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March 22, 2022
Since early March, some townships in Mon State have been facing drinking water shortages. The wells in Kyaikmaraw township started to dry up in the...
March 22, 2022
Residents of Kyauktaung village in Mon State’s Thaton Township are worried that fighting between a coalition led by the Karen National Liberation...
Rohingya refugees walk through a shallow canal after crossing the Naf River as they flee violence in Myanmar to reach Bangladesh in Palongkhali near Ukhia. Photo: AFP
March 21, 2022
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to adopt a strategy for accountability in Myanmar to end...
March 21, 2022
A police officer was killed and two others were injured in a shooting that took place at a security checkpoint near Chaung Hnitkhwa Bridge in...
March 21, 2022
The United States has determined that the violence committed by the military in Myanmar against the Rohingya minority amounts to genocide and crimes...
March 21, 2022
Prison guards shot dead 7 inmates and injured nearly 30 after prisoners gaoled for political offenses protested against unfair conditions at the...
March 21, 2022
More than a year after the military coup, the families face a hard time due to the sharp rise in commodity prices and a lack of regular income, the...
March 21, 2022
Ice manufacturers in Sittwe are struggling due to daily, lengthy power outages recently affecting much of Arakan State. “When there is a power outage...
March 21, 2022
The Burma Army (BA) has launched a clearance campaign to drive the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) out of an area where it plans to build a strategic...
March 21, 2022
Myanmar will resume international passenger flights from April 17, the military said Saturday, lifting a two-year ban on foreign tourists. The...
March 21, 2022
The 48th Mon State Day, which falls on March 19, was held at the State Hall of Mawlamyine by the military council amid tight security. Nearly 100 of...
March 21, 2022
The Chinland Defence Force had to withdraw after being overwhelmed by the Burma Army (BA), which has employed all its might to dislodge the...