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February 4, 2020
Wun Tha — A new village of resettled Hindus near Aungbala village in Maungdaw Township is grappling with water scarcity, according to locals. Ma...
February 4, 2020
Hnin Nwe -— A 20-year-old resident of Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township who recently returned from China and was hospitalized with illness less than a...
February 4, 2020
Myo Thiri Kyaw — The sound of gunfire, a frequent occurrence in Mrauk-U Township for nearly a year, has not been heard there since a final proposal...
February 3, 2020
A 21 years old young man from Kam Hton Gyi sub-town under Meabon township was hospitalized with injuries after the security forces released him. Ko...
Home Affairs Minister Lt.Gen Kyaw Swe. Photo: EPA
February 3, 2020
The military-appointed home affairs minister, Lt-Gen Kyaw Swe, will resign from government and return to the army pending approval from the president...
February 3, 2020
More than 200 monks and nuns did not take the Tharmanay Kyaw examination held in the Arakan State capital Sittwe due to the region’s instability,...
February 3, 2020
The Anti-Corruption Commission has yet to respond to a complaint against two Arakan State government ministers more than 17 months after it was filed...
February 3, 2020
Among more than 700 internally displaced persons (IDPs) who fled their homes in four Arakan State townships and have been sheltering in Sittwe for...
February 3, 2020
Amid concerns of a measles outbreak at a village in Arakan State’s Ann Township, a local administrator told DMG on January 31 that more than 30...
February 3, 2020
Some IDP camps in remote parts of northern Arakan State are reporting food shortages due to lack of aid deliveries, according to officials at the...
February 3, 2020
By NANG SENG NOM - The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) has rejected a Burma Army claim that 21 KIA deserters surrendered to government forces in Mong...
February 3, 2020
Mon National Day commemorations will be held in the Mon State capital of Mawlamyine this year, members of the organizing committee said. The day,...