with the junta grinds on Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/land...

Resistance forces allied with the Arakan Army (AA) are stopping supplies and reinforcements from reaching the Nat Yay Kan air defence base, which has been under siege by the AA since last year Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/resi...

Thet Thet Khine and a colleague from her People’s Pioneer Party stand accused of violating the Political Parties Registration Law Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/form...

Italian-Thai Development, a company with ties to mega-projects in Myanmar, was building the section of the high-speed rail where the incident occurred Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/at-l...

Days of coordinated assaults on military positions and polling infrastructure killed dozens of troops and forced voting suspensions Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/resi...

Cross-border fighting in Myanmar’s Rakhine State wounds civilians in Bangladesh, prompting Dhaka to summon Naypyidaw’s ambassador Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/bang...

Gold merchants said they were wary of military authorities, who have been conducting surprise inspections to ensure compliance with prices set by the regime Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/mark...

Some of the raided villages, located south of the centuries-old temples and pagodas of Bagan, were also targeted by junta arson attacks last year Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

Junta troops based at the Myanmar Yang Tse copper project raided a nearby village in Sagaing Region, killing a former employee linked to the Civil Disobedience Movement Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/form...

In the few townships where the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) did not come in first in the second phase of the elections, seats went to allied parties such as the Pa-O National Organisation and Mon Unity Party Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/mili...

Air attacks on villages in Chaung-U, Mingin and Wuntho townships killed one civilian and wounded at least 11 others as the junta pressed ahead with voting amid intensifying conflict Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

As the UN’s top court hears a genocide case against Myanmar, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh cling to hopes of justice and a path home Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/in-g...

A junta-appointed, township-level administrator was killed in a shooting in Magway Region as Myanmar’s military pushed ahead with the second phase of its controversial elections. Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

Myanmar voters go to the polls for a second time amid fears of reprisals myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

Unfolding amid ongoing conflict and territorial fragmentation, the second phase will deliver an outcome even less meaningful than the first myanmar-now.org/en/news/betw...

ntense clashes have been reported across the region, as resistance forces continue to carry out bold attacks Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/figh...