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Junta arrests 220 Muslims, detains them in Sittwe Prison
Narinjara
February 11, 2020
Thousand villagers left Rathidaung for taking shelter in But...
Over 1500 villagers from around 20 villages under Rathidaung township have left their places due to terrible conditions to take shelter at Thekan...
Independent Mon News Agency
Dr. Aung Naing Oo speaking at the State Hluttaw (MNA)
February 11, 2020
Illegal fishery and fishing raft operations result in human...
Illegal fishing industries and fishing rafts are the leading causes of human trafficking in Ye Township. Dr. Aung Naing Oo, the parliamentary...
Mizzima
Protesters take part in a rally against what organisers called "insults" to Buddhism and Myanmar's sovereignty in Yangon on February 9, 2020. Photo: Sai Aung Main/AFP
February 11, 2020
Protest held in Yangon over constitutional amendments
Hundreds of Myanmar nationalists rallied in Yangon in a show of support for the military, amid tensions between the civilian government and the army...
Mizzima
Union Minister Nai Thet Lwin and officials pose for a group photo at the 73rd Anniversary of Mon National Day in Mawlamyaing yesterday. Photo: MNA
February 11, 2020
Mon National Day celebrated
The 73rd anniversary of Mon National Day, which falls on the first day after the full moon on Tabodwe 1382 ME, was commemorated at Than Lwin Garden,...
Development Media Group
February 11, 2020
Four students injured by blast in Kyauktaw
Four students were severely injured by an artillery shell blast at Myauk Taung village in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, at around 4 p.m. on...
Karen Information Center
February 11, 2020
Karen National Day in Brief
Starting from the end of WW-2, the entire Karen nationality called for the creation of a Karen State. However, the AFPFL government in power, under...
Khonumthung News
February 11, 2020
Cotabato City leads the peace-building efforts to establish...
COTABATO CITY — On February 7, 2020, the 5th Annual Commemoration of the Peace Day in Mindanao was held with the theme of “Day of Peace: Cotabato...
Development Media Group
February 11, 2020
Maungdaw merchants blame govt’s internet shutdown for border...
Wun Tha (Maungdaw) — Brokers who export local products to Bangladesh via the Maungdaw border trade zone are struggling to maintain the transnational...
Development Media Group
February 11, 2020
Artillery fire injures four women in Rathedaung Township
Win Nyunt, Myat Swe — Four women from two villages in Rathedaung Township, Arakan State, were reportedly injured by artillery fire on the evening of...
Development Media Group
February 11, 2020
Girl, 7, hit by shrapnel in Buthidaung Township
Myat Swe — A 7-year-old girl from Nga Hlan Pyin village in Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township suffered a shrapnel wound to her left thigh when an...
Development Media Group
February 11, 2020
Shady ‘charities’ sully IDP fundraising efforts in Sittwe
Min Tun — Growing humanitarian aid need in Arakan State has led to the emergence of fly-by-night “charity” groups and other fraudulent donation-...
Mizzima
February 10, 2020
Shwe Kokko - A Secret Chinese City
U Ba Tin — Artist depiction of the proposed Shwe Kokko development – Who really benefits? The most important trade route between Myanmar and Thailand...