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    • News: Ko Ko Latt, left, receives his letter of appointment for honorary consul of Iceland from Than Swe, the junta’s foreign affairs minister, in a photo released on February 23 (Photo: Myanmar MOFA)
      Maung Shwe WahMarch 13, 2026

      Iceland appoints businessman with links to Myanmar military conglomerate as honorary consul

      Ko Ko Latt, operator of a hotel business owned by Myanma Economic Holdings Ltd, assumed his new diplomatic position last month

    • NewsA gold mining boat on the Ayeyarwady River near Hsin Hkan village burns after catching fire in a junta airstrike on March 10 (Photo: Screen capture)
      Maung Shwe WahMarch 13, 2026

      Junta airstrike on gold mining block in Kachin State kills dozens

      Two junta aircraft made multiple passes over the riverbank village of Hsin Hkan, bombing mining boats and platforms on the Ayeyarwady River and killing some 30 people working on the river at the time

    • NewsMyanmar National Airlines plane reportedly damaged in a drone attack in the Kachin State capital on February 20. The military junta alleged that the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) was responsible for the attack
      Min MaungMaung Shwe WahFebruary 24, 2026

      Myanmar junta carries out eight airstrikes in Kachin State after attack on Myitkyina Airport

      Following a drone strike that reportedly damaged a passenger plane at the airport in Kachin State’s capital, the junta air force has bombed eight places in territory held by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA)

    • NewsAfter a junta soldier received a reward of three million kyat for surrendering to the Kachin Independence Army in Hpakant Township, Kachin State on February 2, five more soldiers also gave themselves up to the anti-junta armed group. The six soldiers said their company commander, a captain, had been killed during recent clashes in the township (Photo: KIA)
      Min MaungMaung Shwe WahFebruary 4, 2026

      Six junta soldiers surrender to KIA amid battles in Hpakant 

      The soldiers reportedly received monetary rewards for giving themselves up to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) after their company commander was killed in clashes with an alliance of fighters led by the anti-junta armed group

    • NewsPrison authorities conduct a riot control exercise at Mong Hsat Prison in Shan State in 2019 (Photo: Ministry of Information)
      Maung Shwe WahFebruary 3, 2026

      15 female political prisoners punished for protest marking Myanmar coup anniversary

      Around 200 women detained at Kalay Prison in Sagaing Region, including regular convicts, took part in the protest

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