The report reflects a strong and unified sentiment among Myanmar’s population: a profound rejection of military rule.

Southeast Asia’s leaders will try again when they meet on Monday to bring Myanmar’s military government into talks to end a protracted civil war, and will seek ways to offset global trade uncertainty from US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

Southeast Asian leaders will convene in Kuala Lumpur to address Myanmars ongoing civil conflict and strategize responses to escalating global trade tensions spurred by U.S. President Donald Trumps tariff threats.

Two Burmese army helicopters crashed reportedly killing seven onboard. The aircraft were allegedly peppered with gunfire from resistance forces while flying low over conflict-torn Kachin on May 20. The choppers were said to have smashed into a forest near Bhamo.

A retired high-ranking officer in Myanmar's military has been shot dead by a self-proclaimed urban guerrilla group near his home in the country's biggest city.

The Southeast Asian grouping ASEAN will hold two meetings specifically on the civil war in army-ruled Myanmar ahead of its summit next week, the bloc's secretary-general said on Wednesday, in a bid to advance its faltering peace effort.

Malaysia has called for the extension and expansion of a post-earthquake ceasefire in Myanmar, as it ramped up calls for the long-awaited implementation of a five-point peace plan.