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Myanmar suffers worsening power cuts as junta prioritizes military zones
Military sites maintain power as residents scramble for batteries and solar backups
Many who fled to the country’s largest city to escape war are now under intense pressure from the regime
Some households claimed their eligible members were called up for military service even after they made illicit payments to the authorities
Military sites maintain power as residents scramble for batteries and solar backups
As anti-junta forces pushed towards Naypyitaw, battles took place some fifty miles to the south on the highway connecting the capital with Yangon and Mandalay
The People’s Defence Forces cautioned travellers against unnecessary or nighttime travel on parts of the Yangon-Mandalay highway in central Myanmar, where their members are planning to launch attacks on junta forces