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February 17, 2020
Farmers whose croplands were confiscated for a new town project in Ramree Township, Arakan State, are demanding that they be given substitute land...
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February 17, 2020
Khaing Roe La — Myanmar’s military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing held talks about the latest developments in conflict-torn Arakan State with...
February 17, 2020
People from Dar Lat Chaung village-tract and 50 nearby villages in Arakan State’s Ann Township are facing difficulties because they have been barred...
February 17, 2020
Twenty matriculation exam centers in Arakan State will be closed temporarily due to safety concerns, with students originally scheduled to sit for...
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February 17, 2020
Trade in Muse that slowed down in recent weeks hasn’t recovered after the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, originating in the Chinese Hebei...
February 17, 2020
NANG SENG NOM — The body of a civilian was found dead in his field after being shot in northern Shan State. Neighbours of Sai Kaw suspect the 30-year...
People queue outside a pharmacy as they won the lottery to buy protective masks, in Guangzhou, China, 13 February 2020. Photo: EPA
February 17, 2020
Upendranadh Choragudi — The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), a regional macroeconomic surveillance organization has forecasted the...
Rakhine ethnic children, who fled from conflict areas, take refuge at A Myo Thar Monastery temporary camp in Sittwe, Rakhine State. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
February 17, 2020
In the wake of the injury of children in a shelling incident and the death of others who drowned escaping, rights groups are calling for the...
February 17, 2020
A Myanmar government official says the government will pay compensation to local residents for more than 1,800 acres they have had to forfeit for the...
February 17, 2020
At least 20 Matriculation examination centers under nine townships of Arakan State in western Myanmar have been affected by the ongoing conflicts...
February 17, 2020
Several families at Thami Hla (old) village under Rathidaung township, 20 miles north of the capital city of Sittwe faced a huge property loss as 15...
February 17, 2020
Upendranadh Choragudi Inequality across different sections of people in terms of their wealth and incomes, and their initial resource endowments like...