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(File) Rohingya men escorted by armed policemen sit in a light truck at the KyaukTan township, south of Yangon, Myanmar, 16 November 2018. Photo: EPA
October 7, 2019
A court in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady region sentenced 21 Rohingya Muslims from northern Rakhine state to two years in jail for trying to travel to Yangon...
Representatives of JMCS, Mon meeting with local people (photo: Aung Naing Win)
October 7, 2019
Although the New Mon State Party (NMSP) has yet not joined the national Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Committee (JMC-S), it has been handling a conflict...
October 7, 2019
Two individuals, a monk and a woman were detained after marijuana [cannabis] was found in their possession near the Kyaikhtiyo Pagoda compound in...
October 7, 2019
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) has clashed with Burmese government forces more than 130 times since the start of this year, according to...
October 7, 2019
The four ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) belonging to the Northern Alliance say they want China to play a role in ceasefire talks with the Burmese...
October 7, 2019
Police in Yangon’s Kyauktada Township have pressed charges against three women for marching in support of prominent activist Naw Ohn Hla and two...
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October 7, 2019
Six people are dead and one has been taken into the custody of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) after a second shootout in as many days over alleged...
A billboard stating that Myanmar’s military does not recruit children under the age of 18 / The Irrawaddy
October 7, 2019
As the civil war raged on in northern Shan and Rakhine or Arakan States, with no end in sight and ongoing bilateral ceasefire between the National...
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October 7, 2019
Two people are dead and eight were arrested by Wa forces following a shootout between United Wa State Army (UWSA) soldiers and alleged drug...
Issuing an immediate birth certificate at the ceremony (photo:MNA)
October 7, 2019
A new mobile system for birth/death registrations was launched in Mon State on Thursday, according to U Thin Myint, Deputy Minister of the Union...
October 7, 2019
Police forces, related organizations, government departments, and the public need to collaborate and find solutions to the drug problems affecting...
October 7, 2019
Even though it is over a week since three people were arrested by the security forces, the family members are yet to receive any information about...