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Indian man’s body returned along with eight survivors after AA abducts boat passengers in Kyauktaw; Chin State Upper House lawmaker from NLD still detained.

Mon and Karen ethnic armed groups clashed in Ye Township on Wednesday, one day after the two sides agreed to stop the violence and pursue a ceasefire.

A mortar exploded in a tea plantation in Shan State Tuesday, killing one civilian and wounding another; some say the mortar was left after fighting in the area last month.

A group of 30 Rohingya, who were caught in Ayeyarwady Region in a single SUV, have been jailed or sent to schools for two years after failing to produce ID.

A motorcyclist in Kyauktaw has reportedly been shot dead by government troops. The military says civilians must stop when told to.

The Myanmar army arrested 14 Ta’ang civilians in Shan State on Monday and forced them to walk with them on the frontlines; the last two were released on Thursday.

Members of the Rakhine State parliament are calling on the Myanmar military and Arakan Army to avoid fighting near residential areas and ancient heritage sites.

Violence has broken out again in Shan and Rakhine states, with ethnic armed groups expressing surprise at the Myanmar military’s refusal to extend its ceasefire.

In protest at the Rohingya crackdown in 2017, the City of London Corporation has suspended an honor it bestowed on State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi earlier that year.

Authorities found a wild elephant poached and skinned in an Irrawaddy Region forest reserve on Sunday. Estimates suggest fewer than 2,000 elephants are left in Myanmar.

Two Myanmar military soldiers were sentenced to 20 years in prison for desertion after allegedly killing seven civilians in Karen State and now await trial for murder.

Rebel group denies it was in Oo Yin Tha; some local residents say the Myanmar military entered the empty village and torched all the homes.