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April 22, 2026
KPSN calls for arms embargo and jet fuel sanctions as Myanmar junta...
April 21, 2026
Myanmar’s New Year amnesty sparks outrage over low number of political...
April 20, 2026
High expectations met with skepticism as thousands remain detained despite...
August 24, 2019
Myanmar army warns of full-scale war in Shan State
The Myanmar military accused an ethnic armed group operating in Myanmar’s northeastern Shan state of terrorism and drug trafficking, and warned of...
August 23, 2019
Ayeyarwady Region deputy chairman appears before court
Former Ayeyarwady Region legislative assembly deputy chairman San Min Aung who is charged with section 409 of Penal Code (breach of trust) appeared...
August 23, 2019
Foreign nationals airlifted to safety
The Myanmar military on Thursday airlifted 28 foreign nationals from war-ravaged northern Shan state, while community-based organizations evacuated...
A young woman looks at her Facebook wall while she travels on a bus in Yangon. Photo: AFP
August 23, 2019
Facebook removes more Myanmar accounts
Facebook has said it pulled down more than 200 accounts, groups and pages from Myanmar for misleading users about their identity and purpose, C|NET...
Myanmar Tatmadaw delegation led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing visits Russia Space System, Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy. Photo: seniorgeneralminaunghlaing.com.mm
August 22, 2019
Russian Security Council Secretary meets Myanmar’s C-in-C
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev met Myanmar's Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing on Monday in Moscow, with the...
A woman browsing the internet at an internet cafe in Yangon. Photo: AFP
August 22, 2019
Digital Literacy, Online Safety and Resilience Project to be launched
Telenor Myanmar and Plan International have partnered to launch a nationwide Digital Literacy, Online Safety and Resilience Project, telecompaper...
People carry goods from Myanmar and enter India through Indo-Myanmar Friendship Gate at Moreh, some 120 kms from Imphal, the capital city of Manipur state. Photo: AFP
August 22, 2019
India to talk to airlines interested in opening Imphal-Mandalay route
India’s Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has asked the State Government to talk with airlines which are interested in operating Imphal-...
August 22, 2019
Mong Yang People’s Militia leader and wife killed at home
An unknown armed group attacked against the residence of the Mong Yang People’s Militia leader in Mankaung village, Mong Yang village-tracts Lashio...
Photo: Ministry of Construction
August 21, 2019
Temporary bridge to open after attack
A temporary bailey bridge replacing the Gote Twin Bridge blown up by armed groups last Thursday is due to open for traffic after emergency...
Policemen patrol in a truck the streets of Sittwe, capital of Myanmar's western state of Rakhine. Photo: AFP
August 21, 2019
Police convoy hit by landmine near Ponnagyun, one dead
Col. Win Zaw Oo from Western Military Region Command confirmed to Mizzima that a police convoy led by second-in-command (2 IC) of Police Battalion...
(File) Hafiz Saeed (L), the founder of banned Islamic charity Jamat ud Dawa (JuD), speaks to journalists after the government placed him under house arrest, in Lahore, Pakistan, 30 January 2017. Photo: EPA
August 20, 2019
Pakistan accused of registering fake and weak terrorist information
Pakistan has registered fake and weak Police First Information Reports or FIRs against terror groups and terrorists operating in the country, the New...
Photo: Thet Ko/Mizima
August 19, 2019
Cycling for Peace’ event in Yangon celebrates 150th birth anniversary of...
The 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated today in Yangon with a "Cycling for Peace" event, part of a yearlong celebration of...