In Monywa, west of the city of Mandalay, anti-junta protesters chanted “Martyrs never die.

Fighters affiliated with one of Myanmar’s key ethnic groups opposing the ruling military junta in the East Asian nation attack army posts at the northwestern jade mining town of Hkamti.

Myanmar's newly-formed shadow government urges Southeast Asian leaders not to recognize the military regime Myanmar's newly-formed shadow government has called on Southeast Asian leaders not to recognize the military regime that seized power in a February coup.