Aung Nyein Chan

Aung Nyein Chan
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A house in Mae Wai, in Kayin state’s Hpapun district, is seen burning on January 24. (Photo: Supplied)
Tatmadaw denies torching house, as Kayin state tensions flare
The incident comes amid growing concern over renewed clashes between the military and the Karen National Union
Published on Jan 27, 2021
NLD candidates Ni Ni May Myint, Min Aung, and Chit Chit Chaw were campaigning in Rakhine state when they were kidnapped by the AA on October 14, 2020. 
Seventy-nine days in AA captivity
Three NLD candidates speak to Myanmar Now about their ordeal as prisoners of the Arakan Army
Published on Jan 26, 2021
Displaced villagers rest after fleeing recent clashes in eastern Bago region’s Kyaukkyi township. (Photo: KNU Information Department / Facebook)
Hundreds flee latest clashes between Tatmadaw and KNU  
As many as a thousand villagers in Bago’s Kyaukkyi township have been hiding in the jungle since the fighting began
Published on Jan 21, 2021
President's Office spokesperson Zaw Htay speaks at a press conference in Naypyidaw on January 8. (Nyan Hlaing Lin / Myanmar Now)
Government sends Northern Alliance groups draft of ‘preliminary ceasefire’ and offers to meet for talks
The four members of the alliance have not yet responded to the offer and are holding talks among themselves first
Published on Jan 11, 2021
About 250 IDPs arrive at the Mansang monastery in Namtu on December 9 after fighting broke out in their villages (Myat Moe Thu/Myanmar Now)
Over 600 people flee their villages in northern Shan amid fresh fighting between insurgent groups
The RCSS says it expects more clashes because the TNLA is expanding its presence in the region
Published on Jan 8, 2021
Chin IDPs displaced by clashes between the military and the Arakan Army plan to settle in a new village in Hmawbi township, Yangon. (Phyo Htet Aung/Myanmar Now)
Chin IDPs prepare to make a fresh start far from their conflict-hit homeland
Bay Ta La, a newly created village in Yangon’s Hmawbi township, is set to become the permanent home of 90 Chin civilians displaced by war in Rakhine and Chin states
Published on Dec 22, 2020
Soldiers from the Arakan Army seen in Laiza township, Kachin state in 2017 (Sai Zaw/Myanmar Now)
Arakan Army meets for talks with Tatmadaw in Wa capital 
Meeting seen as ‘opening the door’ to a formal peace agreement
Published on Dec 14, 2020
Khin Myint Htay was held captive for nine days until her family paid a 30m-kyat ransom. (Myat Moe Thu/Myanmar Now)
Mogok residents live in fear amid a spike in fighting and criminal activity
A wave of kidnapping and extortion cases appears to be related to recent clashes in the area
Published on Dec 8, 2020
SP Bakery bakery owner Kyaw Win was snatched in broad daylight at a market in Mogok (SP Bakery)
Owner of SP Bakery company snatched by unidentified armed men in Mogok 
Kyaw Win’s capture comes after TNLA soldiers detained a woman in October and demanded a 30m kyat ransom
Published on Dec 4, 2020
Commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing and KBC chair Dr Hkalam Sanson are seen together after their meeting on December 1. (Kachin Baptist Convention)
Tatmadaw commander-in-chief meets with Kachin Baptist leader in Myitkyina 
The two discussed a range of issues, including IDPs, landmine clearance, and conflict in Kachin and Rakhine states
Published on Dec 3, 2020
A file photo of Taungup: Aung Lwin was kidnapped roughly 20 miles north of the town (Soe Zan Aung/Myanmar Now)
Family suspects mistaken identity after masked attackers snatch man in Rakhine state 
Relatives of Aung Lwin said he is not involved in any disputes and believe he may have been mistaken for someone else
Published on Nov 25, 2020
NLD supporters rally in Myitkyina on October 17. (National League for Democracy-Kachin State/Facebook)
NLD wins big in Chin and Kachin states
The ruling party performed well in areas where it was expected to lose support to ethnic parties
Published on Nov 12, 2020

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