Aung Nyein Chan

AA Claims Ignorance After Brutal Murder Video Goes Viral
The gruesome video of three men beating another into a fresh-dug grave spread on Facebook before being taken down.
Published on Nov 1, 2019
Arakan Army Denies Funding Its Operations With Drug Money
Police say woman arrested Sunday was trading millions of yaba pills to fund rebels fighting Tatmadaw in Rakhine State.
Published on Aug 30, 2019
Rakhine villagers detained in a school in Kyauktan village in Rathedaung Township in Rakhine State.
Villagers At Site Of Army Killings ‘Struggling To Get Food’ Because Of Lockdown, Says MP
Military denies that residents are still barred from entering and leaving Kyauktan, where soldiers shot dead six detainees last week
Published on May 8, 2019
A screenshot from a video showing one of the injured villagers arriving at hospital.
Security Forces Open Fire On Crowd Of Detainees in Rakhine, Kill Six
Eight others were wounded and four more are unaccounted for after Tatmadaw-led shooting.
Published on May 2, 2019
On April 24th, Myint Naing, chief minister of Sagaing Region, gave a speech to the prisoners in Shwebo Prison following a protest by those frustrated with the first presidential amnesty. (Photo: Sagaing Regional Government’s Facebook)
President Frees Thousands Jailed for Drug Offences in Second Amnesty
Senior officials promise a third amnesty soon will include members of ethnic armed groups and inmates whose cases ‘related to political issues’
Published on Apr 26, 2019
Observers looking at the worksite flooded with mud after the dam breach (Photo by Zaw Moe Htet (Hpakant))
Minister Vows ‘Action Will Be Taken’ Against Mining Firms as New Mudslide Kills Two More in Hpakant
A second, smaller deluge of sludge killed workers even as recovery teams looked for bodies from the first disaster
Published on Apr 25, 2019
Ma Pauk Sa was hit twice in one leg and once in the other, once in her chest and once in the head. (Photo: Khin Moh Moh Lwin)
Woman Who Survived Gunshot to Head in Rakhine Violence Arrives in Yangon for Surgery
Surgeons removed fragments of skull from Ma Pauk Sa’s head
Published on Apr 12, 2019
Rocket launcher fires at target during the joint military exercise of air, artillery, and armoured forces in Meiktila cantonment on 31 January, 2019.
Tatmadaw Uses Multiple Rocket Launcher System Against Arakan Army
Analyst says it may be the first time Myanmar military has used the system in active combat.
Published on Apr 11, 2019
A farmer in a vineyard close to harvest time. Cultivation methods suited to local conditions can reduce costs on inputs such as fertilisers and pesticides.
Business
Myanmar’s sun-drenched vineyards bear fruit
Yamethin Township in Mandalay Region is the largest grape-growing area in Myanmar. Though grapes can be cultivated in many parts of Myanmar,...
Published on Jul 4, 2018
A worker in a vineyard in Yamethin Township, seen in early May.
Business
Grape growers feed an expanding wine market in Myanmar
YAMETHIN, Mandalay Region — Workers prised grapes from rows trained on Y-shaped trellises, loading them into their baskets, while vehicles weighted...
Published on Jul 4, 2018
A Pa-O tea grower plucks tea leaves in Pinlaung (Photo: Myanmar Now).
Business
Change afoot in southern Shan State’s premier tea town
PINLAUNG, Shan State — Visitors to Pinlaung, a hilly town perched 1,500 metres above sea level in the Pa-O Self-Administered Zone of southern Shan...
Published on Jul 2, 2018
The girls were allegedly raped inside the shrine of the Buddhist monastery in the town of Pathein in Ayeyarwady Region.
Girls raped for months in Ayeyarwady monastery
A village monk repeatedly raped four girls under his care, and is now on the run. Parents say the monk took advantage of their poverty.
Published on May 10, 2018

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