At Least 11 Schoolkids Massacred in Myanmar Junta Air Raid in Sagaing

A junta airstrike on a school in a resistance stronghold in Sagaing Region’s Depayin Township on Monday killed at least 17 people, mostly students. A fighter jet from Meiktila airbase dropped a 500 lb bomb on the school at O Htein Twin Village, where …

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Myanmar junta airstrike kills 22 at school: witnesses

A Myanmar junta airstrike hit a school Monday killing 22 people, including 20 children, witnesses said, despite a purported humanitarian ceasefire called to help the nation recover from a devastating earthquake. The strike hit a school in the village of Oe …

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At least 17 killed in junta air strike on school in Myanmar, reports say

At least 17 people have been killed in an air strike by Myanmar's military junta on a village in the central Sagaing region, according to several reports on Monday. The death toll from the Monday morning bombing on Ohe Htein Twin village in the region…

Mizzima News: Surviving the junta and reporting Myanmar’s “Spring Revolution”

Mizzima News founder and editor Soe Myint shared the challenges they faced after the junta grabbed power again in 2021. This statement was originally published on globalvoices.org on 3 May 2025. After the 2021 coup, the news outlet set up operations in …

Myanmar Earthquake Leaves Children Without School Amidst UK’S Exam Season

MYANMAR EARTHQUAKE LEAVES CHILDREN WITHOUT SCHOOL AMIDST UK’S EXAM SEASON I’ve heard that our school might not reopen School children tell Tearfund partners about their fears for the future As UK pupils start the exam season, the future looks precarious …

Bestseller backs call for Myanmar’s garment wage hike

The group emphasises the necessity for a revised minimum wage that aligns with the living expenses of workers, a concern that has intensified since the previous adjustment to the wage baseline in 2018. EuroCham Myanmar points out that the current …

Myanmar resistance says regime airstrike kills 17 school children

Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) said an airstrike by regime forces had killed at least 17 students and injured 20 others at a school in an resistance-controlled area on Monday, despite a ceasefire extension from May 6-31. The school, which is …

Dozens of children killed, injured in Myanmar junta’s deadliest attack in two years

Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military left at least 20 children dead and more than 50 others injured in Sagaing Region’s Depayin Township early Monday morning, according to preliminary reports. The attack was carried out at around 9:40am and targeted a middle …