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Narinjara
September 24, 2019
Retired army officer, police sergeant murdered in Arakan
A retired army officer and a police sergeant were killed in separate incidents on 22 September in two prominent towns of Arakan in western Myanmar. U...
Narinjara
September 24, 2019
Monk, administrator and villager go missing after arrest
A respected monk along with an administrator and a villager have gone missing since they were arrested by Myanmar Army personnel on 20 September,...
Mizzima
Myanmar murder defendants Zaw Lin (L) and Wai Phyo (R) are escorted by Thai police officers after they were sentenced to death at a provincial court in Nonthaburi province, Thailand, 29 August 2019. Photo: EPA
September 24, 2019
Koh Tao death sentence could be stayed
Rastada Manoo Rastada from Thai Bar Council and member of Thai Human Rights Commission told media that if the Myanmar government sent a request...
Mizzima
The run down Jama mosque, a center of Islamic worship in Sittwe built 1859 is seen with overgrowth of vegetation after it was permanently closed in 2012 following deadly clashes with Muslims and Buddhists. Photo: AFP
September 24, 2019
Temporary committee formed to open mosques
Muslim leaders from all states and regions of Myanmar are forming a temporary committee to press the civilian-led government to reopen shuttered...
Mizzima
Taaung National Liberation Army (TNLA), a Palaung ethnic armed group, standing guard outside a village in Mantong township, in Myanmar's northern Shan state. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP
September 23, 2019
Northern Alliance declares they are ready for a ceasefire if...
Three northern alliance organizations (TNLA, AA and MNDAA) announced on September 20 that they were ready for a ceasefire if the Tatmadaw is willing...
Shan Herald Agency for News
facebook.com/nrpc.myanmar: NRPC holds peace dialogue with ethnic armed groups in Kengtung 17 Sep, 2019
September 23, 2019
BILATERAL CEASEFIRE TALKS: Aftermath of the second Kengtung...
On September 17, the Northern Alliance – Burma (NA-B) and the National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC), which included the military or...
Development Media Group
September 23, 2019
Family members of accused facing Counter-Terrorism charges e...
The bank accounts of accused Arakanese youths, who have been facing charges under Counter Terrorism Laws in Yangon, have been frozen and their family...
Development Media Group
September 23, 2019
Northern Alliance trio ready for joint ceasefire with Tatmad...
The Northern Alliance consisting of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), and Arakan Army (...
Independent Mon News Agency
September 23, 2019
Gov’t tells NCA-signatory groups not to communicate with the...
The government sent a letter dated September 3, 2019 to the signatories of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement telling them not to have any direct...
Independent Mon News Agency
September 23, 2019
Skirmish breaks out in NMSP controlled-area involving DKBA b...
Fighting between New Mon State Party (NMSP) troops and a breakaway group from the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) occurred twice in the last...
Network Media Group
September 23, 2019
Ethnic Media Conference Demands Right to Information
A three-day conference on ethnic media in Burma, held in the Kachin State capital Myitkyina, concluded on Wednesday with demands for a new law to...
Development Media Group
September 23, 2019
Gunfire near Angu Maw village jetty claims local’s life
An artillery fire broke out near a jetty in Angu Maw village, Rathedaung Township, yesterday morning at about 10 a.m. following a landmine detonation...