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February 27, 2020
Khaing Roe La — The Tatmadaw has denied accusations that its troops were responsible for wounds suffered by two women and a young man in Kyauktaw...
Khway Thay IDP camp (Photo: Rakhine Ethnics Congress)
February 27, 2020
Min Tun — With fighting between the Tatmadaw and Arakan Army showing no sign of abating and IDP numbers continuing to rise, more shelters are needed...
February 26, 2020
Although tensions have remained part of life among the Muslim and Arakanese communities of Arakan State since inter-religious violence scarred the...
Photo by – SHAN/ Panglong Welcome Sign
February 26, 2020
Soldiers apprehended a civilian in southern Shan State for carrying a portable radio transceiver. Long Jingda, 52, was arrested after a column of...
February 26, 2020
Proposed construction of an airport and deep seaport on Kalargote Island in Ye Township, Mon State is the source of serious concern for local people...
February 26, 2020
Soe Thu Aung — Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi said that they had to try to reduce the reserved seats of military in parliament if they...
February 26, 2020
The Chin State Chief Minister Salai Lian Luai unveiled a statue of Vum Thu Maung in a park also dedicated to the Chin anti-colonial leader on Monday...
More than 100 people participated in Saturday’s Sittwe demonstration, with the protests in Taunggup and Kyaukphyu towns drawing similar numbers.
February 26, 2020
Thiha — Arakan State youth activists protested in Sittwe, Taunggup and Kyaukphyu towns on Saturday afternoon demanding an immediate restoration of...
February 26, 2020
Khaing Roe La — A woman and her son were wounded by gunfire on the evening of February 23 in Kyauktaw town, Arakan State, family members of the...
February 26, 2020
Myanmar’s next general election will be held in November 2020. It is the third major poll in Myanmar since the 1990 election, in which a duly elected...
A Cambodian animal keeper carries a male pangolin at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center in Takeo province, Cambodia. Photo: EPA
February 25, 2020
If we are looking to find the culprits behind Myanmar’s wildlife trafficking trade, then we would do well to zero in on certain areas in the country’...
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February 25, 2020
Myanmar’s Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control said Sunday they had seized a large drug consignment in Shan State, Xinhua reports. Security...