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Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces, General Min Aung Hlaing (L), walks next to Cardinal Charles Maung Bo (R) as he leaves after visiting St. Mary's Cathedral on Christmas Day in Yangon, Myanmar, 25 December 2019. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
February 8, 2020
Myanmar’s Catholic Church leader has appealed to the government to scrap the constitutional provision which prohibits members of religious orders...
Chinese tourists at the Maha Bandoola park in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
February 8, 2020
Myanmar has asked tour operators and guides to temporarily suspend services for Chinese visitors to prevent an outbreak of the novel coronavirus,...
February 8, 2020
Kachin gathered to celebrate Kachin Revolution Day in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, this Wednesday. The commemoration, led by the Kachin...
February 8, 2020
An unidentified armed group that robbed two villages in southern Chin State returned the money by the following day. Salai Aung Min, of Paletwa...
February 8, 2020
“Arakanese people want the Union government to give consideration to their voices before deciding to sign agreements for Chinese projects.” Chinese...
February 8, 2020
Myat Swe - An artillery shell landed in Pyane Daw village of Arakan State’s Rathedaung Township at about 2 p.m. on February 1, injuring three members...
February 8, 2020
Aung Htein - Nearly 60 people from Kalachaung and Manyin Taung villages in Rathedaung Township have been pinned down by fighting while other...
February 8, 2020
Win Nyunt, Cha Lu Aung - A 30-year-old Muslim man from Sin Thay Pyin village in Buthidaung Township, Arakan State, was shot at about 8 a.m. on...
February 8, 2020
Wun Tha (Maungdaw) - With authorities citing security concerns to justify a fishing ban in Maungdaw Township’s Kaing Gyi village that has been in...
Photo by – အိုမ်တမောဝ် လူမှုကူညီရေး အသင်း/  a villager and seriously injured by landmine
February 7, 2020
A landmine has claimed the life of a villager and seriously injured another in Myanmar’s northern Shan State. The villagers were collecting firewood...
Photo Credit to Members Of Parliament In Union Solidarity And Development Party
February 7, 2020
HOM HURNG — During the military regime the Haw Long palace, also called the Kengtung palace, was destroyed in the early ’90s. After the property,...
Photo by – Lashio Villager
February 7, 2020
An armed group aligned with the Burma Army has seized hundreds of acres of land from farmers in northeastern Shan State. The Mangpan People’s Militia...