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Weekly Newsletter June 5, 2026
What to watch for in Myanmar The week began with reports of tragedy: a massive explosion in a village near the Chinese border controlled by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army. Dozens of lives were lost—not to an airstrike or other military attack this time, but to the kind of reckless extractive practices so common. . . Subscribe for full access Myanmar Now's award-winning journalism is made possible by our subscribers. Become one today. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Log in
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Sai Zaw Thaike receives RSF Courage Prize
The award recognises the Myanmar Now photojournalist’s years of commitment to documenting rights abuses in Myanmar
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Myanmar junta drone strikes kill nine, including woman shielding infant
The attack came after a brief clash with local resistance forces in Mandalay Region’s Ngazun Township
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Weekly Newsletter May 29, 2026
What to watch for in Myanmar May has been a month of intensifying offensives by the regime in central Myanmar’s Magway and Mandalay regions. Having regained control over areas along the Ayeyarwady River north of Mandalay, the junta is focussing its attention on resistance strongholds south and west of the country’s second-largest city. In Magway’s Pakokku Township, just across the river from the ancient capital and World Heritage Site Bagan, the military is waging a massive campaign to reclaim territory, triggering . . . Subscribe for full access Myanmar Now's award-winning journalism is made possible by our subscribers. Become one today. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Log in
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Myanmar junta and resistance forces engage in heavy clashes along Sagaing-Kachin border
Fighting intensifies as the two sides battle for control of a key gateway to the country’s north
