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The attack in Thantlang Township comes days after junta troops forced their way into its administrative centre earlier this week

The woman was arrested after the man was found with head and neck lacerations and later died on arrival at the hospital

The order comes as work on the Yadanabon New City project accelerates as part of the regime’s “100-Day Plan”

The latest bid for control of the Kalay-Tamu road follows junta chief Min Aung Hlang’s visit to India, where he promised progress on connectivity projects

Residents say that many of the 31 victims were elderly or disabled people, including some who had taken shelter at monasteries

The regime’s troop deployments in Magway Region suggest a broad strategy to isolate resistance-held areas for renewed offensives in Rakhine State

Aung Ko Win accompanies Min Aung Hlaing during a meeting with the governor of Maharashtra State in Mumbai on June 2 (Photo: Myanmar military) An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified Jonathan Myo Kyaw Thaung as joining the business delegation to India alongside Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing. We regret the error. Mr …

Residents say the group appears to be coming closer to taking the Taung Maw Oo naval base in Kyaukphyu Township

The resistance-held town is hit repeatedly by airstrikes as thousands of villagers flee advancing junta ground troops

There was no active fighting near either of the targeted areas at the time of the attacks, local sources said

The group says the junta did not demand the return of Monglon, Mongngawt, Namtu, and Namkham during talks last month

After five years of keeping a low profile, Aung Ko Win of the KBZ Group has put his ties to the military back in the spotlight

Thousands have fled the area in recent weeks as the regime carries out a massive operation near the foothills of the Bago Yoma mountain range

Even after their release, those jailed for opposing the junta’s coup find they are still far from free

It was not immediately clear whether the drone was launched by Myanmar’s military or a group fighting the regime

The rare rebuke from a junta supporter comes as junta chief Min Aung Hlaing tours Buddhist pilgrimage sites as part of a state visit to India

The new “Arakha Lottery” comes as Rakhine State residents struggle to keep up with rising costs after more than two and a half years of war

The award recognises the Myanmar Now photojournalist’s years of commitment to documenting rights abuses in Myanmar

The move comes as the regime pushes to reduce reliance on imported oil, which makes up 90 percent of Myanmar’s supply

Min Aung Hlaing receives a red-carpet welcome on his first trip abroad as Myanmar’s self-appointed “civilian” leader