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February 1, 2020
The number of cases of illness among children at a village in Arakan State’s Ann Township has climbed to more than 70 and blood sample tests are...
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January 30, 2020
A soldier belonging to the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Shan State’s Kutkai Township shot and killed a schoolteacher—who was...
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January 30, 2020
A 42-year-old woman and her 12-year-old daughter were killed on Tuesday in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township during a clash between the Burma...
January 30, 2020
NANG SENG NOM — As the coronavirus spreads in China, fruit wholesalers in Muse, on the Shan State-China border have been asked to temporarily stop...
January 30, 2020
As fighting between the Burma Army and Arakan Army (AA) spreads from northern to southern Rakhine State, locals and civil society organizations say...
January 30, 2020
At least 10 people have been injured by landmines in northern Shan State this month, local sources said. According to Mai Sim Shein, who is in charge...
A Myanmar police officer stands near a pile of illegal drugs during a 'Destruction Ceremony of Seized Narcotic Drugs', held to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse, in Yangon, Myanmar, 26 June 2019. Photo: Nyein Chan Niang/EPA
January 30, 2020
Myanmar has reported 957 drug-related cases, involving 1,480 suspects within two years, Xinhua reported quoting state-run media reported. As of 25...
January 30, 2020
In a wide-ranging public discussion in Yangon, U.S. Ambassador Scot Marciel stressed that contrary to perceptions, Washington is continuing its...
January 30, 2020
The Chin National League for Democracy (CNLD) has warned the Arakan Army (AA) not to reference the Khumi people as an ethnic Rakhine sub-group. After...
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January 30, 2020
NANG SENG NOM — Thousands of Chinese people have canceled trips to Muse, Shan State, on the border with China, due to fears of the spreading...
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January 30, 2020
With dozens of streetlights burned out in the Shan State-China border town of Muse, robberies and theft has been on the rise, locals told SHAN. Sai...
January 30, 2020
Internally displaced people (IDPs) in Rakhine State and the civil society organizations helping them say they are having difficulties securing aid...