The junta-controlled health authorities in Sagaing Region and Chin State are struggling to handle coronavirus cases crossing the Indian border.
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More Schools Closed in Myanmar's Chin State Amid COVID-19 Spike
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Paletwa Township schools close as cases of the Indian variant are reported across Sagaing Region and Chin State.
In Myanmar, Pro-Junta Vigilante Groups Wage Campaign of Violence, Disinformation
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Pyu Saw Htee groups are accused of attacking civilian targets in an attempt to discredit the anti-regime People’s Defense Forces and National Unity Government.
More Than Half of Myanmar’s Chin State Under COVID Lockdown
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The regime has imposed stay-at-home orders in four more townships after a spike in cases.
‘Tonzang is Seeing a COVID-19 Outbreak’: Township Health Chief
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Tonzang Township Health Department head Dr. Htan Shin Khaing says the new ‘Indian’ coronavirus strain is far more threatening than previous variants.
COVID-19 Claims Three More Lives in Myanmar-India Border Town
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Since last Sunday, a total of five deaths have been reported and 167 positive cases detected in the area.
Rakhine’s Children Attend School, Ignoring Myanmar’s Boycott
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The Rakhine State authorities claim almost 100 percent of students are now back at school.
Myanmar Junta Locks Down Kalaymyo as COVID-19 Cases Spike
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Sagaing Region and Chin State emerge as COVID-19 hotspots as fears grow that new Indian coronavirus variant is spreading in northwest Myanmar.
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Pregnant Myanmar Woman Dies of COVID-19 in Town on Indian Border
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The woman, 38, died in Chin State’s Cikha, which is under lockdown; local health facilities are short of medicine and staff due to the anti-junta work stoppage.
The Day Myanmar’s Junta Pushed Through 2008 Constitution
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In the wake of the devastating Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar’s military sealed its political power with a new charter.
Ex-Chief Justice Who Presided Over Drafting of Myanmar’s Pro-Military Charter Dies
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U Aung Toe, who headed the Supreme Court for more than 22 years, boasted in 2008 of delivering a constitution that preserved the military’s ‘leading role’ in politics.
Beloved Myanmar Band Tarnishes Reputation by Playing for Junta Leaders
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Nearly century-old Myoma Music Band comes under fire after performing for Myanmar military chief and others in Mandalay.
Myanmar’s Long History of Revolutionary Poets
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Myanmar’s Failed Mutinies in History
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Since independence there have been several failed military rebellions, giving little encouragement to those hoping a mutiny will topple today’s junta.
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