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December 19, 2025
Anti-coup movement participant teacher and husband killed in...
December 19, 2025
Four men face election law charges over campaign sign vandal...
December 19, 2025
Myanmar junta arrests over 200 people under election protect...
Khonumthung News
February 18, 2019
Eight Paletwa Villages Report Damage From Fighting Between T...
Eight villages in Chin State’s Paletwa Township have suffered damage due to clashes between the Burmese military and the Arakan Army (AA), local...
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Chief Minister of Kayah state L Paung Sho. Photo: Embassy of Japan in Myanmar
February 15, 2019
Kayah state Chief Minister defends crackdown on protestors
Chief Minister of Kayah state, L Paung Sho, has justified as legal a police crackdown on peaceful protesters demonstrating against a newly...
Karen Information Center
February 15, 2019
Ethnic People Protest General Aung San’s Statue – Police Res...
Burma police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon at peaceful Karenni protesters opposed to a statue of General Aung San that had been...
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February 15, 2019
Myanmar recycling startup gets funds and Norway help
RecyGlo, a Myanmar startup that has built a recycling pick-up service, has been accepted into the Katapult Ocean Accelerator Program from Norway and...
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Students during the protest. Photo: Kayan New Generation Youth - KNGY/Facebook
February 15, 2019
Charges to be dropped against ethnic minority protestors ove...
Charges will be dropped against dozens of ethnic minority protesters who demonstrated against a statue of independence hero General Aung San and the...
Kachin News Group
February 14, 2019
Families of Imprisoned Kachin Youth Leaders Accept Awards on...
Three jailed Kachin activists received the Kachin Human Rights Award in Myitkyina, Kachin State, on Wednesday. Relatives of the individuals—Lum Zawng...
Shan Herald Agency for News
February 14, 2019
Tightening the screw: Tatmadaw occupation of NSCN-K headquar...
“We let them in because the peace process between us and the Myanmar government will be damaged if there are gunshots and artillery fire. So, we let...
Shan Herald Agency for News
February 13, 2019
Five Shan People Handed Thai Award for Commitment to Buddhis...
The honor is given to monks or laypeople who do work that exemplifies Buddhist principles. Five ethnic Shan people were selected by the Thai Buddhist...
Shan Herald Agency for News
February 13, 2019
RCSS/SSA to Attend Union Day Commemoration in Naypyidaw
EAOs are scheduled to meet the Burmese government the following day. A representative from the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (...
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February 13, 2019
Ecstasy tablets worth nearly 400 million kyats seized in Mau...
Myanmar Narcotic Drug Suppression and Control Central Committee said that 195,000 ecstasy tablets (worth 390 million kyats at market price) were...
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February 13, 2019
Yoma Strategic Holdings to acquire 65% stake in Yankin Kyay...
Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd. today announced it will acquire a 65% stake in Yankin Kyay Oh Group of Companies Limited (YKKO) subject to the...
Kachin News Group
February 13, 2019
Imprisoned Youth Leaders Receive Kachin Human Rights Award
Three jailed youth leaders who led a campaign to free internally displaced people from Kachin State’s conflict zone last year have been selected to...