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March 4, 2026
Prominent activists and filmmaker released in mass amnesty as junta...
March 2, 2026
Junta defence minister admits recruitment of minors and overage civilians...
February 28, 2026
Min Aung Hlaing claims “no major objections” to Myanmar’s elections...
October 3, 2019
Man shot dead at army checkpoint in Rakhine
Police stand near the checkpoint at the Shwe Zar village in Maungdaw township, Rakhine State, western Myanmar. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA Police...
A ceremony to launch the nationwide migration of Unicode standard is opened by State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Union Minister for Union Government Office U Min Thu, Union Minister for Transport and Communications U Thant Sin Maung and officials in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. Photo: MNA
October 2, 2019
Migration of Unicode standard launched
The Myanmar government on Tuesday launched migration of Unicode standard which can comply with international encoding system to support the...
An injured monk is brought to the Sittwe Hospital in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar, 01 October 2019. Five people were reportedly injured after Myanmar security forces opened fire in the village of Mein Wa near Kyauk Taw township. According to local media reports, approximately 50,000 people have fled to temporary camps in recent weeks as fighting continues in the restive Rakhine state. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
October 2, 2019
Five civilians injured in mortar attack
Five civilians were injured early Tuesday by mortar shelling in Rakhine state, with some local residents accusing the government military of...
Photo: Thuriya Htet
October 1, 2019
Protest halts Chinese copper mine project
The Sagaing regional government in northwestern Myanmar on Monday cancelled permission for a Chinese company to conduct inspections for a new copper...
Photo: MNA
October 1, 2019
Twenty-seven refugees return to Myanmar
Some 27 refugees have returned to Myanmar from Bangladesh, arriving at a reception camp in Maungtaw, Rakhine state, Xinhua reported The displaced...
September 30, 2019
UN calls for internet resumption in Rakhine
The United Nations in Myanmar has urged the Government to end the shutdown of mobile internet services in Ponnagyun, Mrauk-U, Kyauktaw, and Minbya...
Union Minister U Kyaw Tint Swe delivers the statement at high-level General Debate of the74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly held on 28 September 2019 at the United Nations Headquarters. Photo: MNA
September 30, 2019
UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict welcomes Myanmar...
Union Minister U Kyaw Tint Swe delivers the statement at high-level General Debate of the74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly held on...
September 30, 2019
Myanmar willing to repatriate ‘verified returnees’ from Bangladesh – UN
General Debate of the 74th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 27...
Photo: Karai Nura
September 30, 2019
Judgment on Karen Martyr’s Day organizer Naw Ohn Hla case on Oct 2
Kyauktada Township court says the judgment in the case of holding Karen Martyr’s Day in downtown Yangon in which Naw Ohn Hla and two more Karen...
Armed police officers stand guard in Yangon. Photo: EPA
September 27, 2019
Leaked memo describes bomb threats
Myanmar authorities have rolled out additional security measures in major cities following recent alleged bomb threats by ethnic armed groups, with...
September 26, 2019
MoU signed for community centres and libraries
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, former President U Htin Kyaw and wife, and dignitaries looking at documentary photos on activities of...
September 26, 2019
Myanmar advisory issued by western governments
Western governments have warned their citizens in Myanmar to exercise extreme caution in major cities in the Southeast Asian nation amid social media...