The junta left the former NLD member in his position after the military coup in an apparent bid for legitimacy.
Clashes have broken out between the ethnic armed group and the Myanmar military in Thandwe Township, home to famed travel destination Ngapali Beach, local media reported.
Spokesman for the ethnic army says its political goal is to wipe the world’s ‘last fascist military’ off the map.
Myawaddy rocked by bombing raids on Monday morning as Thai prime minister poised to visit border zone.
The Irrawaddy’s latest roundup includes incidents in Karen and Shan states and Sagaing and Mandalay regions.
Fewer than 100 regime troops are estimated to be making a last stand near a bridge that connects Myawaddy with Thailand.
The day after the junta released 3,303 people from prisons in a nationwide conditional amnesty, guards opened fire on a protest in a prison in Kachin State, killing four people...
The junta’s No. 2 has not been seen in public since April 3, sparking rumors that he was either gravely injured in a resistance drone attack or purged by Min...
Around 30,000 sheltering in Kale are prey to heatstroke as the Sagaing township runs out of water, say health volunteers.
The junta merely said it would take steps to shield elderly prisoners from the heat; there is no evidence to support reports she was moved to house arrest, sources say.
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