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May 25, 2020
Aung Htun — As fighting in Arakan State between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army (AA) has intensified, both national and foreign journalists are...
May 25, 2020
Aung Kaung Zaw — The last day to repay the previous monsoon season’s agricultural loans in Arakan State has been deferred to May 31 due to the COVID-...
May 24, 2020
Thousands of villagers in northern Shan State are facing food insecurity after the government introduced a lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus...
May 24, 2020
The Union Election Commission (UEC) withdrawal of an imprisoned Arakanese politician’s status as a lawmaker and barring of his ability to run for...
May 24, 2020
Ein Soe Hpyu — A total of 109 charges have been filed under Counter Terrorism legislation in Rakhine State according to State Advocate General U Kyaw...
May 24, 2020
It is learned from the Bangkok based Labour affairs diplomat office, under the plan made by Myanmar embassy in Thailand that over 200 migrant workers...
May 24, 2020
Tanintharyi Region court reportedly sentenced former region government Chief Minister Dr. Lei Lei Maw charged with corruption to 30 years’...
  A medical staff member wearing protective gear takes the temperature of a resident while going door-to-door for health check-ups in Yangon on May 22, 2020. Photo: Thet Ko/Mizzima
May 24, 2020
A Myanmar news editor has been jailed for two years after his agency reported a coronavirus death that turned out to be false, his lawyer said Friday...
May 24, 2020
Displaced Kachin who fled fighting in northeastern Burma are running out of food after no-one came to their camp to help them during the pandemic...
May 24, 2020
Kachin living in camps in Myitkyina are struggling to survive amid the coronavirus lockdown. Tan Ja, the head of St Joseph Camp-2, said the travel...
May 23, 2020
A Tatmadaw delegation that included several high-ranking leaders met with Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) leaders on Wednesday to donate a...
May 23, 2020
An account by residents of how many houses in their village in northern Rakhine State were destroyed by a recent fire contrasted with the Tatmadaw’s...