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March 26, 2020
By Mizzima Editorial - Myanmar has a decision to make. Take what may seem drastic – and undoubtedly unpopular – measures in the face of a to date low...
March 26, 2020
He failed to get on board the last Indigo flight to Yangon from Kolkata on the night of 20th March. Since then, life for 50-year old Thin Nyay has...
March 26, 2020
Myitkyina University in Kachin State postponed mid-term exams for students on Tuesday amid fears of spreading the coronavirus through large...
March 26, 2020
Plans for a controversial economic zone planned on the outskirts of Myitkyina has been suspended, civil society attendees told KNG after a meeting...
March 26, 2020
Local authorities in Kalay, Sagaing Region say that they will not put the town on lockdown, following a government announcement that the first...
Soldiers from the Arakan Army. Photo: AA
March 25, 2020
Myanmar has officially designated the Arakan Army as a terrorist organization. The declaration was published in official notices in state media. The...
Col. Nay Lin Tun (center) by Kachin News Group
March 25, 2020
Villagers in Nam San Yang, who returned to the community from internally displaced persons (IDP) camps more than one year ago, have said that...
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March 25, 2020
Myanmar has locked down a village in Chin state where the country’s first confirmed coronavirus patient had stayed, while a second person who has...
March 25, 2020
Yan Lin Aung — University examinations have been suspended due to Covid-19 cases now officially present in Myanmar. On March 23rd, the Ministry of...
Photo- Providing a medical examination at the entrance of Mawlamyine city (MNA)
March 25, 2020
Two migrant workers returning from Thailand are suspected to have the COVID-19 virus. Both have been admitted to the Mawlamyine hospital in Mon State...
March 25, 2020
Ni Min Tun — Rakhine youth leader and activist Ko Than Hla (also known as Min Bar Chay) has been sentenced to 15 days prison, it has been reported...
March 25, 2020
Chit Ee Hlaing — It is reported that one child was seriously injured in an explosion that occurred by the side of Kyaukphyu Airport runway, close to...