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March 27, 2020
In an effort to halt the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian government has imposed a 24-day lockdown on the whole of the country since March...
A vehicle of security forces is seen after it was attacked by a mine in Maungdaw Township in 2019. (Photo_Cha Lu Aung)
March 27, 2020
Cha Lu Aung — A mine attack on a Border Guard Force convoy early Tuesday in northern Arakan State’s Maungdaw Township killed two officers and a...
March 27, 2020
Hnin New — A child from Chae Taung (Chin) village was killed and 15 people were injured due to fighting on March 23 near Kanni village in Minbya...
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March 26, 2020
By Mizzima Editorial - Myanmar has a decision to make. Take what may seem drastic – and undoubtedly unpopular – measures in the face of a to date low...
March 26, 2020
He failed to get on board the last Indigo flight to Yangon from Kolkata on the night of 20th March. Since then, life for 50-year old Thin Nyay has...
March 26, 2020
Myitkyina University in Kachin State postponed mid-term exams for students on Tuesday amid fears of spreading the coronavirus through large...
March 26, 2020
Plans for a controversial economic zone planned on the outskirts of Myitkyina has been suspended, civil society attendees told KNG after a meeting...
March 26, 2020
Local authorities in Kalay, Sagaing Region say that they will not put the town on lockdown, following a government announcement that the first...
Soldiers from the Arakan Army. Photo: AA
March 25, 2020
Myanmar has officially designated the Arakan Army as a terrorist organization. The declaration was published in official notices in state media. The...
Col. Nay Lin Tun (center) by Kachin News Group
March 25, 2020
Villagers in Nam San Yang, who returned to the community from internally displaced persons (IDP) camps more than one year ago, have said that...
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March 25, 2020
Myanmar has locked down a village in Chin state where the country’s first confirmed coronavirus patient had stayed, while a second person who has...
March 25, 2020
Yan Lin Aung — University examinations have been suspended due to Covid-19 cases now officially present in Myanmar. On March 23rd, the Ministry of...