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June 9, 2020
The Kachin State People's Party (KSPP) announced it will form an “election victory team” with youth to campaign for Burma’s coming 2020 general...
June 9, 2020
Despite financial hardship and a low interest in politics due to the COVID-19 world pandemic, the Union Election Commission (UEC) says they will not...
Farmers Protest Land Grabs In Siseng Township Southern Shan State
June 9, 2020
Sai Wansai — Among stories dominated with the handling of Covid-19 pandemic and the escalation of Arakan armed conflict together with its human...
June 9, 2020
NANG SENG NOM — The chair of a selection committee for village headmen was shot dead on June 6 in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township. The chair...
June 9, 2020
A total of 260 Myanmar nationals who returned from China were transported back to their native places via Lashio in northern Shan State by train...
June 9, 2020
Ein Soe Hpyu — Ongoing conflict in Rakhine state means over 100 schools will remain shut for the duration of this academic year, according to the...
June 9, 2020
Myo Myint Zaw — Five men facing charges under Section 52(a) of the Counter-Terrorism Law were questioned by Tatmadaw officers from the No. 5 Military...
June 9, 2020
Aung Kaung Zaw — The growing popularity of a beach and coral reef along the Manaung Township coast has fuelled an adjacent land dispute, according to...
June 9, 2020
Kyaw Myo Aung —Eight displaced people who illegally returned to Arakan State from Bangladesh were located in Buthidaung Township on June 5 and are...
Kachin demonstration for release of trapped IDPs in Kachin State’s capital Myitkyina on May 3, 2018
June 8, 2020
Monuments to honor Kachin displaced by fighting will be erected in three camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Kachin State during the...
June 8, 2020
The Kachin State government says it can’t build a laboratory to test for the novel coronavirus because there’s a dearth of medical personnel with the...
June 8, 2020
The Karen Organization of America (KOA) is organizing an international essay competition among Karen students and young people. The theme of the...