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A screengrab from a video that circulated on Facebook last month shows Wa soldiers demolishing a Christian cross.
Ethnic Issues
Wa officials free over 100 Christians detained in crackdown
By Lumdau/Myanmar Now The powerful United Wa State Army has freed over 100 Christians who were detained in a recent crackdown against members of the...
Published on Oct 4, 2018
Dr Aye Maung (Photo: Myanmar Now)
Arakan National Party chairman confident a strong win will bring security for Buddhist Rakhines
Aye Maung is the chairman of the Arakan National Party (ANP), the largest political party in Rakhine State of Myanmar after the ruling Union...
Published on Nov 6, 2015
Migrant workers operate on a fishing boat in Mae Klong district, Samut Songkhram province, Thailand, 07 May 2015. Photo:Narong Sangnak/EPA
Voices of Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand
It is estimated that 2.5 to 3 million Myanmar workers are toiling away in Thailand, at least half a million of whom are in Samut Sakhon alone, a...
Published on Oct 20, 2015
မိုင်းလားတွင် ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေးပွဲတော် ကျင်းပ
ရှမ်းပြည်နယ် အရှေ့ပိုင်း အထူးဒေသ ( ၄ ) နှစ် ၃၀ ပြည့် ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေးပွဲတော်ကို မိုင်းလားမြို့ ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေးရင်ပြင်မှာ ယနေ့ ( ဇွန် ၃၀ ရက် ) နေ့တွင်...
Across Myanmar, pangolins are trafficked in plain sight
Despite laws protecting pangolins, an investigation at major trade hubs found consumption and trade of the nearly extinct animal to be pervasive and...

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