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June 29, 2020
The Burmese government should provide food and shelter to villagers displaced by so-called Burma Army “clearance operations” in Rakhine State,...
June 29, 2020
Parents in Kachin State’s Putao Township are questioning the authorities’ decision to re-open schools in July, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic...
June 29, 2020
The Ta'ang Women’s Organization (TWO) is holding another capacity building program for women in northern Shan State to increase their understanding...
June 29, 2020
Win Nyunt — Five advocacy organisations have called on the government to take effective action against perpetrators of human rights violations,...
June 29, 2020
Myat Swe — A total of 435 tonnes of bamboo from Arakan State, worth US$34,800, was exported to Bangladesh in the 2019-20 fiscal year, according to...
June 29, 2020
Hnin Nwe — A young woman from Sa Nyin village in Myebon Township, Arakan State, lost one of her legs after stepping on a landmine on June 27,...
June 29, 2020
Hnin Nwe — Two civilians were killed and three others were injured on June 26 when artillery shells believed to have been fired by the Tatmadaw...
June 29, 2020
Khaing Lu Hla — Intense fighting between the Tatmadaw and the AA is taking place in Rathedaung township, with fierce battles close to Aung Thar Si...
June 29, 2020
Homes in Rathedaung town have been hit by shells fired into the area at around 5pm on Saturday evening. A home belonging to U Sit Thar Maung in...
June 28, 2020
Thousands of families living under the New Mon State Party (NMSP) have applied for financial assistance from the Mon State government. Myint Than Win...
June 28, 2020
Kachin people living in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Kachin State, near the border with China, are concerned about flooding after...
June 28, 2020
Civilians displaced by the conflict between the Burma Army and Arakan Army (AA) have run out of food and are finding it difficult to survive in Burma...