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Flood in Karen State. Photo: MO
August 8, 2019
Three people have been killed by monsoon flooding which occurred in Myanmar's states and regions since last month, Xinhua reported quoting an...
Shan State Army-North (SSA-N/SSPP)
August 8, 2019
More than 200 villagers fled their homes in Tangyan township on Tuesday to escape nearby fighting between the Myanmar military and Shan State Army-...
Former member of the upper house of parliament Hla Swe speaks during a rally to denounce the US sanctions imposed on senior Myanmar military officials, in Yangon on 03 August, 2019. Photo: Thura/Mizzima
August 8, 2019
Kyauktada Township court accepted a direct complaint against Bullet aka Hal Swe, former upper house MP, lodged by Islamic faith leader Sann Aung over...
 Arakan Army. Screengrab from YouTube
August 8, 2019
The severely injured bodies of two missing village administrators from Kyauktaw township in Myanmar’s conflict-ridden Rakhine state were found near a...
August 8, 2019
An army of 150 troops entered Thameehla village in Rathedaung Township on the evening of 7 August, villagers said. The Tatmadaw troops moved into the...
August 8, 2019
A township court on August 7 fined members of Ya Kha Taw Win charity group for collecting donations without a permit from the authorities. Twenty...
August 8, 2019
Myanmar authorities have turned off 6.6 million unregistered SIM cards so far, Xinhua reported. In Myanmar, SIM cards of any telecom operators are...
August 8, 2019
Thousands of people in Mon and Karen states have been forced to leave their homes and seek shelter in temporary relief camps since the start of the...
August 8, 2019
Recent fighting between the Burma Army and the Arakan Army has dramatically increased the number of IDPs in northern Rakhine State. More than 3,000...
August 8, 2019
‘Chemical insecticides are easy to sell and easy to buy in Shan State. Actually, farmers don’t know how to use it,’ a local says. Widespread use of...
August 8, 2019
A company that is trying to extend a three-year license to mine near Chin State’s Tedim Township has been canvassing homes in three villages in hopes...
August 8, 2019
The number of HIV-positive patients in Chin State increased by more than 100 last year, according to figures compiled by the state’s public health...