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Photo by SHAN/ Myanmar – Thai Tachileik gate
March 19, 2020
More than 530 Chinese citizens are stuck in Tachileik, eastern Shan State, which borders the Thai town of Mae Sai in Chiang Rai Province, for having...
Photo Credit to ဢူးၸၢၼ်ႇဝိၼ်းမွင်ႇ- ႁၢင်ႈႁူဝ်ႉဢၼ်တပ်ႉသိုၵ်းမႃး လွမ်ႉႁႄႉတၢင်းၵူၼ်းဝၢၼ်ႈၵႂႃႇမႃး
March 19, 2020
A Burma Army officer has opened a criminal case against four villagers and a headman in southern Shan State’s Hsihseng Township, alleging that they...
March 19, 2020
In relation to an airstrike on a village that left 21 people dead in Paletwa, Chin State MP U Hwet Tin has said that the village was attacked as “...
Photo -The landmine blast victim from Ye Phyu Township (MNA)
March 19, 2020
The Deputy Speaker of Mon State Hluttaw, Dr. Aung Naing Oo condemned those who laid landmines in Ye Phyu Township, the Tanintharyi region which has...
Ye Ni, of The Irrawaddy, is facing charges under Myanmar's Telecommunication Law Section 66(d) over the outlet's reporting on conflict in Rakhine State. Photo: Ye Ni/Facebook
March 19, 2020
The Myanmar military should immediately drop its criminal defamation complaint against editor Ye Ni and stop using legal threats to stifle reporting...
Kachin State People's Party's signboard at their office in Myitkyina. Photo: KSPP/Facebook
March 19, 2020
Local political parties in Kachin state have been working together to strengthen the prospects of their candidates beating those from the ruling...
Photo Credit: Khumi Media Group
March 19, 2020
At least 21 civilians have been killed and 28 injured after two days of air attacks by the Burma Army on villages in Chin State’s Paletwa Township...
March 19, 2020
The Chin National League for Democracy (CNLD) issued a strong condemnation of the Burma Army’s recent air strikes on villages in Paletwa Township,...
Photo — Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief’s Office
March 19, 2020
Win Nyunt — Tatmadaw troops were killed and injured, and some military vehicles destroyed, when their convoys were attacked by mine detonations and...
Members of the Arakan National Policy Coordination Committee (ANPCC) are seen. (Photo – ANPCC)
March 19, 2020
Aung Htein — The Arakan National Policy Coordination Committee (ANPCC) has urged the respective warring parties to quickly find a political solution...
March 19, 2020
Myo Thiri Kyaw — Tatmadaw troops entered Tinma village in Kyauktaw Township, Arakan State, and detained 10 residents on March 16, prompting worries...
Photos by Tai Freedom
March 18, 2020
Representatives from the Burma Army and the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) met in Naypyidaw on Sunday to discuss issues ranging from the...