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November 25, 2021
Burma's armed forces have refused to release a freelance reporter from Sagaing Region detained this week who was beaten and verbally abused during...
November 24, 2021
Ko Sein Chit and Ko Ye Naing Oo, who were arrested last month on suspicion of having links to the anti-regime People’s Defence Force (PDF) and...
November 24, 2021
Almost 10 months since the military seized power in a February 1 coup, bank users and businesses in Arakan State continue to struggle with limited or...
November 24, 2021
The semi lockdown, aiming to contain the spread of Covid-19, has been lifted in Panglaung (Pinlaung) township, Southern Shan State; however, the...
November 24, 2021
One more week semi lockdown has been added to Hsi Hseng township, Southern Shan State, because of the recent spread of Covid-19 in the area. The...
November 24, 2021
The Sittwe District Court on Monday rejected the appeal of former Arakan State Chief Minister U Nyi Pu, who was sentenced last month to two years’...
November 22, 2021
More than 200 houses from Pharpyo village, Minbya Township, and Lekka village, Mrauk-U Township, that were destroyed by fire during armed conflict in...
November 22, 2021
Reporters from the Arakan State-based Western News went into hiding over the weekend after junta forces attempted to find the location of its office...
November 22, 2021
A female high school teacher who is said to have been part of the anti-coup Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) in Taungup, Arakan State, since its...
November 20, 2021
South Korea-based Posco International has reportedly begun work on Phase II of the Shwe gas field project A-1 off the Arakan coast. The Department of...
November 19, 2021
It is reported that the lockdown will be extended in Pinlaung (Panglaung) township, Southern Shan State, in order to contain the spread of the Covid-...
November 19, 2021
SAC’s soldiers came and stationed in the village and arrested a young man in Pekon (Paikhun) township, Kow Ei ward, Kaung Wet sub-ward, Southern Shan...