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September 13, 2019
Armed clashes between Myanmar Army (Tatmadaw) personnel and Arakan Army (AA) members were reported yesterday from three locations in northern Arakan...
House of Representatives (lower house) Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development Affairs Committee Chairman Yan Linn. Photo: Mizzima
September 13, 2019
House of Representatives (lower house) Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development Affairs Committee Chairman Yan Linn said that they have consent...
Photo: CCDAC Myanmar
September 13, 2019
Security forces confiscated 97,500 stimulant tablets in Myoma Kahnyintan Village, Maungtaw, Rakhine State, on Wednesday, state media reported. A...
Paw Lu at court in Myitkyina, Kachin state on Sep. 6, 2019
September 13, 2019
Paw Lu, a prominent peace activist in the Kachin State capital Myitkyina, was given an additional three months added to his original sentence for his...
September 13, 2019
A delegation including UNHCR’s senior executive team and ambassadors from ten ASEAN countries meet ten Muslims who returned from Bangladesh at the...
September 13, 2019
The door of the Mauk Taw gate, one of thirty entrance gates in Mrauk-U ancient city, was broken off on 8 September following heavy rain. The Mauk Taw...
September 13, 2019
Following three murders on the night of 9 September in Ann and Myebon Township, Arakan State, the Tatmadaw announced that the victims were killed by...
Photo by  Namkham’s civil| Nyi Maung San the victim
September 13, 2019
Soldiers from a local militia arrested and beat a man in northern Shan State’s Namkham Township this week, the victim’s relatives said. The Pangsay...
September 13, 2019
The arrest on Monday night of Karen rights activist Naw Ohn Hla and two other people involved in organizing a ceremony to commemorate Karen Martyrs’...
September 13, 2019
A bronze statue of Burmese independence hero General Aung San has arrived in the Chin State capital Hakha amid concerns that it could face the same...
Myanmar Army Tanks Roll into Myitkyina as Kachin Activists Gather, Sep. 9, 2019
September 12, 2019
A group of politically active Kachin gathering in the Kachin State capital Myitkyina says they were very alarmed by the Myanmar army’s decision to...
September 12, 2019
Sittwe district court on 11 September released two villagers who have been charged under the Explosive Substances Act 3 on suspicion of involvement...