Mizzima

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-...
Rakhine Volunteers carry an injured Rakhine ethnic woman as they arrive to Sittwe Hospital in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Western Myanmar, 24 August 2019. According to reports, three people died and several others are injured after heavy weapons and bullets hit the houses in the village of Pyan Mraung near Min Bya township during clashes between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA) on 24 August. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
August 27, 2019
Three children killed amid Rakhine fighting
An explosion from a stray artillery shell killed three Myanmar children and injured four other civilians on Saturday in a village near Minbya...
Photo: Ministry of Home Affairs, Myanmar
August 27, 2019
More narcotics seized
Myanmar authorities seized 762 kg of ICE worth over 19 billion kyats in Shan state, Xinhua reported. A total of 38 bags filled with ICE were...
August 26, 2019
Cartoonists raise money for flood relief
Every year Myanmar faces serious problems with flooding and this year Mon State was particularly badly hit by flooding and landslides, incidents that...
Myanmar Entrepreneurs Association patron Zaykabar Khin Shwe. Photo: Thura/Mizzima
August 26, 2019
Recovery of loans by banks may give trouble to top businessmen, businesses
Zaykabar Khin Shwe said that top business tycoons and businesses would be in trouble if the banks asked them to pay back loans that they lent to...
August 24, 2019
Myanmar army warns of full-scale war in Shan State
The Myanmar military accused an ethnic armed group operating in Myanmar’s northeastern Shan state of terrorism and drug trafficking, and warned of...
August 23, 2019
Ayeyarwady Region deputy chairman appears before court
Former Ayeyarwady Region legislative assembly deputy chairman San Min Aung who is charged with section 409 of Penal Code (breach of trust) appeared...
August 23, 2019
Foreign nationals airlifted to safety
The Myanmar military on Thursday airlifted 28 foreign nationals from war-ravaged northern Shan state, while community-based organizations evacuated...
A young woman looks at her Facebook wall while she travels on a bus in Yangon. Photo: AFP
August 23, 2019
Facebook removes more Myanmar accounts
Facebook has said it pulled down more than 200 accounts, groups and pages from Myanmar for misleading users about their identity and purpose, C|NET...
Myanmar Tatmadaw delegation led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing visits Russia Space System, Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy. Photo: seniorgeneralminaunghlaing.com.mm
August 22, 2019
Russian Security Council Secretary meets Myanmar’s C-in-C
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev met Myanmar's Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing on Monday in Moscow, with the...
A woman browsing the internet at an internet cafe in Yangon. Photo: AFP
August 22, 2019
Digital Literacy, Online Safety and Resilience Project to be launched
Telenor Myanmar and Plan International have partnered to launch a nationwide Digital Literacy, Online Safety and Resilience Project, telecompaper...
People carry goods from Myanmar and enter India through Indo-Myanmar Friendship Gate at Moreh, some 120 kms from Imphal, the capital city of Manipur state. Photo: AFP
August 22, 2019
India to talk to airlines interested in opening Imphal-Mandalay route
India’s Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has asked the State Government to talk with airlines which are interested in operating Imphal-...
August 22, 2019
Mong Yang People’s Militia leader and wife killed at home
An unknown armed group attacked against the residence of the Mong Yang People’s Militia leader in Mankaung village, Mong Yang village-tracts Lashio...