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January 30, 2020
At least 10 people have been injured by landmines in northern Shan State this month, local sources said. According to Mai Sim Shein, who is in charge...
A Myanmar police officer stands near a pile of illegal drugs during a 'Destruction Ceremony of Seized Narcotic Drugs', held to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse, in Yangon, Myanmar, 26 June 2019. Photo: Nyein Chan Niang/EPA
January 30, 2020
Myanmar has reported 957 drug-related cases, involving 1,480 suspects within two years, Xinhua reported quoting state-run media reported. As of 25...
January 30, 2020
In a wide-ranging public discussion in Yangon, U.S. Ambassador Scot Marciel stressed that contrary to perceptions, Washington is continuing its...
January 30, 2020
The Chin National League for Democracy (CNLD) has warned the Arakan Army (AA) not to reference the Khumi people as an ethnic Rakhine sub-group. After...
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January 30, 2020
NANG SENG NOM — Thousands of Chinese people have canceled trips to Muse, Shan State, on the border with China, due to fears of the spreading...
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January 30, 2020
With dozens of streetlights burned out in the Shan State-China border town of Muse, robberies and theft has been on the rise, locals told SHAN. Sai...
January 30, 2020
Internally displaced people (IDPs) in Rakhine State and the civil society organizations helping them say they are having difficulties securing aid...
January 30, 2020
Women’s rights activists say that women are facing increasing insecurity in northern Shan State due to the ongoing state of civil war between the...
January 30, 2020
Arakan Army (AA) released two Mytel employees today from its custody. According to Khang Thuka, the spokesperson of AA informed that Mytel deputy...
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi attends the Education Development Implementation Conference 2020 (Basic Education Sector) and delivers the opening speech in Nay Pyi Taw on January 28. Photo: Myanmar State Counsellor Office
January 30, 2020
Myanmar university students staged a rare protest during a speech by the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi at an education sector event in...
ICJ, The Hague, Netherlands
January 30, 2020
Some Kachin organizations have spoken out in support of an order by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague imposing emergency...
Kambaiti China-Burma border trade gate in Kachin State.
January 30, 2020
The public health department in Kachin State set up medical checks at the Kambaiti and Loije border gates to China on Monday in response to the...