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June 26, 2020
Ein Soe Hpyu — A deaf, dumb and blind IDP staying in Shwe Parami monastery in Rathedaung town was hit by shrapnel this afternoon around 4pm following...
June 25, 2020
More than 10,000 desperately need food after the Burma Army cut off supply roads in villages in Rakhine State while conducting a military clearance...
Refugees at Loi Kaw Wan IDP campRefugees at Loi Kaw Wan IDP camp
June 25, 2020
NANG SENG NOM — The Burma Army sent more than 500 soldiers into the area near the Loi Kaw Wan internally displaced persons (IDP) camp and the...
June 25, 2020
Many Kachin citizens without national ID cards will be omitted during the 2020 general election. According to the Kachin State Election Commission,...
June 25, 2020
SENG PHOO — Burma Army troops have planted eucalyptus trees on farmland confiscated by the military in Namzang Township, southern Shan State,...
June 25, 2020
SENG PHOO Burma’s general election is expected to take place across the country in November, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. SHAN interviewed Sai...
June 25, 2020
SENG PHOO — The Burmese government is going to issue a new 500 kyat currency note featuring the late Gen Aung San on July 19, but not without...
June 25, 2020
An earthquake near Rihkhawdar border town in Chin State on Monday morning has destroyed both civilian homes and public buildings. According to Burma’...
June 25, 2020
At least three Burmese border police personnel along with a civilian car driver were killed and four other policemen were injured in an attack by...
June 25, 2020
The Burma Army destroyed a COVID-19 checkpoint created by the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) in the Loije area on the Kachin State-China...
June 25, 2020
One year into the internet shutdown in Rakhine and police have charged Ko Myo Min Tun with violating section 19 of the Peaceful Assembly law. He...
June 25, 2020
Shan refugees speculate that they will once again be unable to practice voting rights in Burma’s next election, scheduled for later this year. Sai...