Four military personnel killed in attack on junta base in Palaw
Thanlwintimes Palaw, May (5) Four military personnel were killed and three others wounded in an attack on the junta base at Htamin Masar village in Tanintharyi Region’s Palaw Township, an official…
May 2023
Alarming rise in civilian deaths in wake of military coup in Myanmar
Yangon, May (5) Over 8,000 civilians on both side of pro-democracy and pro-military factions have been arbitrarily killed in more than two years since the military regime led by Senior…
Economists says military council’s ban on foreign imports is wrong strategy
Mawlamyine, May (5) Economists pointed out that the coup military council’s directive to reduce foreign imports as much as possible and to tighten inspection of imported goods to avoid a…
PDF attacks office of military security affairs in Tanintharyi Region’s Pyigyimandaing
Bokepyin, May (5) The People’s Defense Force in Bokepyin Township reported on May 4 that an attack on the military security affairs office in Pyigyimandaing Town in Tanintharyi Region’s Bokepyin…
NUG says it kills nearly 30,000 junta troops
Yangon, May (5) The National Unity Government (NUG) reported on May 3 that it has killed up to 30,000 junta troops and injured more than 10,000 within two years of…
Junta release more than 2,100 political prisoners
Nay Pyi Taw, 4 May The military council announced amnesty order to release 2,153 political prisoners to mark the ful-moon day of Kason, the Buddha Day, on 3 May. These…
Mizzima’ female reporter released from prison
Mawlamyine, 4 May A female freelance reporter of Mizzima Media was among the inmates released in amnesty order on 3 May which coincided with the Buddha Day or Kason Full-moon…
Kason full-moon day festival held in Belu Kyun’s village in Mon state
Mawlamyine, 3 may Kason full-moon day festival was held in Ywalut village of Belu Kyun township, with pouring water on Bayan tree on 3 May. The village has observed this…
Junta’s former Yangon economic minister die in prison
Yangon, 4 May Yangon region’s former economic minster, U Aung Than Oo, died at Insein public hospital while he was undergoing medical treatment as a prisoner, sources close to his…
Junta to reduce death penalty to life sentence for 38 inmates
Nay Pyi Taw, 4 May The junta regime announced on 3 May to reduce death penalty to life sentence for38 inmates in different prisoners across the country. The reduction of…