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Protesters take part in a rally against what organisers called "insults" to Buddhism and Myanmar's sovereignty in Yangon on February 9, 2020. Photo: Sai Aung Main/AFP
February 11, 2020
Hundreds of Myanmar nationalists rallied in Yangon in a show of support for the military, amid tensions between the civilian government and the army...
Union Minister Nai Thet Lwin and officials pose for a group photo at the 73rd Anniversary of Mon National Day in Mawlamyaing yesterday. Photo: MNA
February 11, 2020
The 73rd anniversary of Mon National Day, which falls on the first day after the full moon on Tabodwe 1382 ME, was commemorated at Than Lwin Garden,...
February 11, 2020
Four students were severely injured by an artillery shell blast at Myauk Taung village in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, at around 4 p.m. on...
February 11, 2020
Starting from the end of WW-2, the entire Karen nationality called for the creation of a Karen State. However, the AFPFL government in power, under...
February 11, 2020
COTABATO CITY — On February 7, 2020, the 5th Annual Commemoration of the Peace Day in Mindanao was held with the theme of “Day of Peace: Cotabato...
February 11, 2020
Wun Tha (Maungdaw) — Brokers who export local products to Bangladesh via the Maungdaw border trade zone are struggling to maintain the transnational...
February 11, 2020
Win Nyunt, Myat Swe — Four women from two villages in Rathedaung Township, Arakan State, were reportedly injured by artillery fire on the evening of...
February 11, 2020
Myat Swe — A 7-year-old girl from Nga Hlan Pyin village in Arakan State’s Buthidaung Township suffered a shrapnel wound to her left thigh when an...
February 11, 2020
Min Tun — Growing humanitarian aid need in Arakan State has led to the emergence of fly-by-night “charity” groups and other fraudulent donation-...
February 10, 2020
U Ba Tin — Artist depiction of the proposed Shwe Kokko development – Who really benefits? The most important trade route between Myanmar and Thailand...
A buyer checks a Jade stone at the LoneKhin night market in Hpakant, Kachin State, northern Myanmar. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
February 10, 2020
Myanmar encounters illicit trade valued at about US$6.4 billion every year. But this large figure only reflects trade on official routes between...
The aerial view of Upper Paunglaung hydroelectric power project in Nay Pyi Taw council area, Pyinmana township. Photo: Ministry of Electric Power
February 10, 2020
Myitsone Dam project is well known for its controversial impact on Myanmar’s political landscape, as it involves on and off pressure from China to...