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Thousands of protestors march to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) office in Yangon on 6 July to demand justice be served in the ‘Victoria’ child rape case. (Photo: Shwe Paw Mya Tin)
Myanmar explodes in anger over police disclosure of child rape victim's name
Police published detailed information on the three-year-old and her parents after the case against...
Published on Dec 20, 2019
After years abroad, former migrant workers struggle to rebuild lives in Myanmar
Migrant labour rights groups say government could be doing more to facilitate the return of migrant workers both abroad and in urban centres
Dec 2, 2019
Mandalay chief minister treated for leukaemia in Thailand
Widely praised by Mandalay residents, Zaw Myint Maung’s condition is said to be stable and the disease controllable
Nov 25, 2019
Interfaity activists awaits to hand out white roses to Muslims at the Myoma mosque in Sagaing Monday (Pic: Khin Hnin Wai/Myanmar Now)
‘White Rose’ Campaigners Defy Nationalists to Show Solidarity With Muslims
Interfaith activists hand flowers to Muslims after nationalist mobs shut down Ramadan prayers in Yangon.
May 22, 2019
Recipients of 7Day Hero awards received cash prizes at a Yangon ceremony on Thursday (Photo: Myanmar Now)
Whistleblower cop, dentist who exposed civil service ‘brainwashing’ labelled heroes
Dr Soe Thura Zaw risked jeopardising his career when he accused lecturers at the political science department of a government training center of brainwashing trainees while Moe Yan...
Mar 8, 2019