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People at the Muse town border gate in Myanmar's Shan State as they wait to cross into China. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP
December 22, 2019
More than 240 Chinese nationals were arrested for illegally entering Myanmar through Shan state during the first half of the year, mostly to look for...
December 22, 2019
The Arakan National Party says poll organizers should negotiate with the Arakan Army (AA) to hold elections in conflict-torn Arakan State ahead of...
Chief Minister visiting investment projects in Mon State (Photo:The Farmer)
December 20, 2019
Mon State has attracted both international and domestic investments into electricity, factory, mining, and other business service sectors in 2018-19...
Abubacarr Tambadou (2-L front, seated), minister of justice of The Gambia, and Aung San Suu Kyi (C), Myanmar State Counselor, on the second day before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Peace Palace, The Hague, The Netherlands, 11 December 2019. Photo: EPA
December 20, 2019
Abubacarr Tambadou (2-L front, seated), minister of justice of The Gambia, and Aung San Suu Kyi (C), Myanmar State Counselor, on the second day...
December 20, 2019
Chairperson of the Border Area and National Races Development Affairs Central Committee State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday attended the...
December 20, 2019
An ongoing curfew in Paletwa Township has made it impossible for locals—most of whom are Christian—to engage in their regular Christmas festivities...
Photos by Nay Myo
December 20, 2019
More than 500 internally displaced people (IDPs) who have sought refuge in a village in Lashio Township, northern Shan State, are short on food and...
December 20, 2019
Migrant workers from Burma in Thailand are demanding that the Thai government implement its existing laws guaranteeing a minimum wage and paid leave...
December 20, 2019
A series of landmines exploded in Namhsan Township in northern Shan State this week, causing both casualties and injuries. “Landmines exploded at...
December 20, 2019
Three people including a 48 years old woman named Khin Mar Yee at Kan Hton Gyi sub-town under Meabon township were killed Yesterday evening, said...
Driver Aung Kyaw Myo (right). Photo: Mizzima
December 20, 2019
A court in Myanmar on Wednesday dismissed charges against a nursery school bus driver accused of raping a toddler, AP reported. Aung Kyaw Myo was...
December 20, 2019
Villagers in Myanmar’s Kachin state are calling for compensation for farmland lost to a Chinese-backed development project, for which authorities...