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July 5, 2022
The issues of refugees, migrants and resettlement are headline news around the world, whether it is due to the refugee crisis in Ukraine, refugees...
July 4, 2022
The International Karen Organisation, concerned at attacks on villagers by soldiers under orders from the military-appointed State Administration...
July 4, 2022
With the death of U Than Sein Maung (45) hailing from Wet Hmaing village in Sittwe general hospital on 2 July, the number of landmine explosions in...
July 4, 2022
The road connecting Ponna Kyun with Rathedaung remains closed since 16 June making it difficult for the locals to travel. Due to the road closure,...
July 4, 2022
A cowherd was seriously injured on Friday when he stepped on a landmine, planted by the junta forces nearby LIB 375 battalion based in Kyauktaw...
July 4, 2022
The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) has forced the closure of gambling dens set up after the military coup in Langkhur, southern Shan State...
A Sittwe Township signboard (Photo: DMG)
July 4, 2022
Two residents from the Arakan State capital Sittwe who were detained by Myanmar’s military regime for “being unable to give a satisfactory...
A first round of talks was held between Bangladeshi and Arakanese traders in Sittwe on June 17. (Photo: RSCCI)
July 4, 2022
U Tin Aung Oo, chairman of the Rakhine State Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RSCCI), said efforts were being made to establish direct trade with...
July 4, 2022
A local man from Wethmine village in Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township who was severely injured in a landmine blast on July 1 succumbed to his...
Illegal Myanmar migrants detained by Thai authorities in Mae Sot. (Photo: Myawaddy / Mae Sot Media)
July 4, 2022
More than 20,000 Myanmar citizens have been detained by Thai authorities for illegally crossing the border into Thailand since last year’s coup,...
Several people are afflicted with skin conditions in Kyauktaw Township’s Nyaungchaung IDP camp. (Photo: CJ)
July 4, 2022
Thirty-five people, most of them children, from the Nyaungchaung camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Arakan State’s Kyauktaw Township are...
July 4, 2022
The Military Council is assisting with airstrikes to defend Ukrihta military base near Wale Township, Southern Myawaddy, Karen State, to prevent the...