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Myanmar Prison Staffer Caught Smuggling Meth in His Velvet Flip-Flops

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Burma

A worker at a prison in Ayeyarwady Region was trying to smuggle 244 methamphetamine tablets and 0.1 gram of crystal meth into the prison inside his sandals.

Another Myanmar Migrant Returnee Hangs Himself in the Irrawaddy Delta

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Myanmar & COVID-19

By Salai Thant Zin

Ko Nay Lin Htet, a 27-year-old man who hung himself while in quarantine in Pathein, was the second returned migrant worker to kill himself on Friday.

Girl Pulled from Crocodile’s Jaws in Myanmar

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Burma

By Salai Thant Zin

A nine-year-old was bathing in Ayeyarwady Region when a crocodile tried to pull her into the water. Her relatives beat the reptile until it retreated.

17 June 2020 Quarantined Returnees Jailed for Being Drunk and Disorderly in Myanmar

10 June 2020 Election Authorities Prepare for Voting in Myanmar’s Roughest War Zone

25 May 2020 Ethnic Kuki Man Killed in Northern Myanmar, Locals Blame Ethnic Shanni Army

23 April 2020 Courts Send COVID-19 Curfew Breakers to Prison in Myanmar

22 April 2020 Factories in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Region to Close Ahead of COVID-19 Checks

4 March 2020 Myanmar Garment Factory Closes As COVID-19 Cuts Supplies

3 March 2020 Police Arrest Chinese Suspects at Myanmar Beach over Thailand Murder

25 February 2020 Myanmar Restaurant Owner Arrested After Child Employee Burned

24 February 2020 Myanmar Police Probe Boss over Child Employee Burns

27 January 2020 Wild Elephant Found Skinned in Myanmar Forest Reserve; Poachers Flee Scene

15 January 2020 Myanmar Court Sentences Man to Death by Hanging for Love Triangle Murder

24 December 2019 Myanmar Garment Workers Continue Strike, Demand Regional Minister Resign