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A Tanintharyi Region court fined the Tanintharyi Journal 500,000 kyats on Monday for an article it published more than a year ago that offended the local chief minister.
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After the three men failed to return home on Friday, their bodies were uncovered from a fresh grave near a neighboring village the following day.
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Exhibitions and photo essays by local, international photographers to sound alarm over threats to the planet
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More than 200 refugees from Chin State taking shelter in Bangladesh are receiving no government support and being ordered to leave, according to a volunteer aid group.
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The 2019 Schuman Awards went to jailed Kachin community leader Daw Nang Pu, aid worker U Aung Kyaw Moe and lawyer U Robert Sann Aung.
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“I don’t want to see fighting. I want to live a peaceful life. I am not afraid of soldiers, but I am afraid of guns,” said Daw Khin Mar Swe, the headmistress of Nanpyin Villa
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More than 500 people fled their homes after fighting between the Myanmar military and Arakan Army skirted their village, a local official and resident said.
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The Irrawaddy briefs you on the week that was in the national legislature.
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This is the second time in a week that police have arrested a group of rights activists who were peacefully protesting against the bronze statue of Gen. Aung San in their town park
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The ethnic armed group said more than 120 people displaced by its fight with the military in Paletwa Township have taken shelter in territory near the border under its control.
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Activist says detainees are IDPs from Paletwa, and their hosts
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This week, The Irrawaddy marks the 2nd anniversary of the lawyer’s assassination by asking the prosecutor in the case about the prospects for justice.
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The thought of rock music and wine stalls on site of national martyrs’ assassination fuels online fury
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Second petition this month urges SSPP, RCSS to end armed territorial dispute in Hsipaw Township
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The establishment of four new bases in Kayah—a state covered by the four-month ceasefire—go against long-standing agreements between the Myanmar Army and the KNPP.
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