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January 30, 2025
To help fill the shortfall in aid caused by Donald Trump’s suspension of US foreign aid, the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) is calling on...
January 30, 2025
A Myanmar-based subsidiary of Singapore-listed Interra Resources supplied over 2.3 million barrels of oil worth approximately $150 million to the...
January 30, 2025
Since the 1 February 2021 coup the junta has arrested approximately 200 journalists, 43 of whom have been prosecuted and are currently serving prison...
January 30, 2025
A Burma News International-Myanmar Peace Monitor (BNI-MPM) report predicts that during 2025 armed resistance in Myanmar could increase and see the...
January 30, 2025
Conflict-displaced Muslims and Hindus have been permitted to go back to Maungdaw Town, situated on the western border of Arakan State, currently...
January 30, 2025
In a IDPs camp located in eastern Dee Maw Hso Township, Karenni State, internally displaced persons (IDPs) have begun developing white patches on...
January 30, 2025
In Mon State, gambling dens operated with security provided by groups under the military council are active not only in rural areas but also in urban...
January 29, 2025
The junta began registering women for conscription in Taunggyi City in southern Shan State for the first time in January 2025. The conscription law...
January 29, 2025
Since the junta announced amendments to the conscription law young people have been abducted in the Mon State capital of Mawlamyine and their...
January 29, 2025
President Donald Trump's order to halt US funding for international development programs has sent shockwaves globally, leading to the suspension of...
A man crosses a street amid high levels of air pollution in Yangon on January 27, 2025. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)
January 29, 2025
Doctors are advising residents to wear masks when going outdoors due to recent smog and air pollution in Yangon. Individuals with respiratory...
January 29, 2025
Since the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) captured the Kan Paik Ti border crossing in Kachin State it has allowed Chinese trucks to operate in Myanmar...