The armed group said it attacked the main police station in Mansi Township, Kachin State because police are working with soldiers to commit violence against civilians.
Since the Feb. 1 coup, the country’s media environment has reverted to the situation under the military regime that ruled until 2011, with only state propaganda allowed.
Daw Zin Mar Aung says Asean is toothless when dealing with Myanmar’s military regime.
Millions of Myanmar people are refusing COVID-19 vaccines in protest at the military regime.
The security forces came to Daw Mi Nge’s home looking for her activist sons and detained her instead after beating her and stealing possessions.
The patients, some of whom are on medication, were taken by security forces from a care center run by ousted NLD MP Daw Phyu Phyu Thin.
Coming three months after Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing grabbed power, the opening of the upscale private facility is the latest addition to the military’s economic empire.
The gunship was struck as it was conducting a raid in Momauk, which has seen heavy fighting as the junta’s military attempts to retake a base seized by the KIA...
The country saw its bloodiest day in weeks as police, troops and plainclothes junta officers came out in force to crack down on protests around the country.
As the military takeover in Myanmar turns three months on Saturday, we chart the major events that have shaped the tragic period.
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