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Myanmar government spokesman Zaw Htay speaks during a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Naypyidaw. Photo: AFP
May 23, 2022
Zaw Htay, the spokesman for the President's Office of the NLD-led government and a former military officer, suddenly passed away at around 9 am on 23...
May 23, 2022
Yangon residents said that it is no longer safe to ride the YBS, the main public transport system in Yangon. YBS (Yangon Bus Service) is already used...
May 23, 2022
It is fitting that once again a female Burmese doctor has been recognized for her work. Dr Cynthia Maung, the founder of the Mae Tao Clinic, in Mae...
May 23, 2022
The National Unity Government (NUG) has raised about $42 million USD from fundraising activities, according to the NUG’s social media page on this...
Members of PDF Kalay. Photo: The Irrawaddy
May 23, 2022
Myanmar resistance groups claim they have delivered a heavy casualty toll on Military Council troops so far in May, with help from the National Unity...
May 23, 2022
Thailand has extradited military personnel and porters who fled to Thailand during a raid on the Thae Baw Bo camp, the border sources said. Eleven...
May 23, 2022
Nearly 5,000 locals have fled the fighting between the junta armed forces and the Local People’s Defense Forces on the eastern side of Phekone Inn on...
May 23, 2022
Civilians displaced by recent fighting in Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region are in urgent need of medicines, according to humanitarian workers. Malaria...
May 23, 2022
The Mon National Education Committee (MNEC) is set to open Mon National College this academic year, the Mon education community told Than Lwin Times...
May 23, 2022
The Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), one of Burma’s most powerful ethnic armed organisations (EAO), designated the People’s Militia Forces (...
May 20, 2022
Commodity prices have skyrocketed in Chin State’s Paletwa Township, which borders Arakan State, after months-long restrictions on the supply of food...
May 20, 2022
Peace talks with ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) that have been proposed by junta chief Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing will continue until a...