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June 3, 2019
The Arakan National Party, the strongest political party in Arakan State, has set up a steering committee for policy affairs during the party’s...
June 1, 2019
A bus from Shwe Man Yadana bus line that departed from Sittwe hit a landmine on its way to Yangon on the evening of May 31, the blast caused some...
June 1, 2019
An investigation team headed by members of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission arrived at Sittwe on May 27 to conduct field inspections...
May 31, 2019
Most of the roughly 3,000 Chin refugees living in the Indian capital New Delhi have been issued new identification cards by the UN refugee agency...
May 31, 2019
Since clashes are occurring in Buthidaung Township, people from over 20 villages are fleeing from their homes. In early May, military columns entered...
May 31, 2019
After a court hearing lasting for four months, two out of four detained people from Buthidaung Township were released on May 28, according to their...
Supporters of Nationalist Buddhist monk Wirathu, gather near the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon on 30 May 2019. Photo: Thura/Mizzima
May 31, 2019
Hundreds of monks and their supporters marched in Yangon on Thursday to protest against the issuing of an arrest warrant for U Wirathu. The sedition...
May 31, 2019
(Part 1) Civil strife has turned Myanmar’s Shan State into a crystal methamphetamine hub. The richer the traffickers get, the harder the underlying...
May 31, 2019
Petitions submitted to Myanmar's military chief led to the early release of seven Myanmar soldiers convicted of killing 10 Rohingya villagers during...
May 31, 2019
Thailand’s Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University has awarded an honorary doctorate degree to Nang Shwe Hmone, the wife of Burma’s former vice-...
May 31, 2019
Police demanded a local family in WeaTonChaung Village, Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State pay 600,000 Kyat after their son was found consuming Kratom...
May 30, 2019
Unexploded ordnances were left at a military firing range near villages due to ongoing armed conflicts in Arakan State. This type of action makes...