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May 5, 2022
Campaign organisation Fortify Rights has called on the Government of Thailand to investigate the recent destruction by its soldiers of a makeshift...
May 5, 2022
On 1 May, International Workers' Day, Food Panda employees from Rangoon and Mandalay held a protest against the company, alleging unfair labour...
May 5, 2022
At least ten Burma Army (BA) soldiers died in clashes with the All Burma Students’ Democratic Force (ABSDF) and a local branch of the People’s...
May 5, 2022
At least 143 journalists have been arrested in thirteen months since the military junta seized power in Burma, a record number of arrests reported...
Fires were reported due to fighting between the Myanmar military and KNLA coalition forces near Ingabo village in Mon State’s Kyaikto Township on May 3. (Photo: KRIN)
May 5, 2022
A clash between the Myanmar military and coalition forces headed by the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) broke out near Ingabo village in...
May 5, 2022
The chairman of the Kayin People's Party (KPP) in Twante Township, in Yangon Region, Al Mu Gyi, was shot dead on the morning of 30 April according to...
May 3, 2022
After receiving information that the Arakan Army (AA) is conducting training for People's Defence Forces (PDF) in western Ngaputaw Township in the...
May 3, 2022
The Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) will distribute land plots to farmers in Tanai Township as part of its poppy eradication programme in...
May 3, 2022
Eid-ul-Fitr for Muslims in Rakhine State will be celebrated from 3 May. Muslims living in various townships of the State will celebrate the three-day...
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May 3, 2022
At least four Rakhine political parties, including the Arakan National League (ULA, the political wing of Arakan Army) have sent the condolence...
May 3, 2022
An international NGO has spoken out against the harsh sentence given to a Myanmar film maker. Myanmar film producer Ma Aeint was sentenced to three...
May 3, 2022
As the world marks the importance of free media on World Press Freedom Day, many Myanmar journalists are struggling in the wake of last year's...