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April 9, 2026
Situation worsening for women journalists five years after coup, Myanmar...
April 8, 2026
Myitkyina Airport reopens more than one month after drone attack
April 7, 2026
Myanmar social media users react to Min Aung Hlaing’s new role
An aerial view of Insein prison in Yangon. EPA
July 23, 2021
CRYH calls on diplomatic corps in Yangon to act during Insein jail strike
The Committee Representing Yangon Region Hluttaw (CRYH) have issued an open letter to the Yangon Diplomatic Corps to act to prevent the Junta from...
July 22, 2021
Death toll high after three-days fighting in southern Kalay
Fatalities were high on both sides amid violent clashes between junta forces and local armed groups in the southern villages of Kalay Township,...
July 22, 2021
Two injured, two arrested at protest
Two protesters were injured and two others were arrested when gunmen opened fire on a group of protesters called "Phoenixes in the Ashes" in Chan Mya...
This picture taken on September 19, 2012 shows the Nhkawng Pa Internally Displaced People's (IDP) camp in Moe Mauk township, near Laiza, a town in Myanmar's northern Kachin state home to the ethnic Kachin rebels' headquarters. Photo: AFP
July 21, 2021
Military detains three soldiers accused of raping and murdering ethnic...
Myanmar’s military has detained for investigation three soldiers accused of raping and murdering a 55-year-old ethnic Kachin farmer, Khaw Ywe, but...
July 20, 2021
IFEX is calling for the restoration of media licenses to IFEX member...
IFEX is calling for the restoration of media licenses to IFEX member Mizzima News and other media outlets who have played an essential role in...
July 20, 2021
Clashes break out between military and PDF in Shwe Bo City in Sagaing...
Clashes are breaking out between the People's Defense Forces (PDF) and the Military in four villages, Shwebo Township, Sagaing Region. On the morning...
July 19, 2021
Bomb injures seven people at EPC office
A homemade bomb exploded at an office of Myanmar’s state electricity provider on July 16, injuring at least seven people in the latest example of...
This picture taken on July 14, 2021 shows people waiting to fill empty oxygen canisters at a location donating oxygen at no cost in Yangon, amid a surge in the number of Covid-19 coronavirus cases. Photo: AFP
July 19, 2021
Shortage of medical supplies troubles COVID-19 fight in Myanmar
Myanmar citizens face serious problems with medical treatment and supplies in part because of the crackdown by the junta as COVID-19 case numbers...
This photo taken on December 19, 2020, shows healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) as they prepare to transfer the body of a person who died from the Covid-19 coronavirus at the Ayeyarwady Covid Center at the Thuwana football stadium in Yangon, amid the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. : AFP
July 19, 2021
Inside a Myanmar clinic fighting a new Covid surge
In a clinic in a remote Myanmar town, some of the few doctors still working after the coup emptied hospitals are battling to keep their COVID-19...
July 16, 2021
Ruling party MP arrested with weapon and ammunition
Junta media reported that a member of parliament from the National League for Democracy was arrested for allegedly possessing a Retay XTREME 9 mm...
July 16, 2021
Yangon struggles with crematorium quota system
The death toll in the third wave of Covid-19, which is on the rise in Myanmar, has increased putting further pressure on crematoriums. Officials have...
View of a nearly deserted road in Yangon, Myanmar, 10 April 2020. Photo: EPA
July 16, 2021
4,188 new COVID-19 cases reported in the past 24 hours
The number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar increased to 212,545 on Thursday after 4,188 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to a...