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Based on 10 verified sources covering Myanmar:
YANGON—Ten new coronavirus cases were reported in Myanmar in a seven-hour period late Saturday and early Sunday, the largest daily increase in confirmed cases since COVID-19 was first detected in the country in late March. [1]
A series of explosions rocked at least 12 locations in Yangon and Mandalay regions on Monday and Sunday, including offices of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party and the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP). [2]
YANGON—A court in Yangon’s Insein Township has sentenced three supporters of the convicted assassin of a National League for Democracy (NLD) legal adviser to one year in prison with hard labor. [3]
YANGON—In the latest move to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the city, Yangon has extended a partial lockdown for 10 townships where a total of 113, or 78 percent, of the city’s 145 reported coronavirus cases have been found. [4]
MANDALAY—Myanmar’s courts have been widely criticized on social media in recent days over punishments handed down to those who organize religious gatherings and weddings in defiance of COVID-19 restrictions, with critics saying different laws are bei... [5]
YANGON—Ten new coronavirus cases were reported in Myanmar in a seven-hour period late Saturday and early Sunday, the largest daily increase in confirmed cases since COVID-19 was first detected in the country in late March.
A series of explosions rocked at least 12 locations in Yangon and Mandalay regions on Monday and Sunday, including offices of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party and the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP).
YANGON—A court in Yangon’s Insein Township has sentenced three supporters of the convicted assassin of a National League for Democracy (NLD) legal adviser to one year in prison with hard labor.
YANGON—In the latest move to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the city, Yangon has extended a partial lockdown for 10 townships where a total of 113, or 78 percent, of the city’s 145 reported coronavirus cases have been found.
MANDALAY—Myanmar’s courts have been widely criticized on social media in recent days over punishments handed down to those who organize religious gatherings and weddings in defiance of COVID-19 restrictions, with critics saying different laws are bei
The National Unity Government (NUG) - In the Southern Military Region of the People’s Defence Force, there were nearly 30 battles against the junta army within a week. Reportedly, over 50 junta soldiers died.
RANGOON — Tripartite discussions between Burma’s Ministry of Labor, workers’ representatives and factory owners in recent days have revealed wide differences of opinion about the country’s future minimum wage, which will be determined in the next few
YANGON—Myanmar will lift stay-at-home orders for a COVID-19 hotspot township in the commercial capital, Yangon, after the city saw no local transmissions for several weeks.
RANGOON — During his last visit to Burma, he had a chance to interview Aung San Suu Kyi. As a result, he was followed everywhere by secret police.
Dozens of junta troops and regime-appointed ward administrators were reportedly killed in Yangon in the first week of 2022, as several People’s Defense Forces (PDF) escalated their attacks on military regime targets.