USDP gathering ends with leadership disputes unresolved
A two-day meeting of central committee members from the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) ended last week without resolving key issues related to the party’s...
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Missing Chin State resistance fighters found dead
Two members of the Chinland Defence Force (CDF) chapter of southern Chin State’s Mindat Township went missing during a battle with junta troops on Wednesday only to be found slain the next day,...
Two-year-old girl shot in the neck as family flees raid by Myanmar junta forces
A two-year-old girl was seriously wounded after she was shot in the neck while her family was fleeing a raid on their village in Sagaing Region’s Khin-U Township on Wednesday. Residents of Myin...
Locals in southern Shan State report forced recruitment into Pa-O militia
Locals claim that a militia operating under the Pa-O National Organisation (PNO) has been forcibly recruiting members from villages across multiple southern Shan State townships to fight against...
Tension high at Sagaing-Manipur border following murder of Indian nationals
The international border between Sagaing Region and India’s Manipur State has been closed in the aftermath of the murder of two Indian nationals in Myanmar’s territory last week, according to...
Myanmar junta sentences three UEC heads to prison
The ousted chair of Myanmar’s Union Election Commission (UEC) and two other senior election officials have each been sentenced to three years in prison. UEC chair Hla Thein, secretary Myint Naing,...
In Suu Kyi constituency, crushed dreams of a brighter future
In 2012, when Aung San Suu Kyi decided to run in an election for the first time in more than 30 years, it was widely seen as an important turning point in Myanmar’s recent political history. But...
KIA and local guerrilla force launch lethal attack on Sagaing police station
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) jointly attacked a junta police station in northern Sagaing Region’s Indaw Township with the local People’s Defence Force (PDF) chapter on Sunday, causing...