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March 31, 2020
The Burma Army’s Northern Command sent a message last week to the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) through the Myitkyina-based Peace-talk...
People wear masks at the arrival lounge at the Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
March 31, 2020
Myanmar's Yangon International Airport has announced that all international commercial passenger flights will not be allowed in all Myanmar airports...
March 31, 2020
Kachin civil society organizations say that they are concerned that the Burma Army is planning a military offensive in areas under the control of the...
 Photo ~  RCSS
March 31, 2020
YING YING / SHAN — A village headman and his son were arrested by the Burma Army after government forces clashed with the Restoration Council of Shan...
March 31, 2020
The Arakan State Private Schools Association has reportedly urged private schools, tuition classes and hostels in Arakan State to shut down...
March 31, 2020
Cha Lu Aung — Twenty-nine Muslims who recently returned to Arakan State from Bangladesh are being kept under 14-day quarantine and monitored for...
March 29, 2020
The Burmese government’s designation this week of the Arakan Army (AA) as a terrorist organization will further alienate the country’s ethnic...
March 29, 2020
Kaing Lu Hla (Yoe Ma Mye) — One father and son from Mar Lar village and one man from Det Hpyu, Kyauktaw Township have gone missing, having last been...
Photograph – IDPs from different villages in Kyauktaw Township
March 29, 2020
Tun Khaing (Taung Yin Kyun) — The number of IDPs in Kyauktaw downtown has increased to over 6,000 people currently seeking safety and shelter. Daw Wa...
Google Image of Shwe Kokko, casino complex development project (to be).
March 29, 2020
A new report titled “Gambling Away Our Land” published by the Karen Peace Support Network (KPSN) details how a mega development known as the Shwe...
March 29, 2020
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has expressed concern over reports of mounting civilian casualties and growing displacement triggered by the latest...
Burmese military took a press conference at Kawng Kha on March 6 after seizing biggest amount of narcotics drugs. Photo: facebook
March 29, 2020
Burma Army troops raided the headquarters of the Kachin Defense Army (KDA) east of Kutkai town in northern Shan State, and reportedly detained top...