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Photo by – အိုမ်တမောဝ် လူမှုကူညီရေး အသင်း/  a villager and seriously injured by landmine
February 7, 2020
A landmine has claimed the life of a villager and seriously injured another in Myanmar’s northern Shan State. The villagers were collecting firewood...
Photo Credit to Members Of Parliament In Union Solidarity And Development Party
February 7, 2020
HOM HURNG — During the military regime the Haw Long palace, also called the Kengtung palace, was destroyed in the early ’90s. After the property,...
Photo by – Lashio Villager
February 7, 2020
An armed group aligned with the Burma Army has seized hundreds of acres of land from farmers in northeastern Shan State. The Mangpan People’s Militia...
The meeting of the government officials and NCA-S EAO peace negotiation Team (photo: NRPC)
February 7, 2020
The government and the ten ethnic armed organizations who signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA-S EAO) have come up with a new move to...
Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) pose for photos while shaking hands during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Naypyitaw Myanmar, 18 January 2020. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
February 7, 2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, deputy permanent secretary Aung Kyaw Zan said that Myanmar was planning to donate rice to China where hundreds of people...
Rakhine children play near a telecommunications tower at Sat Yoe Kya Ward, Sittwe, Rakhine state, Myanmar. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
February 7, 2020
The Myanmar government directed all operators in the country to halt mobile internet service in five townships, citing security requirements and...
Chinese national flags flying on the border between Kokang and China’s Nansan township in Lincang, southwest China’s Yunnan province. Photo: AFP
February 7, 2020
Migrant workers returning to Myanmar from China’s Yunnan province because of coronavirus fears are walking away from their jobs without receiving the...
February 7, 2020
With many migrant workers returning to Myanmar from China because of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) thermal scanners have been installed at border...
Kachin Manau Park, Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State
February 7, 2020
After a controversy over its name, leading to its cancellation in January, the Manau festival in Myitkyina has been rescheduled from February 5 to 12...
February 7, 2020
Members of the Chin National Front (CNF) said they will boycott the 72nd Chin National Day in Thangtlang town after the government denied the...
February 7, 2020
Youth in Hakha, capital of Chin State, are opposing a shopping mall the government wants to build at the location of their football ground. “I think...
February 7, 2020
An Ann Township resident charged under Myanmar’s counter-terrorism law was acquitted by the Kyaukphyu District Court and released on February 4...