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Forest in Yedashe Township, Taungoo District, Myanmar. Photo: Myanmar REDD+ Programme
March 23, 2020
Thibaut Bara — Myanmar is the second country in the world most affected by climate change since the beginning of the 21st century. Deforestation rate...
March 23, 2020
Saung Zar Gyi — As Corona virus Covid-19 spreads across the world, the Rakhine Ethnic Congress (REC) has released a statement dated March 18 to...
March 23, 2020
Khaing Roe La — Camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in the town of Rathedaung are in need of firewood for cooking, as well as food supplies...
March 23, 2020
Aung Htein - Some children taking shelter at camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Rathedaung Township are suffering from fever amid...
March 23, 2020
Hnin Nwe An explosion injured a village administrator and two security personnel at a jetty along the Laymyo River at Pan Myaung village, in Arakan...
March 23, 2020
Myo Thiri Kyaw — Plans to mitigate the risk of coronavirus contagion have been arranged for more than 4,000 students who are currently sitting exams...
March 23, 2020
Hnin Nwe - Five civilians were injured by artillery fire near the Kispanadi Bridge in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, on the morning of March 20,...
Monitoring a Covid-19 Suspected Patient at Thanbyuzayat Township Hospital (photo:Min Thantzin)
March 23, 2020
Yan Lin Aung — A Wei-Ka-Mi villager has been quarantined as a presumptive (suspected) case of COVID-19 at the Thanbyuzayat Township hospital in Mon...
Chin National Front (CNF) chairman Pu Zin Cung delivering address at CNF Congress held at GHQ. Photo: GHQ Chinland/Facebook
March 23, 2020
Oak Hmu Zaw — Chin National Front (CNF) issued a 7-point press statement after convening their 7th Congress in which they warned the Arakan Army (AA...
March 23, 2020
The Chin National Front (CNF) has called on both the Burma Army and Arakan Army (AA) to immediately stop fighting on Chin national land. The call...
March 23, 2020
Public festivals and other events will be barred from taking place in Kalay, Sagaing Region until the end of April in an effort to prevent the spread...
March 23, 2020
Aung Htein — The body of one of 10 male detainees held incommunicado by the Tatmadaw for several days was found floating in waters near the Kyauktaw...