Independent Mon News Agency

May 28, 2020
The Department of Basic Education has decided to start the school season on July 21, 2020, and announced that parents could register their children...
May 28, 2020
On May 7, 2020, No. 4, The Karen National Police Force ( an entity within the KNU) arrested 37 young Mon people for possession and sale of illicit...
May 26, 2020
A review of the recent arrests of drug users and dealers by the New Mon State Party’s (NMSP) Thaton District’s force, reveals that over 25% are women...
May 25, 2020
The global pandemic of Covid-19 is testing the mutual trust and understanding between the government, the Tatmadaw [Myanmar army] and Ethnic Armed...
May 23, 2020
Banyar Paing — On May 18th, the Myanmar Embassy in Thailand announced Myanmar migrant workers could register with the Myanmar’ Labor Attaché Office...
May 21, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 crisis and to provide residents of Myanmar with some economic relief, the National Central Committee on Prevention,...
Nai Thein Win, 56-year-old farmer (photo: MNA)
May 21, 2020
A local farmer, living in the eastern forest of Yar-buu Village, Yebyu Township, Tanintharyi Region, was shot and killed with a home-made rifle, last...
May 21, 2020
The News Mon State Party (NMSP)’s General Secretary, Nai Jor Yae, and his team received protective equipment and other COVID-19 related medical items...
Seafood purchasing center at Thanlwin Market, Mon State’s Capital Mawlamyine (Photo: MNA)
May 20, 2020
Reported by: Yang Lin Aung Mon State relies on the market in China to export its shrimp and fishes. With the arrival of Covid-19, sales of this...
May 20, 2020
The New Mon State Party (NMSP), one of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) signatories, has been implementing COVID-19 prevention and control...
Photo: Nai Banya Mon, FAPC’s Program Director (photo: Banya Mon/Facebook)
May 20, 2020
Mon News Agency (MNA) Editor, Nai Bayar Aung, recently interviewed Nai Banya Mon, the Program Director of Federal Affairs and Policy Centre (FAPC),...
May 18, 2020
The Myanmar government has established a Coordination and Cooperation committee to work with ethnic armed groups in the fight against Covid-19 (...