Myanmar regime intensifies Facebook propaganda campaign in wake of school airstrike

Changes to Facebook’s fact-checking and content moderation policies have made it easier for Myanmar’s regime to flood the platform with misinformation and propaganda, according to junta opponents and digital rights activists. The shift has been especially …

Mandatory conscription by Myanmar junta unjustifiable: NSCN-K (Yung Aung)

DIMAPUR, May 16 (MExN): The NSCN-K (Yung Aung) accused the Myanmar junta of forceful conscription of Nagas. According to it, the junta has intensified its conscription campaign in the Naga Self Administered Zone (NSAZ), which falls in the country’s Sagaing …

India accused of forcing Rohingya refugees into sea near Myanmar

Indian authorities allegedly forced dozens of Rohingya refugees off a naval vessel into the sea near Myanmar last week after providing them with life jackets, a United Nations agency, family members of the refugees and their lawyer said. The UNHCR said in …

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Deadly air raids have increased in Myanmar despite truce since earthquake

The funerals of victims killed by a bombing conducted by the Myanmar army in the village of Oe Htein Kwin, in the Sagaing region, on May 12, 2025. - / AFP While the central regions of Myanmar have continued to suffer from the aftermath of the March 28 …

10 Suspected Militants Killed on May 14 Handed Over to Myanmar: Report

Ukhrul, May 16: The 10 suspected militants killed in an alleged gunfight reportedly with an Assam Rifles unit along the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur’s Chandel district on May 14, 2025, were Myanmarese nationals, Scroll has reported. A senior state police …

10 killed in Manipur encounter were Myanmar nationals, security official says

The 10 suspected militants killed by the Indian armed forces in an encounter near the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur’s Chandel district on Wednesday were Myanmar nationals, a security official in Manipur said. According to a statement by the Army on …

India’s troubles on eastern front are growing. China’s domination in Myanmar goes unchallenged

The dust had barely settled over Operation Sindoor when China decided to rename 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh. Security forces killed 10 militants in Manipur near the Myanmar border. While Operation Sindoor was underway, New Delhi didn’t just block dozens …

Workers at Adidas Factory in Myanmar Strike for Living Wage

Around 4,000 workers at a Taiwanese factory in Yangon that manufactures shoes for global brand Adidas have staged a sit-in strike since Wednesday evening for higher wages. Tsang Yih Shoe Factory in Hlaing Tharyar Township is one of the largest Adidas …

Myanmar Junta Abandons Chinese Pipeline Amid Resistance Attacks

Myanmar’s junta has abandoned an off-take station for the Chinese oil and gas pipelines in Mandalay Region after eight simultaneous resistance attacks on Thursday. Numerous resistance groups attacked the pipeline’s junta guards in Natogyi, Taung Tha, …