October 21, 2026

    Yangon’s luxury condo buyers left waiting as projects stall

    Delayed developments and the cancellation of a major project raise doubts about the property market in Myanmar’s largest city
    October 21, 2026

    TNLA-backed force defects to the junta 

    Led by a former member of the regime’s police force, over 50 TNLA-backed forces defected to the junta last week…
    October 20, 2026

    Myanmar military airstrikes kill 16 in single day 

    The regime employed an arsenal of gyrocopters, kamikaze drones and jet fighters in three separate attacks on civilian targets in…
    October 20, 2026

    Detained Suu Kyi receives UK royal package: Myanmar regime 

    Britain’s King Charles sent imprisoned Aung San Suu Kyi two books on soil, as well as two sealed envelopes, according…
    October 19, 2026

    Myanmar migrant remittances now junta’s largest foreign currency source

    Labour remittances sent back to families from Myanmar migrant workers abroad exceeded US$5.6 billion in 2025, according to regime data
    October 16, 2026

    Fear grips Mandalay as junta-backed militias and kidnappers prey on residents

    A visitor finds that rising crime and forced conscription have had a chilling effect on life in Myanmar’s second-largest city
    October 16, 2026

    TNLA and MNDAA rapidly upgrading Chinese border gates

    Since signing ceasefires with the regime last year, locals say the two groups have swiftly moved to upgrade trade gates…
    October 15, 2026

    At least 8 civilians killed by Myanmar junta airstrikes near Mon-Karen border 

    The junta launched two airstrikes late Tuesday night on villages near the border, resulting in high civilian casualties, residents and…

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      August 3, 2026

      Suu Kyi’s ICRC meeting is a strategic move by Myanmar’s regime, not a sign of change

      The junta’s latest empty gesture is a cost-free way to win greater international acceptance, not evidence of any softening of…
      May 12, 2026

      Words that dehumanise: The language behind anti-Rohingya hatred in Myanmar

      Propaganda and prejudice have long stripped the Rohingya and other minorities of their humanity, making them easy targets of violence
      April 1, 2026

      Myanmar faces deepening crisis as global oil shock bites

      A surge in global fuel prices is exposing Myanmar’s fragile economy, with thin reserves, a weakening currency, and limited options…
      January 5, 2026

      Few people voted in Myanmar’s junta election—and history explains why

      From independence to dictatorship, participation has risen when elections mattered—and collapsed when they were staged. The 2025 vote fits the…
      December 31, 2025

      Advance votes and split ballots: Dr Aye Maung on how the election played out in Rakhine

      The Rakhine nationalist leader discusses his decision to enter the controversial election and its outcome in his home state
      October 23, 2025

      Photo essay: Yangon’s port workers struggle to make ends meet amid soaring prices

      The dock workers in Yangon’s ports often have few options for supporting their families as the cost of living rises…