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November 18, 2024
Over 200 civilians detained by Myanmar junta troops in Shan State, many...
November 13, 2024
Urgent support needed for vulnerable Rohingya families on Bhasan Char
November 8, 2024
Inle Lake villages face renewed hardships as strong winds hit flood-...
Armed police officers stand guard in Yangon. Photo: EPA
September 27, 2019
Leaked memo describes bomb threats
Myanmar authorities have rolled out additional security measures in major cities following recent alleged bomb threats by ethnic armed groups, with...
September 26, 2019
MoU signed for community centres and libraries
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, former President U Htin Kyaw and wife, and dignitaries looking at documentary photos on activities of...
September 26, 2019
Myanmar advisory issued by western governments
Western governments have warned their citizens in Myanmar to exercise extreme caution in major cities in the Southeast Asian nation amid social media...
Residential and commercial buildings by the river banks as boats sail across the Yangon River. Photo: Sai Aung Main/AFP
September 25, 2019
Myanmar’s GDP to grow by 6.4% in 2018-19 - ICAEW
Myanmar's economy is forecast to expand to 6.4% in 2018-19, before picking up to 6.8% in 2019-20, as the market opens up to foreign investment,...
ICRC President Peter Maurer meets with H.E. Kyaw Tint Swe, Union Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor. Important discussion on humanitarian challenges in Rakhine. Photo: Peter Maurer/Twitter
September 25, 2019
Myanmar, Bangladesh, and China hold informal meeting over repatriation
Representatives from Myanmar, Bangladesh, and China called this week for enhanced cooperation in repatriating Rohingya refugees now living in camps...
September 25, 2019
Karenni youths stage protest in prison
At their 13th court appearance on September 24, six Karenni youths who were in judicial custody and charged with section 10 under the Protection of...
The fountain on the North Lawn of the White House is seen dyed green in Washington, DC, USA. Photo: EPA
September 25, 2019
U.S. passes legislation to hold senior Myanmar military leaders accountable
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the BURMA Act, legislation which would advance efforts to hold senior Myanmar military leaders...
Myanmar murder defendants Zaw Lin (L) and Wai Phyo (R) are escorted by Thai police officers after they were sentenced to death at a provincial court in Nonthaburi province, Thailand, 29 August 2019. Photo: EPA
September 24, 2019
Koh Tao death sentence could be stayed
Rastada Manoo Rastada from Thai Bar Council and member of Thai Human Rights Commission told media that if the Myanmar government sent a request...
The run down Jama mosque, a center of Islamic worship in Sittwe built 1859 is seen with overgrowth of vegetation after it was permanently closed in 2012 following deadly clashes with Muslims and Buddhists. Photo: AFP
September 24, 2019
Temporary committee formed to open mosques
Muslim leaders from all states and regions of Myanmar are forming a temporary committee to press the civilian-led government to reopen shuttered...
Taaung National Liberation Army (TNLA), a Palaung ethnic armed group, standing guard outside a village in Mantong township, in Myanmar's northern Shan state. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP
September 23, 2019
Northern Alliance declares they are ready for a ceasefire if Tatmadaw...
Three northern alliance organizations (TNLA, AA and MNDAA) announced on September 20 that they were ready for a ceasefire if the Tatmadaw is willing...
Photo: Office of the Union Parliament
September 23, 2019
USDP, Tatmadaw jointly try to make law that can dissolve parliament
Opposition Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and Tamadaw MPs jointly submitted a constitution amendment bill to Parliament which confers...
September 23, 2019
Climate Strike protesters take to the streets of Myanmar
People took to the street in Yangon on September 22 to participate in the Global Climate Strike Myanmar. The activity was led by youth organizations...