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Catholic Archdiocese of Yangon, Archbishop Cardinal Charles Bo. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
December 4, 2019
Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon has appealed to the international community not to punish the people of Myanmar as it faces genocide charges over the...
December 4, 2019
On 29 November, Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR) from Italy and Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF) from Belgium hosted a seminar on...
December 4, 2019
The armed conflict between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army in Arakan State started early December last year; it has already been a year now. The...
December 4, 2019
An artillery shell hit Alaezay ward in Mrauk-U city, Arakan State on the evening of 2 December, killing three children and injuring four, according...
December 4, 2019
Aung Htein — Three villagers received injuries due to fierce fighting between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army (AA) in Yan Chaung Phyar mountain...
December 4, 2019
Khaing Min — A robbery occurred in Pyarte village in Kyaukphyu Township on 26 November and three people were arrested, according to Kyuakphyu...
Migrants workers working for fishing rafts in Ah-Baw-Tan village (photo:Aung Naing Win)
December 3, 2019
At the National League for Democracy’s (NLD) central committee meeting held on September 21 and 22 of this year, a decision was made to form an...
December 3, 2019
The Surbana Jurong Group from Singapore launched their “Mon State Investment Affair 2019” at the Strand Hotel in Mawlamyine on the 29th and 30th of...
Myanmar soldiers relax inside the Kyee Ken Pyin police border guard post near Maungdaw town of Bangladesh-Myanmar border, Rakhine State. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
December 3, 2019
Myanmar’s human rights commission will not investigate alleged abuses committed against civilian detainees in northern Rakhine state, including...
Photo: Ko Maung Win
December 3, 2019
Two children were killed and six other people were injured when a heavy shell landed near Thakyamaaung Temple in Alaezay Quarter on the outskirts of...
December 3, 2019
News of Aung San Suu Kyi’s decision this week to lead Myanmar’s delegation to the Hague to defend an accusation of genocide sent shock waves through...
The Tatmadaw used civilian’s vehicles in the fighting near Hinkhayaw village and killed 12 military personnel and seized some weapons, the AA announced. (Photo - AA)
December 3, 2019
Nay Win San — The Tatmadaw and Arakan Army (AA) fought on 30 November near Sanyin, Hinkhayaw and Tote Chaung villages in Myebon Township. The...