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 NS Sindhuvir. Photo: Wikipedia
July 31, 2019
India is set to hand over to Myanmar its first ever submarine, with a Kilo class boat likely to be sent across this year after being refitted...
July 31, 2019
The ongoing armed conflicts between the Tatmadaw and the AA in Arakan State hinders establishing theatre troupes, the secretary of the Arakan State...
July 31, 2019
The newly formed KSPP says it plans to contest all seats up for grabs in Kachin State during next year’s general elections. The Kachin State People’s...
July 31, 2019
The bodies of most of the dead have already been recovered. At least 18 people are feared dead in the latest landslide to hit the jade-mining region...
July 31, 2019
The road follows a new route, but will save travelers a trip through China. The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) has officially reopened the...
July 31, 2019
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) forced to flee their homes because of fighting between the Burma Army and the insurgent Arakan Army (AA) in...
A street in Mrauk-U, Rakhine State. Photo: Mizzima
July 31, 2019
The Plan International aid worker shot by Myanmar security forces in Rakhine state was carrying a grenade according to the armed forces and has been...
July 30, 2019
A protest is planned in the Chin State capital Hakha on Wednesday over the state government’s threat to evict people who have built on land slated...
July 30, 2019
To prevent human trafficking, a public awareness campaign is going to be provided in IDP camps in Arakan State who are taking refuge following the...
July 30, 2019
An INGO staff member was injured by the Tatmadaw’s gunfire in Mrauk-U and has received intense care in Sittwe hospital. Ko Ye Lin Naing, working for...
July 30, 2019
Eight people have been detained and interrogated by police in Ponnagyun town for allegedly having ties to the Arakan Army, the Myanmar Military...
July 30, 2019
The Kachin State People’s Party says it will fight for all of the state’s ethnic groups, not just the Kachin. The Kachin State People’s Party (KSPP...