Fresh AH1N1 outbreak near China-Burma border
Dec 14, 2009 (DVB), Schools have closed and travel has been restricted in a Chinese town near to the Burmese border as doctors there warn of a fresh outbreak of[…]
Children and the poor hit by cholera outbreak
Apr 2, 2009 (DVB), Authorities in central Burma have been distributing medicine after an outbreak of cholera began to take its toll on young children and people living in poor[…]
NLD members accused of medical offences
Sep 9, 2008 (DVB), Six National League for Democracy members from Magwe division arrested on 6 September have now been identified, according to their colleagues from the NLD. In Salin[…]
Relief supplies appropriated by officials in Bogalay
May 13, 2008 (DVB), Cyclone victims in Bogalay have been unable to access aid supplies sent in to the area as they have been taken by government supporters and are[…]
Rangoon court moved to new premises
Jan 14, 2008 (DVB), Staff at the Rangoon divisional court are unhappy about an order they have received requiring them to move to a new building as of 18 January.[…]
11:00 AM, 05 March 2021 News Briefing
Defying security forces crackdowns, anti-coup protesters continue their regular rallyings the streets of cities across the country today in the morning. There are no reported violent cases this morning until[…]
04:00 PM, 04 March 2021 News Briefing
Four volunteers from Mon Myat Sate Htar Nursing Home Association, lethally beaten and arrested by security forces during giving emergency health services in the deadliest crackdown in North Okkalapa on[…]
04:00 PM, 02 March 2021 News Briefing
The Violent crackdowns have continued until this noon, and anti-coup protesters rally again peacefully across the country. There have reportedly been wound cases among them 3 people are under critical condition today[…]
11:00 AM, 17 February 2021 News Briefing
In the Myanmar big city, Yangon, in some townships, many cars are parked on the streets as a part of anti-coup protests by saying “Car Engine Failure”, along with, people[…]
04:00 PM, 16 February 2021 News Briefing
In MyaungMya, Irrawaddy region, today 16 Feb, police disperse violently by using water cannon spraying including firing tear gas and rubber bullets to more than 30 thousand anti-coup protesters who[…]
4:00 PM, 12 February 2021 News Briefing
The Sagaing region, Rakhine and Mon state government that under NLD’s administration deposed by the military, have announced that civil services will be given a public holiday until the new government[…]
12 February 2021 News Briefing
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, chairman of the coup administration, announced today the release of more than 20,000 prisoners including 55 foreign prisoners convicted of crimes before Jan 31, 2021 in[…]
04:00 PM, 08 February 2021 News Briefing
Thousands are continuing to take to the streets across Myanmar to protest against military coup. Labour unions, factory workers, some civil servants organizations and students are prominently participating in groups[…]
04:00 AM, 03 February 2021 News Briefing
The military coup is a firm step on the path to democracy that fits the real situation of Myanmar, remarked Senior General Min Aung Hlaing at the first meeting of[…]
20 January 2021 News Briefing
As of 8 PM, 19 Jan, a total of 20,694 samples were tested and found more 448 new cases and 13 deaths. MoHS has reported 135,243 of total confirmed cases[…]
14 January 2021 News Briefing
As of 8 PM, 13 Jan, a total of 17,827 samples were tested and found 523 new cases and 24 deaths. MoHS has reported 132,260 confirmed cases including 115,612 discharged,[…]
07 January 2021 News Briefing
As of 8 PM, 7 Jan, a total of 18,953 samples were tested and found 594 new cases and 14 deaths. MoHS has reported 128,772 confirmed cases including 112,048 discharged,[…]
04 January 2021 News Briefing
As of 8 PM, 3 Jan, a total of 17,662 samples were tested and found 729 new cases and 17 deaths. MoHS has reported 126,345 confirmed cases including 109,548 discharged,[…]
Rohingya toddler among 12 killed as first monsoon rains hit Bangladesh
Pre-monsoonal rains have cost the lives of at least 12 people in Bangaldesh since Monday, including one Rohingya toddler.
Left in limbo: Kachin IDPs face monsoon season dilemma
“Unless both sides stop fighting and allow these people to go home, [the Kachin IDPs] are facing a dire situation.”
Analysis Lead Story News Women's Issues
Rape avoidance 101: Government advice on curbing sexual assault elicits scorn
The Home Affairs Ministry has been blasted for re-enforcing harmful assumptions about gender-based violence after it released a document positing that women consuming alcohol was among the leading causes of the rape of women and children.
Muse Township bans medical treatment to wounded ethnic soldiers
How can we know when a patient comes in that he or she is an insurgent? Insurgents do not have the word, ‘insurgent’ written on their foreheads.”
Prison reform put on the back burner
A new prison law was discussed in parliament in 2015, but not passed. Nor has it been taken up by the NLD who took power in early 2016.
Police drop charges in Naypyidaw drone case against journalists
Police have decided to withdraw criminal charges filed against three journalists and their driver under Burma’s Export and Import Law and Immigration Act after the foursome were detained in October for attempting to fly a drone over the parliamentary complex in Naypyidaw.
Accidents Lead Story News Shan
Gunpowder for balloon festival fireworks sets houses ablaze in Taunggyi
Gunpowder used to make fireworks, an integral part of Tazaungdaing full moon holiday celebrations in Shan State, ignited and set fire to five houses in the state capital Taunggyi on Sunday morning, injuring three men who were making the gunpowder.
Suu Kyi launches ‘anti-betel chewing’ campaign
Some seven million people in Burma regularly chew betel quid and tobacco – a habit that causes more than 60,000 deaths in the country every year.
Lead Story Mandalay Division News
Mandalay, Pakokku hit by floods; Irrawaddy River exceeds danger level
Flooding has driven thousands of people from their homes in Mandalay Division as seasonal monsoon rains wreak havoc on the region.
In changing Burma, a question of civil-military dynamics looms large
The role of the military in Burma’s ongoing political evolution raises questions at a three-day forum on democracy held recently in the capital Naypyidaw.
Health Lead Story Mandalay Division News
10 dead from H1N1, but Burma’s authorities say public is safe
Meanwhile, in Mandalay, the annual Taung Pyone festival has been called off due to fears of spreading the virus.
Burma tracking spread of H1N1 as outbreak claims sixth victim
Six people have died in an outbreak of H1N1 influenza largely hitting Burma’s biggest city, Rangoon, a health official said on Thursday, amid government efforts to track the spread of the virus known as swine flu.
