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April 9, 2019
The man walked into a monastery and shot two nine-year old boys while they slept. A member of a militia group shot and killed two children in a...
April 9, 2019
As the peace negotiation talks floundered, due to the Tatmadaw (Myanmar Army) heavy-handedness to the Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs), the edginess...
April 9, 2019
The land was taken in 1990 and unused portions are being sold block by block by the Tatmadaw, locals say. More than 200 farmers marched from a train...
April 9, 2019
The regional government’s restrictions on relief organizations could lead to greater suffering for IDPs, said Myadasaung Sayardaw, who is providing...
April 9, 2019
Villagers, who have been displaced from their homes at Si Taung village in Buthidaung Township to safety following shootings in the village, have...
April 9, 2019
A man’s body tied to a rock was discovered at a river bank in Minbya Township on Sunday morning, according to local residents. It was found at about...
EU Ambassador Kristian Schmidt. Photo: Hein Htet/EPA
April 9, 2019
On 4 April 2019, EU Ambassador Kristian Schmidt launched the European Strategy for a Strengthened Partnership with Civil Society in Myanmar. The new...
April 9, 2019
Prominent news organizations in Myanmar have received threatening messages from unknown senders warning them not to refer to the Arakan Army (AA) as...
April 9, 2019
The proposal to expand the Taungalay new town housing project in Sanpree village tract, Hpa-An Township got the green light from the State Parliament...
April 9, 2019
Around 1,000 people in Kalay, Sagaing Region, gathered on Sunday morning demanding to keep an article in the 2008 Constitution regarding presidential...
April 9, 2019
An ethnic Chin man is among eight construction workers of the Su Htoo San Company detained by the Arakan Army (AA) in Paletwa Township, the man’s...
April 8, 2019
The Union Minister for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation U Ohn Win yesterday reviewed air pollution in Tachilek, caused mostly by...