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October 7, 2020
The following are the expectations of the CSOs and locals in Falam Township in Chin State about the 2020 General Election. Rev. Thawng Bik, Pastor of...
October 7, 2020
Bhamo District Election Sub-Commission said it will open polling stations in three out of 20 IDP camps, in Bhamo District in Kachin State. There are...
October 7, 2020
Villagers displaced by the Myitsone Dam, suspended since 2011, want it permanently stopped so they can live on their land again. On September 30, the...
October 7, 2020
The Arakan Army (AA) said it retook its old camp from Burma Army within 24-hours of its capture. Tatmadaw troops wrestled the camp near Aung Thasi...
October 7, 2020
A civilian was injured after a shell struck his village in northern Shan State, causing hundreds to flee their homes during fighting between Burma...
October 7, 2020
Chin National League for Democracy (CNLD) announced it would not broadcast their party’s policy speech on Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) after...
October 7, 2020
Myo Thiri Kyaw — More than 70 civil society organisations have issued a joint statement condemning legal actions taken against students who staged...
October 7, 2020
Kyaw Myo Aung — The Maungdaw District election subcommission has annulled the 2020 candidacy of a Muslim man who had been contesting the Pyithu...
October 7, 2020
Aung Htein — An internally displaced person (IDP) sheltering at Saphokyun Kanpyin IDP camp in Rathedaung Township, Arakan State, was shot amid a...
October 7, 2020
The United Nationalities Democracy Party (UNDP) announced on October 1st they will not be using the allocated air time on state owned radio and...
October 7, 2020
The Central Chin Youth Organization (CCYO) has called for the release of Salai Aung Soe, who has been in Arakan Army (AA) custody since late June...
October 7, 2020
The Chin State Election Commission (EC) found that the number of voters registered for the 2020 election has decreased since its first posting. On...