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July 11, 2019
Since ongoing armed conflicts between the Tatmadaw and the AA continue in Arakan State, political parties and other organizations are concerned if...
July 11, 2019
The water level of Lay Myo river located east of Mrauk-U town in Arakan State has risen above its critical level and will continue to rise by about...
July 11, 2019
The compilation of a draft proposal to list the ancient city Mrauk-U in Arakan State as a world cultural heritage zone is 70 percent completed now,...
July 11, 2019
The Indian government yesterday handed over 250 houses built for Hindu, Muslim and Arakanese people in Maungdaw Township whose houses were burnt...
July 11, 2019
The draft bilateral ceasefire proposal was handed over at the end of June. The Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) is currently still going over...
July 11, 2019
Chin State civil society organizations (CSOs) calling for greater transparency in Burma have asked that the original demarcation lines between the...
July 11, 2019
A Chin State government press conference is commencing on today, with multiple media outlets dissatisfied with restrictions in place for reporters...
July 11, 2019
The move is to counter illegal mining, a state minister says. The Kachin State government will allow small-scale gold mining in three townships in...
July 11, 2019
The Burmese government has demanded that the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) provide an inventory list of its weapons, as well as disclosure...
July 11, 2019
U Aung Lian, a Chin State Hluttaw representative from Chin League for Democracy (CLD), criticized the Chin State government over its management of...
Myanmar men using their mobile phones at a teashop in Yangon. Photo: Sai Aung Main/AFP
July 11, 2019
A powerful German spyware company had its hacking tools spotted in Myanmar, MIT Technology Review reported. Gamma Group, a German company that sells...
July 11, 2019
Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has arrested a group of Myanmar nationals working there for using Singapore to mobilise support for armed...