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April 27, 2020
A shipment of rice that was sent to Chin State’s Paletwa township falls short of what’s needed to feed residents for the month, according to a civil...
April 27, 2020
Four civilians were killed and three injured after fighting broke out in downtown Paletwa between the Burma Army and Arakan Army (AA) in southern...
April 27, 2020
Cha Lu Aung — A 5-year-old girl was wounded by a stray bullet as fighting flared between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army (AA) near a mountain range...
April 27, 2020
Aung Kaung Zaw / DMG — Local farmers in Manaung Township are concerned that the price for winter crops will decline because traders from other parts...
April 27, 2020
The Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement issued a press release on April 21 saying plans are in place for COVID-19 preventive and...
April 27, 2020
Prospects for peace in Arakan State are waning as the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) continues to rise and conflict between the...
April 27, 2020
The Sanyin IDP camp in Myebon Township, Arakan State, is expecting to face a food shortage in the coming days because relief aid groups have been...
April 25, 2020
At least four civilians died in clashes between the Burma Army and Arakan Army (AA) in Rakhine State’s Minbya Township on Wednesday. A local told NMG...
April 25, 2020
NANG SENG NOM — Traders are upset that their lorries carrying fruit over the border sit for days while Chinese border guards carefully inspect every...
April 25, 2020
Dr Thant Myint-U — Myanmar is facing two new crises: (1) a health crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and (2) an economic crisis caused by the...
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo. Photo: Mizzima
April 25, 2020
Myanmar’s Cardinal Charles Bo is calling for a ceasefire in Myanmar as part of the call made by the United Nations chief and Pope Francis for a...
April 25, 2020
Nay Yaung Min — Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has vowed an investigation into an attack that led to the death of a local World Health...