by Admin | Apr 8, 2026 | Daily News, Inter-conflict
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Phoe Tar The military regime continues its scorched-earth rampage through the Bamar heartland regions of Sagaing, Magwe and Mandalay, killing civilians and burning houses, even as it reconstitutes in pseudo-civilian garb in Naypyitaw. Read...
by Admin | Apr 8, 2026 | Analyses, Opinion Papers, Politics/Policy
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Ye Myo Hein The architect of Myanmar’s military dictatorship, Ne Win had long promised to transfer power back to a civilian government following his 1962 coup. In a sense, he kept that promise—by simply exchanging his military uniform for...
by Admin | Apr 8, 2026 | Daily News, Politics/Policy
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Maung Kavi Signaling a deeper tilt toward Beijing, Min Aung Hlaing has appointed former ambassador to China Tin Maung Swe as foreign minister in his new cabinet, underscoring the incoming regime’s growing dependence on its most powerful...
by Admin | Apr 8, 2026 | Daily News, Inter-conflict
Source: The Irrawaddy | By Phoe Tar Intense fighting has escalated along the Thai-Myanmar border over the past week as Karen resistance groups push to seize the regime’s last military stronghold in Waw Lay, Myawaddy Township. Read Full Story
by Admin | Apr 8, 2026 | Daily News
Source: Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations | By Joseph Wilde-Ramsing The case is filed by the Norwegian law firm Simonsen Vogt Wiig and is supported by the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) and the Open Society Justice Initiative...
by Admin | Apr 8, 2026 | Daily News, Humanitarian Crisis
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation | By Libby Hogan A monastery sheltering about 100 people in northern Myanmar has been bombed by the military, killing monks and civilians in what rights groups say is part of a broader pattern of attacks on religious sites....
