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A signboard for mobile banking firm Wave Money at a telecommunications shop in downtown Yangon. Photo: AFP
January 11, 2022
Norwegian telecom operator Telenor has agreed to divest its 51 percent stake in Wave Money, one of Myanmar's largest mobile payment services,...
January 11, 2022
Junta forces are tightening security checks in Kyaikto town, Mon State, after explosions on January 6, said residents. Explosions were reported at a...
IDPs at Mong Kung
January 11, 2022
Villagers can’t collect the body of a civilian who stepped on a landmine a few days ago for fear of detonating more hidden explosives. ”The body is...
This handout photo taken on May 24, 2021 and released by Myanmar's Ministry of Information on May 26 shows detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) and detained president Win Myint (R) during their first court appearance in Naypyidaw, since the military detained them in a coup on February 1. Photo: MOI/AFP
January 11, 2022
Human Rights Watch today condemned the latest convictions of the incarcerated civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi sentencing her to four years in prison...
January 10, 2022
In northern Shan State, fierce fighting broke out between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the Burma Army (BA) in the Mongpaw area and the...
Cambodia’s Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn. Photo: Javier Lizon / POOL / AFP)
January 10, 2022
Cambodia's foreign minister on Saturday defended Prime Minister Hun Sen's trip to Myanmar, though there was little evidence the mission yielded any...
January 10, 2022
The minimum wage matters in Myanmar. And there are serious concerns that the level may drop due to the current economic crisis prompted by the...
January 10, 2022
The regime’s forces killed at least six civilians during their offensive, which displaced tens of thousands, when they attacked resistance groups and...
January 10, 2022
Fighting between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and the Burma Army (BA) has intensified in Muse District after the junta attacked the KIA’s camp...
January 10, 2022
According to Thant Myanmar, the consumption of plastic has doubled during the Covid-19 pandemic in Myanmar. Ma The Su Aye, manager of Thant Myanmar’s...
January 10, 2022
A hillside dam is being built in Gwaychaung village-tract in Arakan State’s Thandwe Township, according to the Irrigation and Water Utilization...
January 10, 2022
The regime abducted seven civilians and used them as human shields during a day long battle with resistance groups in southern Chin State’s Matupi...