The 2021 coup ignores the trauma and human cost of previous military regimes.
State-controlled news media report claims the group was hoping to link up with an ethnic armed group in the southeast.
At least eight more were shot dead Thursday, bringing the post-coup death toll to 270 with many wounded and not expected to survive.
The Kachin Independence Army says it has occupied Alaw Hill, which has a commanding hilltop position in northern Myanmar.
Ethnic Media Kanbawza Tai News is the latest victim as the junta continues its crackdown against the media in Myanmar.
Myanmar citizens doubt authenticity of video showing detained Chief Minister of Yangon Region claiming he bribed the ousted State Counselor.
The regime has suspended Directorate of Investment and Company Administration staff who refused to work for the military.
State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi faces four charges and has not been seen since her detention during the Feb. 1 coup.
taff from some of the country’s biggest retailers held at Yangon City Hall after stores across the country closed in protest at military rule.
Several people were also shot and wounded during night raids and street protests, which resumed around the country on Thursday morning.
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