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September 30, 2019
The draft proposal for designation of Mrauk-U Region as World Heritage site has been submitted to the UNESCO World Heritage Center on 24 September...
September 30, 2019
The Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army (AA) have currently been fighting in Myebon Township, forcing local villagers to flee for safety and schools have...
Photo: Karai Nura
September 30, 2019
Kyauktada Township court says the judgment in the case of holding Karen Martyr’s Day in downtown Yangon in which Naw Ohn Hla and two more Karen...
September 27, 2019
On September 20th, the New Mon State Party (NMSP) seized over a thousand kratom leaves classified as a narcotic and mood-affecting substance from a...
Photo by SHAN: the scale of a pangolin used as necklace for Shan children which is believed to be protected from bad spirits.
September 27, 2019
Shan children in rural communities have long been seen wearing flat, shell-like pendants on their necks, a hole cut into its surface and hung from a...
Soe Lwin | Frontier frontiermyanmar.net
September 27, 2019
This month has seen membership of a joint committee tasked with amending Burma’s military-drafted 2008 Constitution shrink. The shift has raised...
Photo by – ကွတ်ခိုင် ပရဟိတ အဖွဲ့ | Kutkai IDP
September 27, 2019
More than 400 people have fled their homes due to clashes near Kon Hser village in Kutkai Township, northern Shan State. Forces belonging to the...
September 27, 2019
Members of Mon State’s parliament are unhappy with the state government’s decision to limit the number of questions it will answer during the current...
September 27, 2019
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu asked Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to allocate land for building camps for Rohingya refugees...
September 27, 2019
Arakan Army came out with the claim that its members have occupied a temporary artillery base of Myanmar security forces in the front line of Myebon...
September 27, 2019
At least five schools in Maebon township of Arakan have been temporarily closed down due to fierce fighting between Myanmar Army personnel and Arakan...
September 27, 2019
In Zinkyeik, Paung Township in Mon State, debris from a stone-mining operation conducted by the Correctional Department fell on villagers and caused...