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April 23, 2020
Nay Yaung Min - The Office of the State Counsellor on April 21 published a statement signed by Daw Aung Suu Kyi that praised military personnel...
April 22, 2020
SENG PHOO — The Shan State government is waiting for Union-level approval on whether they can accept the international donation of what would be the...
April 22, 2020
Five people arrested in a village in Rakhine State that was reportedly shelled by the Burma Army with artillery are still being held at the Army’s...
Kun San Lwin is a student union activist.
April 22, 2020
Kun San Lwin — People from nine townships of Arakan and Chin states have faced one of the world’s longest internet shutdowns. Access to accurate...
April 22, 2020
More than 20 healthcare workers were quarantined in Tachilek public hospital in eastern Shan State after a Yangon-based doctor was recently confirmed...
April 22, 2020
In a statement released on Friday, the Arakan National Party (ANP) condemned what they say are military threats against their own parliamentarians...
Arakan Army. Screengrab from YouTube
April 22, 2020
Subir Bhaumik — In a strange rush to complete and operationalise the $484 million Kaladan Multimodal project, India risks getting sucked into what...
The facade of the Yangon General Hospital in Yangon is pictured on March 24, 2020. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP
April 22, 2020
The World Bank has approved a US$50 million credit for the Myanmar COVID-19 Emergency Response Project, as part of global emergency support...
Photos by Muse Youth Check point at 105 miles gate
April 20, 2020
NANG SENG NOM — Travellers visiting Muse township are required to do a 21-day quarantine and foot the entire bill during their lock down as part of a...
April 20, 2020
Soe Hteik Aung — A human rights group called on all stakeholders to work together to end the fighting in Burma during the coronavirus pandemic. The...
April 20, 2020
Soe Hteik Aung — Ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) joined the fight against COVID-19 and are cooperating with the Kayah (aka Karenni) State...
April 20, 2020
Dozens of civilians have been killed or injured from fighting between the Burma Army and Arakan Army (AA) in the last month in southern Chin State,...