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October 18, 2021
Up to 12 junta soldiers were reportedly killed in a People’s Defence Forces attack on a school in Su Phyu Kone village, Nwahtogyi Township Mandalay...
October 18, 2021
More than a thousand civilians from eight villages in Hpruso Township, Karenni State are in urgent need of assistance after they were recently...
October 18, 2021
Clashes broke out this week between Chin resistance groups and the military near the capital of Chin State—the latest episode in the bloody conflict...
October 13, 2021
Locals and military sources said that Command and General Staff College in Kalaw township, where the military coup leader Senior General Min Aung...
October 13, 2021
The Tatmadaw torched four buildings and arrested three villagers in Sagaing Region as part of an offensive strategy it's pursuing in neighbouring...
October 13, 2021
A local militia group called for a suspension of the Mandalay gem market on 12 October to avoid deadly consequences for the merchants as it is a...
October 12, 2021
Most Kanpetlet residents fled the town after the Tatmadaw announced military operations in all nine townships in Chin State. Earlier this month, many...
October 11, 2021
Rebooting Myanmar’s moribund peace process was discussed during a meeting of political parties with Lt-Gen Yar Pyae, chairman of the National...
October 11, 2021
U Sein Chit, a social activist and one-time parliamentary hopeful in Thandwe town, Arakan State, was arrested at his home late on Saturday evening,...
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October 11, 2021
Myanmar authorities have seized a large number of firearms and ammunition in Mandalay region, the Information Ministry said in a statement, Xinhua...
Displaced Karen villagers. Supplied
October 8, 2021
The humanitarian crisis in Burma is now at a critical stage. The currency, the kyat, has crashed in the month of September to an all time low. The...
Staff members of the Asia Green Development Bank count Myanmar Kyat notes with machines at Sule branch office, in Yangon, Myanmar, 14 December 2016. Photo: EPA
October 8, 2021
Military-appointed authorities in Myanmar are making progress in addressing its currency crisis, with the kyat stabilising and efforts underway to...