NUG says only military junta persecutes people
Thanlwintimes Nay Pyi Taw, 24 August Only the military junta is to blame for the ongoing bloodshed in Myanmar, said U Nya Phone Latt, spokesperson of Prime Minister’s Office of National…
August 2023
Junta blames businessmen for high commodity prices
Mawlamyine, 24 August Myanmar military council blamed businessmen and speculators for the skyrocketing prices of basic food items, including rice. At the 22nd press conference of the military council held…
More than 20 residents arrested as human shields in Dawei, Thayet Chaung
Dawei, 24 August The junta forces arrested 20 locals as human shields after invading the eastern Dawei and Taung Pyauk areas in Thayet Chaung in Tanintharyi Region, resistance forces told…
Woman injured in landmine explosion in Belin
Belin, 24 August A woman was seriously injured in a landmine blast in Mayangon village in Belin Township, Mon State, on 13 August morning, locals confirmed to Than Lwin Times.…
International Humanitarian Law course conducted at Magway’s PDF battalion
Magway, 23 August People Defence Force’s Battalion (1) of Magway District received a training course on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) about the rules for resistance forces in armed conflicts. Photo-…
Former resistance member turns into military informant in central Myanmar
Myaing, 23 August A former people’s defence team in Myaine township who defected to the junta regime has turned into an informant, telling the locations of resistance force in Pakukko…
“It cannot be definitely said that NCA has been invalid. Internal conflict is intensifying due to armed resistance,” Lt-Col Oum Khur, spokesperson of RCSS
The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) held its bi-annual meeting at its headquarters in Loi Tai Leng from 18 to 20 August, and released its standpoint and a five-point…
200 houses destroyed in junta raid in Yebyu
Yebyu, 23 August Nearly 200 houses were destroyed, and 17 of them were burned, during the junta raid into Yebyu Township, Tanintharyi Region, between August 8 and 18, according to…
Residents from 11 villages fleeing junta shelling in KNU’s Mone township
Mone, 23 August The military council’s continuous firing of heavy weapons and drones into Mone Township of KNU Brigade 3, caused the residents of 11 villages to flee., reported KNU…
Junta desperately tries to control dollar for military spending
Mawlamyine, 23 August Myanmar’s military council desperately makes an effort to control the dollar, since much of the military expenditure is being spent on suppressing the Spring Revolution, which was…