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November 19, 2019
Families are concerned for two people detained by the Tatmadaw in Arakan State’s Ann Township because the Tatmadaw did not allow their respective...
Four detainees including Ko Thein Aung Myat were seen at Ngapudaw Township Court. Photo - Dwarawady Ashin Kuthala
November 19, 2019
Four people including a publisher and seller of the Rakhita calendar were sentenced to two years imprisonment by the Nagpudaw Township court in...
Photo Credited: RFA | Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief Sr Gen Min Aung Hlaing; State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi; President U Win Myint; Former Presidents Htin Kyaw and Thein Sein
November 19, 2019
These days, the Myanmar leadership is bogged down by several lawsuit proceedings which include International Criminal Court (ICC), International...
November 19, 2019
Ethnic Karen people in southeastern Burma are still suffering from human rights abuses by the military and private companies, according to a new...
November 19, 2019
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the planned Offshore Supply Base (OSB) project in Andin-Ywa-Thit-Ta-Min-Sake villages in Ye Township...
Myanmar Tatmadaw delegation led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing visits Marsun Public Company Ltd, I Group Ltd for observing shipbuilding tasks and I Group Ltd. for e-education tasks. Photo: seniorgeneralminaunghlaing.com.mm
November 19, 2019
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing led a Tatmadaw delegation to Thailand yesterday to attend the Defense &...
An aerial view of Yangon city in the morning. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
November 19, 2019
When it comes to protecting women from violence in Myanmar, what little difference a year makes. Last year during the annual 16 Days of Activism...
Kachin and Rohingya minorities in Burma jointly demonstrated against Burmese leaders on May 8, 2017.
November 19, 2019
The Kachin National Organization (KNO) released a statement in support of the prosecution of Burma in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by the...
US Ambassador Mr. Scot Marciel (center) met KSPP leaders in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin state on Nov. 13, 2019.
November 19, 2019
A Kachin political party representative has asked that the US open an official liaison office in Kachin State since China has done the same. The...
November 19, 2019
Churches in southern Chin State’s Paletwa Township are being forced to meet their communities in the mornings, after local authorities imposed an...
Clashes broke out between two groups after the AA attacked with rockets on the night November 15 to the Tatmadaw troop.
November 19, 2019
Khaing Roe La — Fighting between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army (AA) broke out aggressively on November 16 near Lai Gwin (Nwar Lar Kyaw) village in...
November 19, 2019
Wantha — Business has decreased at shops in Maungdaw town, shop owners at Maungdaw market said. U Marmat Naw Sane, who runs a clothing shop at...