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August 17, 2019
The 2008 Constitution is not a democratic structure,’ a political researcher said. More than 6,000 people in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State,...
August 17, 2019
Six of ten people from Ponnagyun Township who have been detained on suspicion of involvement with the AA have were bailed out on 15 August, according...
August 17, 2019
The Arakan State parliament on 16 August approved the appointment of colonel Min Than as Arakan State Security and Border Affairs minister. Arakan...
August 16, 2019
More shelters should be built for IDPs staying in the camps in Mrauk-U ancient city’s Myothit ward, official of the camp said. Over 700 people are...
Maung Soe Moe Kyaw is studying in Lekka village school in Mrauk-U Township.
August 16, 2019
One of 24 Lekka villagers who has been charged under Counter-Terrorism Law is a minor and the Sittwe district court ordered on 15 August to move his...
August 16, 2019
The ongoing clashes between the Tatmadaw and the AA in northern Arakan State has forced local residents from their homes and increased the number of...
A Rohingya child walks down from a hill at Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia on July 24, 2019. Photo: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP
August 16, 2019
Myanmar and Bangladesh will start a fresh attempt next week to repatriate thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state...
August 16, 2019
Members of the Northern Alliance: the Arakan Army, Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army and Ta’ang National Liberation Army launched...
August 16, 2019
An immigration officer said that while the individuals had visas to live in Burma, they had been ‘repeatedly warned’ not to run shops. Police...
August 16, 2019
Government schools throughout Mudon Township, Mon State, have been permitted to conduct Mon language lessons for 45 minutes per day throughout the...
August 16, 2019
Lack of rule of law, weak security, and ongoing armed conflict are to blame, political reps say. Frequent attacks on trucks carrying cattle in...
August 16, 2019
Streams in the area overflowed due to unusually heavy rainfall, and water levels have not dropped in Ye and Kyaikmayaw. Schools are still shut down...