KNLA seizes junta-aligned BGF camp
Thanlwintimes Hpapun, May (6) The KNLA Brigade 5 reported on May 5 that it raided a camp of the junta-aligned Border Guard Force (BGF) and confiscated weapons and ammunition. On May…
May 2023
How will the KNU reshuffle affect the political and military landscape?
Mawlamyine, May (6) There was a change in key leadership positions, including the chairman, at the 17th Karen National Union (KNU) Congress, which was postponed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Doctors warn people about heat stroke, rising COVID cases
Mawlamyine, May (6) Doctors have advised the public to be extra cautious after a surge in cases of mixed symptoms of heat stroke and COVID-19 in Mon State since the…
Power blackout in Pala Town as fighting destroys town generator
Palaw, May (6) A fight broke out in Pala Town in Tanintharyi Region’s Palaw Township on the morning of May 4, and the town generator was hit by a heavy…
One civilian shot dead, two others tortured in Nyaunglaybin District
Nyaunglaybin, May (6) One civilian was shot dead and the other two were arrested and tortured by the junta troops in Kyaukgyi and Mone Township, under the territory of KUN…
PDFs to be prosecuted for killing 7 young people accusing them of military informants
Chaung-U, 5 May Some members of village people’s defence force in Chaung-U Township, Sagaing region have been arrested to be prosecuted for killing seven young persons, including the five underaged,…
4 Chinese people sentenced to death for murder case in Kokang region
Lashio, 5 May Four Chinese citizens were sentenced to death by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) based in Kokang Special Region (1) for committing many criminal cases, including…
Strike column in Letpaduangtaung protests against military dictatorship
Letpadaungtaung, 5 May Strike column in Letpadaungtaung area of Sagaing region staged a protest against military dictatorship on 4 May. Photo—Black Ko
Locals in Sagaing’s village stage anti-military protest
Yinmabin, 5 May Locals in a village of Sagaing region staged an anti-military dictatorship protest on 4 May. Photo—CJ
KUN’s vice chairman Padoh Saw Hsel Gay to serve as Defense Minister
Mawlamyine, May (5) Padoh Saw Hsel Gay, who was elected vice chairman of the Karen National Union (KNU), was appointed Minister of Defense on May 4, according to Karen sources.…