Tatmadaw

Tatmadaw

Some of those, who surrounded protest in support Tatmadaw, leaving after the incident were seen (Sai Zaw/Myanmar Now) 
None of the protesters involved in the attacks were arrested but police detained four others for...
Published on Jan 29, 2021
Security has been tightened around the Supreme Court in Naypyitaw (Nyan Hlaing Linn/Myanmar Now)
Statement came shortly before state broadcaster MRTV announced the Amyotha Hluttaw would convene a day later than planned
Jan 29, 2021
DMG journalists Hnin Hnin Nwe and Nay Win San face charges under section 66d of the Telecommunications Law (Phadu Tun Aung, Hnin Nwe / Facebook)
The two journalists work for Sittwe-based Development Media Group, which is also facing two other charges for its work
Jan 29, 2021
The Virginia Tobacco Co Ltd, a joint venture between Singapore-based RMHS and the military-owned conglomerate MEHL, produces popular cigarette brands Red Ruby and Premium Gold. (Sai Zaw/Myanmar Now) 
Singapore-based RMHS said last month it would sue the military-owned conglomerate for lack of transparency
Jan 27, 2021
A house in Mae Wai, in Kayin state’s Hpapun district, is seen burning on January 24. (Photo: Supplied)
The incident comes amid growing concern over renewed clashes between the military and the Karen National Union
Jan 27, 2021
Military spokesperson Brig-Gen Zaw Min Tun addresses reporters in Naypyidaw on Tuesday (Nyan Hlaing Lin/Myanmar Now) 
‘I am neither saying the military will seize state power, nor that it won’t’, Brig-Gen Zaw Min Tun said
Jan 26, 2021
Michael Kyaw Myint is arrested for religious incitement in Yangon’s South Dagon township in May 2019. (Sai Zaw / Myanmar Now)
Michael Kyaw Myint faces arrest on multiple charges related to his political activities
Jan 22, 2021
The protestors want to at least be allowed to collect food and other supplies from their village (Phadu Tun Aung/Myanmar Now)
Locals say they fear they will be shot or captured by soldiers if they even try to collect rice from Marlar village
Jan 21, 2021
Displaced villagers rest after fleeing recent clashes in eastern Bago region’s Kyaukkyi township. (Photo: KNU Information Department / Facebook)
As many as a thousand villagers in Bago’s Kyaukkyi township have been hiding in the jungle since the fighting began
Jan 21, 2021
Military representatives arrive at a Union parliament meeting held in May 2019. (Nyan Hlaing Linn / Myanmar Now)
The military and the USDP have pushed claims of election-rigging since the ruling NLD’s landslide win in November
Jan 16, 2021
A cadet receives an award at the Graduation Ceremony of the Defence Services Medical Academy on December 11 (Military True News Information Team)
‘Nobody wants to be on the frontline fighting these useless wars,’ one officer tells Myanmar Now
Jan 7, 2021
Ethnic Karen villagers march in Kayin state’s Hpapun (Mutraw) district on January 6 to protest military expansion in the region. (Photo: Salween Peace Park)
Recent fighting in eastern Kayin state has forced thousands to flee and spurred calls for a Tatmadaw withdrawal
Jan 7, 2021
The Virginia Tobacco factory in the Pyinmabin Industrial Zone, in Yangon’s Mingaladon township (Photo: Zeyar Maw / Myanmar Now) 
The company, which is in a joint venture with the army-owned Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited, is suing over a lack of transparency
Dec 26, 2020

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