Mizzima

April 17, 2020
Andre Wheeler — Daily reports of the economic impact of the Coronavirus are being replaced by regular updates of financial and market meltdowns. City...
Lweje near Longchuan County in southwest China’s Yunnan province. Photo: 胡庆/Google Map
April 17, 2020
Chinese border authorities are not letting cargo trucks from Myanmar pass through a key entry point into China from northern Myanmar’s Kachin state...
An armed policeman walks by the gate near Taungpyo Bangladesh-Myanmar border entrance in Maungdaw district, Rakhine State of western Myanmar. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
April 17, 2020
Myanmar announced restrictions on border crossing through Myanmar-Bangladesh border gates starting from April 14 to prevent the spread of Covid-19...
April 17, 2020
Checking of health conditions and taking personal bio data is taking place on all people entering Naypyitaw. Checks are taking place at entry and...
April 17, 2020
State Counsellor and Chairperson of the National-Level Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19...
Photo: CJ
April 15, 2020
Naung Naung — Rakhine State legislative assembly legislator Aung Than Tin from Ponnagyun constituency said that artillery fire hit Kyauk Seik village...
People stand in the departure lounge at the Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar, Myanmar, 18 March 2020. Photo: EPA
April 14, 2020
Yangon International Airport has extended its ban on international flight arrivals until the end of April in light of the fears over the spread of...
April 13, 2020
By Than Htike Oo — Bus drivers seek clearer guidelines on how they are supposed to operate given new COVID-19 guidelines brought in to prevent the...
A staff member of the Yangon City Development Committee disinfects Pazontaung market, as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Yangon on March 21, 2020. Photo: Sai Aung Main/AFP
April 13, 2020
Myanmar public support closing wildlife markets over virus fears: survey
April 11, 2020
Livelihoods and Food Security Fund LIFT has announced funding of USD15.8 million to support Myanmar’s COVID-19 preparedness and response. The funding...
A Buddhist monk and a man pull a rope of the boat at the Chindwin river in Monywa, Sagaing Division, Myanmar. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
April 10, 2020
Officials in a Myanmar state and region have reversed earlier decisions to impose controversial two-week lockdowns to prevent the spread of the...
People walk around the Thet Kel Pyin internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Sittwe, Rakhine State. Photo: EPA
April 9, 2020
About 8,700 civilians displaced by ongoing armed conflict in Rakhine state and living outdoors require emergency shelter before the onset of the...