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Photo: MOI Myanmar junta departments are facilitating the abduction and forced drafting of random civilians by forging identity documents for replacement conscripts, according to the regime's own immigration minister. During a September 29 meeting in Taunggyi, Shan State, Immigration Minister U Myint Kyaing acknowledged that government personnel were helping forge household registration lists and identity cards to satisfy conscription quotas. Local ward and village administra

Arakan Army (AA) troops seen at a location along the Ayeyarwady-Rakhine border. (AA Info Desk - File Photo) Clashes between the Arakan Army (AA) and junta forces have escalated around Thabaung and Lemyethna townships in Ayeyarwady Region near the Arakan State border, resulting in heavy regime casualties, according to local resistance sources. During battles along the Arakan Yoma range, regime troops have reportedly abandoned fallen soldiers on the battlefield. Furthermore, ju

7 October 2026 Myanmar’s military carried out fresh airstrikes and a drone attack in Sagaing and Kachin states on 5 October, even as international calls grew for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners and for governments not to receive junta leader Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who declared himself “president,” as he prepared to visit Malaysia underscoring the gap between the junta’s continued military operations at home and its push for international acceptanc

A new docuseries by China’s state broadcaster details how a billion-dollar scam industry thrived in northern Myanmar under the protection of four powerful Kokang families aligned with the military regime. Titled “The Demise of Telecom Fraud in Northern Myanmar” and produced by the Ministry of Public Security and China Media Group, the three-part documentary began airing on October 5. It identifies Wa territory under the United Wa State Army (UWSA) as the incubator for norther

Min Aung Hlaing arrives at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on October 7, 2026. / PPIB As Myanmar’s putschist president Min Aung Hlaing arrives in Malaysia for a two-day official visit, refugee repatriation is at the top of the agenda. Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry says Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will discuss the “voluntary, dignified and safe repatriation” of Myanmar nationals and continue what it calls “constructive and principled engagement” with Myanmar. To be sure, Mal

Police arrest a Myanmar Now reporter during a crackdown on anti-coup demonstration in Yangon in February 2021. / AFP Myanmar’s military regime on Tuesday claimed to have filed charges and sought Interpol red notices against exile media outlets and key opposition figures. Deputy Home Affairs Minister Min Thu told the Lower House that the targets include The Irrawaddy, Mizzima, DVB, Myanmar Now, and Khit Thit media outlets, alongside founding members of the parliamentary Commi