Myanmar Supreme Court to hear appeal of jailed former leader Suu Kyi

April 19, 2023

NEWS DESK The Supreme Court in military-ruled Myanmar will hear an appeal by deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her convictions for corruption and violating election and state secrets laws, according to a source familiar with the matter, Reuters reports. The 77-year-old Nobel laureate is serving 33 years in prison after convictions in more […]Continue Reading

Fighting continues after Myanmar junta convoy crushed in Chin state

April 19, 2023

Fierce fighting is continuing in Hakha Township, Chin State, in response to the destruction of a Myanmar junta convoy by resistance forces. The 30-truck junta convoy was defended by two armored vehicles when it left Kale in Sagaing Region in early March to reinforce Chin State’s capital Hakha but Chin resistance groups weakened it with […]Continue Reading

Myanmar air strike death toll rises to at least 130: Report

April 13, 2023

Villagers used old car tyres on Thursday to cremate the last of an estimated 130 victims of an airstrike in Myanmar’s central Sagaing region, with South East Asian countries saying they “strongly condemned” the attack, AFP reports. The country has seen widespread violence, with its economy almost paralysed, since the military toppled Aung San Suu […]Continue Reading

Myanmar junta chief asks Thailand to drop daughter’s name from drugs, laundering case

April 12, 2023

NEWS DESK Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has personally asked Thai authorities to drop his daughter’s name from a court case involving a Myanmar arms dealer indicted on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering, The Irrawaddy reports. Arms dealer Tun Min Latt was arrested in a police raid in Bangkok in September last year, […]Continue Reading

Myanmar military attacks rebel gathering, leaving 50 dead

April 11, 2023

NEWS DESK At least 50 people were killed in central Myanmar on Tuesday in an air strike by the military on an event attended by opponents to its rule, according to media and members of a local resistance movement. Citing residents in the Sagaing region, BBC Burmese, Radio Free Asia (RFA), and the Irrawaddy news portal reported between 50 and 100 people, including Continue Reading

Myanmar junta’s planned election to be contested by 63 parties

April 9, 2023

Myanmar’s military regime has dissolved 40 political parties including the National League for Democracy (NLD) and the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) for refusing to re-register under its tough new Political Parties Registration Law. However, 63 other parties will follow the road map of the junta despite its atrocities against its own people, The […]Continue Reading

Resistance raids Myanmar junta outposts near Chinese gambling hub

April 7, 2023

NEWS DESK Resistance forces attacked the Myanmar junta-affiliated Border Guard Force (BGF) near the Chinese-backed Shwe Kokko online gambling, scamming and trafficking hub in Karen State on Wednesday and Thursday, The Irrawaddy reports. The Lion Battalion and other resistance groups raided junta and BGF forces in Hteewapalaw and Hteekawhtaw villages in Myawaddy Township Continue Reading

NUG welcomes UN condemnation of Myanmar junta abuses

April 6, 2023

NEWS DESK The National Unity Government (NUG) Ministry of Human Rights has welcomed a new resolution of the 52nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council that condemned the Myanmar junta’s brutal attacks on civilians, human rights violation and abuses, Mizzima News reports. The session was held on Wednesday (April 5). The following is […]Continue Reading

Thousands flee into Thailand after fighting between Myanmar military, rebels

April 6, 2023

NEWS DESK Fierce fighting between the Myanmar military and armed ethnic rebels has forced about 5,000 people to flee across the country’s border into Thailand this week, officials and media said on Thursday, Reuters reports. The clashes broke out when rebels in the southern Karen state attacked a military border guard outpost, according to reports […]Continue Reading

Myanmar junta dismisses commander after heavy casualties in Karen State

April 2, 2023

Myanmar’s junta has sacked Lieutenant General Khin Hlaing, the Karen State commander, after his forces suffered heavy casualties in clashes with the Karen National Union (KNU), The Irrawaddy reports. Khin Hlaing is the second general to be forced out after Lieutenant General Than Hlaing, the Sagaing Region commander, was dismissed last year. Major General Myat […]Continue Reading