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June 24, 2020
Min Tun — Political parties based in Arakan State will meet with the Union Election Commission (UEC) on June 27 ahead of Myanmar’s general election,...
June 24, 2020
Two villages are caught in a land dispute in Kachin State’s Hukaung Valley after the state government declared an area between the communities of...
June 24, 2020
Ein Soe Hpyu — Four men from Maebon and Ann townships have been released due to insufficient evidence, the district court in Kyaukpyu decided on...
June 24, 2020
Saung Zarchi — 49 elderly persons and young children have been rescued at around 10 am on Saturday after being trapped in Rathedaung’s Sauk Kat...
June 24, 2020
Clashes between the Burma Army and the Arakan Army (AA) have continued in Kyauktaw, Ponnagyun, Rathedaung and Mrauk-U townships in Rakhine State into...
June 23, 2020
The National League for Democracy (NLD) is facing criticism from the public in Chin State for not prioritizing women and youth in selecting the party...
June 23, 2020
Ein Soe Pru — At least two civilians including a woman were injured in an incident of shooting near Apaukwa village under Kyauktaw township, 80 miles...
June 23, 2020
Tun Kaing (Taung Yin Kyun) / Saung Zar Kyi — Rakhine political parties, civil society organisations and media groups have written an open letter to...
June 22, 2020
One woman and three girls were found dead at an excavation site in Mon State’s Thanbyuzayat Township last week, believed to have drowned in a pond on...
June 22, 2020
Mon State’s chief minister and others—most members of the National League for Democracy (NLD)—have announced that they will run for re-election in...
June 22, 2020
Internally displaced people (IDPs) in camps in territory controlled by the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) in Laiza, on the Kachin-China...
June 22, 2020
SENG PHOO — The Burma Army massacred 56 villagers, including women and children, in 1997 near Sai Hkao and Tat Fa Ho villages, in Kunhing Township,...