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June 4, 2019
A clash erupted near Shwetamar village in Minbya Township on 2 June, injuring a woman in her 40s after artillery shells landed on her house. Shells...
June 3, 2019
Clashes between the Tatmadaw and the AA erupted on the afternoon of June 2 near a village in Minbya Township, forcing villagers to flee to safety...
June 3, 2019
The Tatmadaw said it will continue its operations against the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and Indian insurgent groups...
Drug addicts in rehabilitation at the rehabilitation center in Myitkyina, Kachin State. Photo: Seng Mai/EPA
June 3, 2019
Part 3 The various ways in which the armed conflict and illegal drug production intertwine are not new. They have evolved alongside political...
June 3, 2019
(Part - 2) As the International Crisis Group (ICG) report “Fire and Ice: Conflict and Drugs in Myanmar’s Shan State” makes clear, drugs are big...
June 3, 2019
Myanmar’s Ministry of Home Affairs was ordered Friday to arrest and prosecute Buddhist monk Wirathu for sedition after he made inflammatory comments...
President Office spokesman Zaw Htay. Photo: Aung Shine Oo
June 3, 2019
President Office spokesman Zaw Htay said that they would take stern action in accordance with the law if the U Wirathu sedition case affects peace...
June 3, 2019
The Arakan National Party, the strongest political party in Arakan State, has set up a steering committee for policy affairs during the party’s...
June 1, 2019
A bus from Shwe Man Yadana bus line that departed from Sittwe hit a landmine on its way to Yangon on the evening of May 31, the blast caused some...
June 1, 2019
An investigation team headed by members of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission arrived at Sittwe on May 27 to conduct field inspections...
May 31, 2019
Most of the roughly 3,000 Chin refugees living in the Indian capital New Delhi have been issued new identification cards by the UN refugee agency...
May 31, 2019
Since clashes are occurring in Buthidaung Township, people from over 20 villages are fleeing from their homes. In early May, military columns entered...