Plane crash in Magwe kills pilots and child
Two pilots and a 10-year-old school girl have died after two fighter aircrafts crashed yesterday.
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Eight Arakanese youth released from prison after Mrauk U protest
Eight Rakhine youth were released from Mrauk U prison yesterday, after they were detained for a protest in January.
Floods surge in Kayah State
Heavy rain in Kayah State has caused widespread flooding and left a path of devastation for residents. Yesterday dozens of wards in the in the capital of Kayah State, Loikaw, experienced widespread[…]
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Ex-servicemen protest against Facebook and show support to the military
More than 200 ex-servicemen participated in a demonstration yesterday to show their support to the military and call Facebook to reinstate military Facebook accounts.
Dyanmite explosions injure miners in Hpakant
Locals from Kachin State say they are worried about their safety after a villager was injured by dynamite blasts in the Hpakant jade mines.
Man shot dead in Sittwe
A Burmese soldier was shot and killed at the Wingaba field in Sittwe town, Rakhine State last night.
The jade scramble: Life at the bottom of the mines
Three years since the jade trade was revealed to be worth 31 billion dollars, questions still abound about what improvements have been made by Aung San Suu Kyi’s government to share these revenues.
Journalists, activists protest Reuters verdict in downtown rally
Protesters took to downtown Rangoon on Sunday calling for the public’s right to information and the freedom of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.
Flu outbreak kills five in Naga
An outbreak of flu has claimed five deaths in the Naga self-administered zone in northern Burma.
Sagaing students protest over changes to distance education
Students in Sagaing Division are angry over restrictions to distance education.
Protests calling for Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo’s release across the country
The Monday conviction of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have triggered protests country-wide, with media denouncing the sentence of seven years jail time with hard labour.
Wives of convicted Reuters journalists demand their release
Pan Ei Mon and Chit Su Win have demanded their convicted husbands are immediately released, after they were sentenced to seven years imprisonment under the Official Secrets Act on Monday.
Judge convicts Wa Lone, Kyaw Soe Oo under Official Secrets Act
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were sentenced to seven years prison after being found guilty of violating the Official Secrets Act.
Rangoon protesters arrested minutes after calling for arrest of ‘murderous generals’
Protesters in downtown Rangoon were arrested on Friday morning after calling for the arrest of “murderous” military generals.
UN factfinding report calls for military prosecution, shuts down Facebook accounts
In one of the most strongly worded reports yet, the United Nations has called out the military’s actions in Arakan State as evidence of “genocidal intent”. Information collected by the[…]
Govt, military have ‘weaponised aid’, says rights group
The Burmese government and military are “weaponising” aid access in Kachin State, which could amount to war crimes, according to a new report released by Fortify Rights.
Verdict in Reuters journalists case postponed until 3 September
The verdict in the case of detained Reuters journalists has been delayed, citing the assigned judge’s poor health.
Oil refinery zone to be permitted in Magwe Division
A new oil refinery zone is to be built in Magwe Division, a regional government minister announced this week.
Reuters journalists facing secrets charges to hear verdict next week
A Yangon court set 27 August as the verdict date in the case of the detained Reuters journalists, after both prosecution and defence submitted their closing statements.
88 Generation activist Ma Mee Mee dies in car accident
88 Generation political activist Ma Mee Mee was killed in a car crash in Irrawaddy Division, after returning from a funeral in Pathein.
Fire at Yangon General Hospital forces evacuation
A fire in Rangoon’s iconic hospital forced the evacuation of patients and staff.
Activists reflect on 30th anniversary of 8888 Uprising
Commemorations of the 30th anniversary of the 8888 Uprising, which kicked off at the University of Yangon on Monday, are underway in cities and town throughout the country today.
Human rights watchdog criticises slow progress in resolving land grabs
Advocacy group Human Rights Watch has criticised slow progress in addressing historical land grabs, which continue to leave large numbers of people destitute, and inadequate legal reform in protecting land tenure.
Reuters journalist says police pressured him to bury report on Inn Din massacre
Jailed Reuters journalist Wa Lone tells a Yangon court that during a police interrogation, which included sleep deprivation, police officers tried to induce him and his colleague Kyaw Soe Oo not to publish an investigation into a military-led massacre of 10 Muslims in Inn Din village of northern Rakhine State.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Peace Process
Demand for independent homeland bars Naga group from NCA
A faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland will not be allowed to sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement because of the ethnic Naga armed group’s core demand for an independent Naga homeland spanning either side of the Burma-India border, according to government spokesperson Zaw Htay.
Panglong III wraps with delegates tacking 14 points onto ‘Union Accord’
The latest iteration of the “21st Century Panglong Conference” concluded on Monday with participants signing 14 points of agreement as the high-level peace confab came to a close in the capital Naypyidaw.
Change brewing in Burma’s poppy country?
There’s been a steady decline in the cultivation of opium poppy in recent years.
From 2015 to 2017, the production of poppy has decreased from 54,000 hectares to 41,000 hectares, so what’s behind this trend. . .
Collapse at jade mine kills at least 17
A landslide at a jade mine in Kachin State’s Hpakant Township over the weekend has claimed at least 17 lives and injured dozens of others, with many more feared dead as search and rescue efforts continue.
Rise of robots fuels slavery threat for Asian factory workers: analysts
The rise of robots in manufacturing in Southeast Asia is likely to fuel modern slavery as workers who end up unemployed due to automation face abuses competing for a shrinking pool of low-paid jobs in a “race to the bottom,” analysts said on Thursday.
2017 by-elections Lead Story News Politics
Nearly 70 candidates register for November by-election
A total of 69 people have filed for candidature to contest Burma’s upcoming by-election, a Union Election Commission (UEC) official has told DVB.
