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UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi (R), arrives at the Dar Paing Muslim Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 02 July 2017. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
August 4, 2017
The United Nations needs to insist on its ability to carry out a mandated fact-finding mission on Myanmar, Human Rights Watch said yesterday,...
August 4, 2017
Despite pressure from diplomats and the media, Myanmar’s parliament yesterday only passed minor reforms to the heavily criticized Telecommunication...
(File) Makeshift huts used for living in Mayu Mountains in the Buthidaung-Maungtaw area in Rakhine State. Photo: State Counsellor Office Information Committee
August 4, 2017
Myanmar’s security forces have discovered some hidden tents of suspected terrorists in Mayu mountain range in northern Rakhine state's Buthidaung-...
August 3, 2017
Kayah (Karenni) State’s capital is reporting a huge uptick in suspected dengue fever cases, according to local health workers.
August 3, 2017
<p>August 3<br /> <br />A series of alleged thefts from monasteries and residents in southern Shan State has villagers calling for...
Caption: Mon State Chief Minister U Aye Zan speaks about rubber at a coordination meeting. (Facebook)
August 2, 2017
The Mon State government wants to boost local rubber manufacturing and capitalize on the global demand.
August 2, 2017
A new justice center in Shan State’s capital will provide free legal assistance to impoverished defendants facing criminal charges, according to high...
August 2, 2017
<p>According to a Rakhine State minister, no one is facing famine in the state, especially not the &lsquo;Bengalis&rsquo; in the north...
Members of the Tai Youth Network meet with Shan residents of Bago Region
August 2, 2017
<p>A Shan youth network is preparing to hold a conference in Bago Region, the third such event the group has held since 2013.</p> <p...
Participants in the blue-ribbon campaign in front of the Technology University of Mawlamyine (Photo: Internet)
August 2, 2017
Over 60 lecturers and professors from the Technological University of Mawlamyine have joined a nationwide blue-ribbon campaign against unfair...
August 2, 2017
Complainant Kyaw Myo Shwe said that he would file a direct complaint at court for cancellation of bail given to Myanmar Now Chief Editor Swe Win by...
Min Kyaw Zayar Oo
August 1, 2017
Min Kyaw Zayar Oo is a central executive committee member of the Mon National Party, and is a secretary member of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint...