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.

Myanmar military personnel wearing protective clothing prepare to disinfect a Hindu temple as a preventive measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus in Naypyidaw on April 1, 2020. (Thet Aung / AFP)

As Myanmar confirmed its 16th case of coronavirus today, Aung San Suu Kyi reluctantly returned to her personal Facebook account in order to address the pandemic.

A passenger wears a facemask amid concerns of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, as she walks inside a train at Yangon Railway Station in Yangon on March 18, 2020. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP)

A Yangon politician confirmed Myanmar’s first death of a Covid-19 patient on Tuesday.

A March 27 interview with a top-ranking Arakan Army representative published by the Mandalay-based Voice of Myanmar landed editor-in-chief Nay Myo Lin (above) in court on terrorism charges. (AFP)

A Myanmar journalist faces up to life in prison for publishing an interview with a rebel group operating in the country's restive Rakhine state, a week after the insurgents were classified as a terrorist organisation.

International SOS Clinic in Yangon. (Supplied)

A private clinic in Yangon has closed on government orders, it announced, after a woman who reportedly worked there tested positive for coronavirus.

Travellers wear face masks outside Yangon International Airport. (AFP)

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Myanmar jumped from 10 to 14, the health ministry announced today.

Myanmar nationals return from Thailand via the border crossing in Myawaddy on March 26. (Supplied)

Myanmar’s health ministry confirmed two more Covid-19 cases and has encouraged people to stay at home amid fears of a major outbreak.

Inventor Kai Zar is ready to transport suspected Covid-19 patients to hospitals in Myeik township. (The Mirror)

While most of us have been binge-watching shows to wait out the Covid-19 crisis, an inventor in southern Myanmar has come up with a way to safely transport suspected coronavirus patients.

People wear facemasks amid concerns of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus while walking at Yangon international airport in Yangon on March 18, 2020. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP)

Myanmar stopped issuing visas to all foreign nationals today in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19 outbreak.

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