News

May 22, 2020
Khin Tharaphy Oo — The Committee for Scrutinizing Confiscated Farmlands and Other Land will meet with relevant departments in order to conduct a...
May 21, 2020
Five people were arrested on Sunday night after Tatmadaw soldiers, accompanied by government officials and village headmen, searched homes in Mang...
May 21, 2020
Two women that were sold as brides to men in China were rescued by anti-trafficking police and a civil society organisation in Muse in northern Shan...
May 21, 2020
Thousands are facing severe food shortages in war-stricken Paletwa township. There are over 20,000 experiencing food insecurity, according to the...
May 21, 2020
Kyaw Thu Htay — The Union Election Commission on May 18 announced the termination of Dr. Aye Maung’s status as a Pyithu Hluttaw lawmaker for Arakan...
May 21, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 crisis and to provide residents of Myanmar with some economic relief, the National Central Committee on Prevention,...
May 21, 2020
Ein Soe Hpyu — Two returnees from Malaysia have tested positive for Corona virus (COVID-19) in Rakhine state, according to a statement made by the...
Nai Thein Win, 56-year-old farmer (photo: MNA)
May 21, 2020
A local farmer, living in the eastern forest of Yar-buu Village, Yebyu Township, Tanintharyi Region, was shot and killed with a home-made rifle, last...
May 21, 2020
The News Mon State Party (NMSP)’s General Secretary, Nai Jor Yae, and his team received protective equipment and other COVID-19 related medical items...
May 21, 2020
Ein Soe Hpyu — 193 houses and the village middle school have been destroyed by fire in Letkar, Mrauk Oo Township. According to one villager the fire...
Seafood purchasing center at Thanlwin Market, Mon State’s Capital Mawlamyine (Photo: MNA)
May 20, 2020
Reported by: Yang Lin Aung Mon State relies on the market in China to export its shrimp and fishes. With the arrival of Covid-19, sales of this...
May 20, 2020
The New Mon State Party (NMSP), one of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) signatories, has been implementing COVID-19 prevention and control...