Magway Region resistance groups have categorically denied that people portrayed as submitting to the military on state-run MRTV this Monday were members of an armed group. The military’s TV station had aired photos purportedly showing members of the People’s Defense Force (PDF) surrendering to the military in the war-torn region. The news report followed an …
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The Daily Briefing: Tuesday, September 14, 2021
THE DAILY BRIEFING Tuesday, September 14, 2021 The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) convenes today in New York City. High on the agenda will be the UN Credentials Committee discussion on Burma. As part of the UNGA’s annual plenum, nine UN member states review the credentials offered by parties with competing …
07 January 2021 News Briefing
As of 8 PM, 6 Jan, a total of 17,279 samples were tested and found 596 new cases and 19 deaths. MoHS has reported 128,178 confirmed cases including 111,401 discharged, and 2,785 deaths. Some Myanmar business tycoons including U Zaw Zaw, Chairman of Ayeyarwady Foundation, and U Chit Khine, Chairman of Eden Group have donated …
29 December 2020 News Briefing
As of 8 PM, 28 Dec, a total of 19,108 samples were tested and found 648 new cases and 17 deaths. MoHS has reported 122,534 confirmed cases including 104,351 discharged, and 2,618 deaths. 36 townships have been reported thousands of Covid-19 cases, including 29 townships in Yangon region, 5 townships in Mandalay region, each township …
UN factfinding report calls for military prosecution, shuts down Facebook accounts
In one of the most strongly worded reports yet, the United Nations has called out the military’s actions in Arakan State as evidence of “genocidal intent”. Information collected by the UN’s Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar [Burma] established accounts of systematic attacks against civilians, unlawful killings, forced labour, sexual violence to obtain information and entrenched …
Nearly 70 candidates register for November by-election
A total of 69 people have filed for candidature to contest Burma’s upcoming by-election, a Union Election Commission (UEC) official has told DVB.