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Press Council Chairman Ohn Kyaing. Photo: Soe Thu Aung/Mizzima
June 28, 2019
Press Council Chairman Ohn Kyaing said that the council had responsibility to work for journalists who were charged, detained and imprisoned for...
June 27, 2019
During the Mekong Migration Network (MMN) and Asian Institute of Technology's (AIT) workshop, Jobs in SEZs: Promoting Gender-Sensitive Policies in...
A pile of illegal drugs burn during a 'Destruction Ceremony of Seized Narcotic Drugs', held to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse, in Yangon on 26 June, 2019. Photo: Thet Ko/Mizzima
June 27, 2019
The Myanmar authorities ceremonially burned seized narcotic drugs worth over 451.7 billion kyats (301.2 million U.S. dollars) in three cities of...
June 27, 2019
The Mizoram government and Assam Rifles have failed to deport 219 Chin refugees from Lawngtlai district to Myanmar, the Business Standard reported...
June 25, 2019
Myanmar's anti-drug force has seized stimulants worth of 150 million kyats (100,000 U.S. dollars) in Shan state of the country, according to a press...
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June 25, 2019
Union Election Commission held a meeting with political parties and civil society organizations related with the elections sector in Yangon yesterday...
Myanmar people gather for refreshement at a teashop in Yangon many hangout to chat and browse Facebook with their mobile phone. Photo: Sai Aung Main/AFP
June 25, 2019
Facebook says it has been able to detect and remove “considerably more hate speech than before” as it faces criticism over failure to keep a check on...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Photo: Etienne Laurent/EPA
June 24, 2019
Facebook targets Myanmar, Sri Lanka in removing hate speech Facebook is seeking to “police” its content to try to remove hate speech with Myanmar and...
June 24, 2019
Mandalay Region legislative assembly approved on June 21 at its session to establish new ministry in Mandalay Region government for creating job...
Reps. Eliot Engel. Photo: AFP
June 21, 2019
Bipartisan lawmakers on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee joined forces Thursday to advance legislation adding new sanctions on Myanmar's...
Armed police officers stand guard near Sittwe Court. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
June 21, 2019
Twenty-three villagers from Myanmar’s conflict-ridden Rakhine state were brought to trial Thursday in Sittwe District Court on charges of violating...
June 21, 2019
Three people have died of H1N1, influenza virus, so far in Myanmar's Yangon region, Dr Thar Tun Kyaw, an official from the Ministry of Health and...