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(VIDEO) Widow of Inn Dinn massacre victim ‘very happy’ for Reuters journalists’ release
The widow of one of the 10 Rohingya men and boys massacred by Myanmar troops in September 2017 has issued a heartfelt thank you and congratulations to Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, the two Reuters journalists jailed for exposing the massacre to the world. In a video posted online today, Rahmat Khatun, widow of ...
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Tour guide turned Arakan Army commander sees nationhood in victory
While the world’s attention is focused on COVID-19, war is brewing in the jungles of western Myanmar. The Arakan Army, or AA, was formed just a few years ago by students,...
Fat Myanmar cops given 4 months to shape up – or face charges
Myanmar’s hefty law enforcers have a mixed reaction to an order that all overweight Myanmar police officers lose weight within four months or be charged. The order, passed down...
Anxiety, optimism as Yangon students brace for schools to reopen
In normal times, Moe Pyae Pyae Thaw would be starting her final year of high school this month. Instead, she is feeling anxious and conflicted about whether to return when it and...
Top officials who banned crowds from gathering blasted for gathering in crowd
Yangon’s regional government is under fire today after a top official and the chairman of its pandemic response team attended a Sunday religious festival in apparent defiance of...
Military silent after vowing action against soldiers who filmed boat beating
A week after the Burmese military said it would investigate five of its soldiers caught beating a group of Rakhine civilians on a boat, no progress has been cited in the case. The...
Angry Buddhist mob swarms Meiktila monastery after man ‘insults’ religion on Facebook (Video)
Scuffles broke out outside a monastery where hardline Buddhists yesterday gathered to seek mob justice against a man whose sharp-tongued criticism was deemed an insult to the...
Make a cool, safe mask at home and win ‘prizes’ from Aung San Suu Kyi
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday called on people to make cloth masks at home and enter them in a competition. Announcing the competition via Facebook, Suu Kyi said...
US joins ceasefire push after WHO driver transporting COVID samples caught in crossfire
Attacks continued yesterday in Myanmar as the United States echoed calls for a ceasefire after a man driving COVID-19 samples in a U.N. vehicle was killed earlier this week in...
Happy New Fear: Yangon told to stay home 9 days over holiday
Yangon residents were told not to leave their homes except for food or necessary health care to reduce the spread of COVID-19 infections during the holidays. While a regional...
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