Min Aung Hlaing asserts China’s ‘unequivocal support’ for regime
20 Nov 2024
The Chinese government has unequivocally expressed its support for the Myanmar regime’s sovereignty and actions, according to junta leader Min Aung Hlaing.
20 Nov 2024
The Chinese government has unequivocally expressed its support for the Myanmar regime’s sovereignty and actions, according to junta leader Min Aung Hlaing.
20 Nov 2024
On the 35th annual International Children’s Day, Myanmar citizens and international organisations called for greater protection and care for children facing severe hardships during the country’s civil war.
20 Nov 2024
The AA captured a junta artillery battalion on Mt. Pan Myauk and the University of Taungup on November 3, and has been assisting locals who want to leave the increasingly battle-worn town.
20 Nov 2024
"We are continuing with the process in the remaining areas as thoroughly as possible. We estimate that the census will be completed by the end of this year," said the junta leader.
20 Nov 2024
WFP stated that Dunford’s appointment as its representative and country director comes at a critical time for Myanmar, which is facing worsening humanitarian crises.
20 Nov 2024
“The harvesting fee for paddy has risen to K300,000 per acre. If we sell the paddy and pay the harvest fee, we have nothing left,” said U Hla Maung, a local farmer in Kyauktaw Township.
20 Nov 2024
Nearly 20 children under the age of 5 from the Kan Gyi Shin IDP camp and a displacement camp near the railway station in Kyauktaw have diarrhoea, and some children have been hospitalised.
20 Nov 2024
Local Muslims have accused ARSA and RSO of cooperating with boatmen near the Naf River to convince Muslim internally displaced people (IDPs) that they would receive support in refugee camps in Bangladesh, and extorting exorbitant amounts of money from them.
20 Nov 2024
Fighting between the Myanmar military and Arakkha Army (AA) is escalating near Satthwar Village in Gwa Township, with some junta soldiers retreating from the area, according to military sources.
19 Nov 2024
The HPV vaccine was previously administered annually by local health departments, but the latest fighting in Arakan State has halted routine immunisation programmes.
19 Nov 2024
Most basic goods and medicines are imported from Kyauktaw, and a single sheet of Decolgen, which costs K5,000 in Kyauktaw, is sold for K10,000 in Rathedaung, and the price of a single sheet of Digene is K5,000.
19 Nov 2024
Five people displaced by fighting in Gwa Township, Arakan State, who were taking refuge in Yekyi Township, Ayeyarwady Region, have reportedly been arrested by Myanmar's military regime.
18 Nov 2024
Civilian casualties were inflicted by junta airstrikes, artillery bombardments, ground assaults, unexploded ordnance, and landmines. Airstrikes were the major cause of civilian fatalities.
18 Nov 2024
In addition to a general lack of humanitarian aid, IDPs face a food crisis due to pervasive unemployment and rising commodity prices.
18 Nov 2024
A total of 198 have since been released, but 505 are still detained, the report said. Among those arrested were 24 children under the age of 18.
18 Nov 2024
Residents of Kyaukphyu reported that all private banks, including KBZ, CB, and Global Treasure Bank, have been closed since November 15, with more junta troops deployed in the town.
16 Nov 2024
The soldiers who have surrendered range from draftees forcibly recruited under the mandatory military service law to majors and other high-ranking personnel.
16 Nov 2024
Livelihood hardships and rising commodity prices have necessitated that many children under the age of 18 do odd jobs to support their families.
16 Nov 2024
Since the second week of October, over 500 Arakan State residents working at construction sites in Mongpauk Town, Wa State, have been jobless as the border closure has led to a shortage of cement and other construction materials.
16 Nov 2024
U Soe Myint had been conscientiously cleaning up the Kaingshae Bridge and the surrounding area in the centre of Taungup for the past decade, and was awarded the Heart of Charity Award for his efforts.