Story Archive
2017-07-31
Swe Win, editor-in-chief of Myanmar Now, will stand trial in August on charges of defaming an ultranationalist Buddhist monk.
2017-07-31
A health ministry officials urges people to heed government health awareness campaigns to prevent the spread of swine flu.
2017-07-28
Captain Thet Naing Oo from the Myanmar army submits evidence against the trio accused of violating the Unlawful Associations Act.
2017-07-27
The five-day closure is meant to prevent children in the southeastern city from contracting the H5N1 virus.
2017-07-26
Almost 18,000 foreigners were screened for immigration papers since July 1, Malaysian authorities say.
2017-07-26
The latest outbreak of the H5N1 virus comes as seasonal ‘swine flu’ kills three people in other parts of the country.
2017-07-26
Sittwe district police are still questioning others in the assault that left one Muslim dead and six others injured.
2017-07-25
The members of parliament say a report by Yanghee Lee following her recent visit to Myanmar includes erroneous information and unfounded accusations.
2017-07-24
Authorities in Maungdaw township question the men after they fail to produce family registration documents.
2017-07-21
Kyaw Min Swe and Kyaw Zwa Naing of The Voice Daily are charged under Section 25(b) of the Media Law.
2017-07-20
Fearing new clashes, more than 700 residents from seven villages leave their homes and head to the town of Theinni.
2017-07-19
Sixty-two defendants are convicted of charges related to people smuggling, and 40 others are acquitted-
2017-07-19
They file charges against him and a Yangon police officer for violating the country’s Law Protecting the Privacy and Security of Citizens.
2017-07-18
National Security Adviser Thaung Tun says a UN decision to send a fact-finding mission to the restive region was 'less than constructive.'
2017-07-14
The government allows them into villages in Maungdaw and Buthidaung townships with no reporting restrictions.
2017-07-12
As many as 3,300 undocumented workers, including 1,230 Bangladeshis and 825 Indonesians, have been detained.
2017-07-12
Denying access to the fact-finding mission lumps the country with ‘pariah states,’ the group says.
2017-07-11
Yanghee Lee meets with residents of Kyaukphyu who complain that they have not benefitted from a special economic zone and pipeline project.
2017-07-10
The ‘armed terrorists’ are shot dead after they run out of a house following an exchange of gunfire.
2017-07-07
Kyaw Min Swe, editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper The Voice Daily, awaits his next hearing on July 14.
2017-07-07
The two countries will work together to ensure that Myanmar migrant workers are documented to work legally in Thailand.
2017-07-06
The charging of three reporters under the Unlawful Associations Act should not be seen as a problem between the media and the military, she says.
2017-07-06
They believe that local civilian agencies are unable to maintain public order and safety in the unstable region.
2017-07-05
Shells fall in villages in the Indawgyi region, forcing residents to flee.
2017-07-05
Police say everything is now under control following the latest bout of sectarian violence in the state capital Sittwe.
2017-07-03
Foreign workers could face five years in prison and a fine for entering the country illegally.
