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May 12, 2017
An outbreak of dengue fever has affected at least a dozen villagers in Rakhine State’s Pauktaw township, according to local health workers.
May 11, 2017
The latest registration process aiming to regularize the status of Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand has gotten off to a sluggish start thanks to...
May 11, 2017
As many as 74 Bangladeshi fishermen have been detained in Myanmar for the past six months, according to Nurul Islam, a fellow fisherman from Teknaf.
May 11, 2017
Three Rohingya women were beaten by police in Nayapara camp following a neighborhood dispute, according to camp residents.
May 11, 2017
Japan has supplied US$2 million to UN agencies that are helping support Rohingya refugees who recently fled to Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh.
The demonstrators protested outside the Guildhall, as Aung San Suu Kyi arrived at Guildhall for the award ceremony of Honorary Freedom of the City of London
May 11, 2017
A small group of demonstrators gathered in London on May 8 as State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was being presented an honorary award during an...
May 11, 2017
The peace process that is scheduled to pick up again on May 24, known as Union Peace Conference – 21st Century Panglong (UPC-21CP), now seems to be...
Bogyoke Aung San Bridge. Photo: Ministry of Construction
May 11, 2017
The inauguration ceremony of the Bridge Museum and the controversial Bogyoke Aung San Bridge linking Mawlamyine and Chaungzone townships was held...
Mon State Chief Minister talking to reporters (Internet)
May 11, 2017
The Mon State Chief Minister, Dr. Aye Zan, announced on May 7 that he would hold four public meetings every year to get input and build cooperation...
The Mon State Chief Minister at a public meeting (MNA)
May 10, 2017
At a public meeting on May 7, Mon State Chief Minister Dr. Aye Zan told attendees that his office would crack down on administrators and village...
May 10, 2017
When a truck crashed through a Thanbyuzayat traffic circle last month, destroying a golden Sheldrake sculpture, many Mon people saw their feelings of...
May 10, 2017
Furious over declining rice prices and struggling to make a living, around 1,000 farmers staged a protest in Mrauk-U, Rakhine (Arakan) State on May 8...