It says the ban is temporary, but has not yet offered a reason for the move, which comes amid forced conscription of recruits for the regime’s depleted military.
The ethnic army says the fall of the major hilltop base guarding Ann will pave the way for it to capture its main target so far, the Western Command headquarters...
The regime pointed to low rainfall and natural gas yields, as well as destruction of infrastructure by resistance groups, as reasons for the shortfall.
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has listed Myanmar’s regime among the world’s 17 worst violators of religious rights.
The lack of jobs, rising costs and denial of the right to strike mean Myanmar's workers have never had it so bad, say labor representatives.
A previous junta outlawed motorbikes for ‘security reasons’, so delivery workers rely on pedal power—a daunting prospect amid the current searing temperatures.
Assistance Association of Political Prisoners adds more than 120 verified civilian deaths to post-coup total, but says the unverified total is far higher.
People’s Defense Force that bombed the junta’s Defense Service Academy in Pyin Oo Lwin captures regime base in Mandalay’s Sintgu Township.
The Chin Brotherhood Alliance says it is close to seizing Kyindwe town near Magwe Region and Rakhine State, despite the arrival of junta reinforcements.
Vice Senior General Soe Win shown giving pep talk to injured junta soldiers on state TV, said to be discussing border peace with state officials while urging regional command to...
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