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Dec 91 min read

𝗨𝗪𝗦𝗔 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝘆

𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 9, 2024 In a statement released in Chinese on Saturday, the United Wa State Army (UWSA) denied rumors suggesting...

Dec 92 min read

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 (𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶 𝗜𝗱𝗼𝗹) 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲

𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 9, 2024 The Voice of Freedom– Karenni Idol, a platform for showcasing 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙞 youth talent, has officially...

Dec 92 min read

𝗦𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗦𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗡𝗨𝗚 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗿. 𝗧𝘂 𝗛𝗸𝗮𝘄𝗻𝗴

𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 9, 2024 Dr. Tu Hkawng, Union Minister of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Conservation of the National...

Dec 91 min read

𝟕𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐨 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩

December 9 The 76th International Human Rights Day campaign was held on December 8 in Shwebo Township, Sagaing Region. The event was...

Dec 91 min read

𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙮 𝘿𝙖𝙮 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐬

December 9 Director Mann Thet Win’s remake of the movie Sunny Day is scheduled to be screened in Massachusetts, according to a report...

Dec 91 min read

𝐌𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢-𝐃𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐛, 𝐒𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐚

December 9 Anti-dictatorship messages and symbols from Myanmar have appeared on the crumbling walls of Idlib, reflecting cross-border...

Dec 91 min read

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬

Rebel forces in Syria have seized the capital, Damascus, effectively ending the Assad family's 50-year rule. Ousted Syrian President...

Dec 91 min read

𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝘽𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐨

December 9 A revolutionary film exhibition, titled 𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝘽𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚...

Dec 91 min read

𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝙁𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝘿𝙚𝙡𝙩𝙖 𝙁𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧

The revolutionary film 𝙁𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝘿𝙚𝙡𝙩𝙖 𝙁𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, directed by Minn Latt Yar and featuring a cast of art enthusiasts and young...

Dec 91 min read

𝗔𝗔 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗮𝘄 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝗳 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝘙𝘢𝘬𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 9, 2024 The Arakan Army (AA) has successfully captured the entire Maungdaw Township in...

Dec 81 min read

𝗠𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗖𝗥𝗣𝗛 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆

𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 9, 2024 The Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), Myanmar’s interim parliamentary body, has sent a...

Dec 81 min read

𝐍𝐔𝐆 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐚𝐬𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐃.𝐂. 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝

Dr. Sasa, the International Cooperation Minister of the National Unity Government (NUG), met with Deputy Minister U Moe Zaw Oo and his...

Dec 81 min read

𝐌𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨-𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬

Myanmar actress Mya Hnin Yee Lwin has become the latest victim of a malicious disinformation campaign aimed at discrediting pro-democracy...

Dec 81 min read

𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬’ 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬

Artists’ Shelter, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Myanmar artists in exile, has announced the launch of a new...

Dec 81 min read

𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝟗𝟔

David Steinberg, a veteran scholar of Myanmar affairs, passed away at the age of 96 on December 5 at his home in Bethesda, Maryland,...

Dec 81 min read

𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭

A virtual fundraising concert featuring renowned Myanmar artists Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein, Chan Chan, Anegga, Freddy Lynn, and Zandria Lynn...

Dec 81 min read

𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗼, 𝟳 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝟭𝟬 𝗜𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱

𝘒𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 7, 2024 Intense fighting has been going on between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA)-led...

Dec 81 min read

𝗨𝗡 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗨 𝗞𝘆𝗮𝘄 𝗠𝗼𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲

𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 7, 2024 The United Nations General Assembly has decided to continue recognizing U Kyaw Moe Tun as Myanmar’s Permanent...

Dec 81 min read

𝗛𝗺𝗮𝘄𝗯𝗶 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸: 𝟭𝟱 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝟱 𝗜𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱

𝘠𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘯, 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 7, 2024 On the night of December 6, at around 10:00 p.m., Yangon’s Hmawbi Air Force Base was attacked...

Dec 81 min read

𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗖𝗝 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿

December 7, 2024 Slovenia has submitted an application to intervene in the case concerning the alleged genocide against the Rohingya in...