Myanmar

Fighters from the Karenni National Defence Force, a network of civilian resistance fighters, Karenni organisations and armed groups in Kayah State. (KNDF / Kantarawaddy Times)

Acting president of the National Unity Government (NUG), Duwa Lashi La, called for revolt in “every corner of the country” against the regime.

A Myanmar soldier guards an area at Sittwe airport. (AFP / Ye Aung Thu)

Myanmar's military must be investigated for possible "war crimes and crimes against humanity" as a conflict with rebels in the country's northwest ramps up, a UN rights expert said Wednesday.

91-year-old bodybuilder Sein Maung poses for a photo as he works out with weights at his gym, which has since been closed due to fears about the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Yangon. (Sai Aung Main)

Flexing his oiled, bulging biceps and pecs, 91-year-old one-time bodybuilding champion Sein Maung admires himself in the mirror before starting to pump iron in his Myanmar gym.

People watch firefighters spraying disinfectant along a street as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Yangon on April 24, 2020. (Sai Aung Main / AFP)

US citizens have been jailed in Myanmar for violating coronavirus-related orders, said the US embassy in Yangon, as the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases rises to 146.

Firefighters wearing protective clothing spray disinfectant along a street as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Yangon on April 23, 2020. (Sai Aung Main / AFP)

Yangon MPs proposed the curfew for public safety, arguing it would curb the spread of Covid-19 and deter crime that may follow the confirmation of more cases.

People wearing face masks exercise at dawn in Mandalay on April 7, 2020, as the regional government started a community lockdown to combat the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. (Thet Aung / AFP)

Ward administrators in Mandalay have apparently resorted to violence in order to enforce a 9pm-4am curfew to tackle crime during the coronavirus pandemic and to stop the virus from spreading further.

The Myanmar snub-nosed monkey lives in northern Kachin state. (Flora and Fauna International)

The protected area is also home to other threatened species such as red panda, Asiatic black bear, and takin, a goat-antelope hybrid.

Pyae Sone Win Maung was killed while transporting COVID-19 surveillance samples in a United Nations-marked vehicle. (Facebook)

A Myanmar government health worker was injured and his driver killed when their United Nations-marked vehicle was ambushed as they were carrying COVID-19 test samples in conflict-ridden Rakhine state, the UN said Tuesday.

The carrier is running on a limited schedule to major cities across Myanmar amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Air KBZ / Facebook)

The carrier is running on a limited schedule to major cities across Myanmar amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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