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.

 Kirin has a majority stake in both Myanmar Brewery Limited and Mandalay Brewery Limited. (AFP / Joel Nito)

Japanese beer giant Kirin said Thursday an investigation into whether money from its joint ventures with the Myanmar military had funded rights abuses was "inconclusive".

The contests held at jails in Tanintharyi region’s Myeik, Kawthaung and Dawei townships on January 4 were designed to bring cheer to the prisoners who have been unable to receive family visits because of Covid-19 restrictions. (Photos: Daily Eleven)

Inmates had their hair styled, makeup done and dressed as beauty queens before strutting out for pageants in three prisons in southern Myanmar.

Singer Chaink K Ko, or 'Banana', has a combined following of nearly 1 million on Facebook and TikTok. (Myanmar Super Celebrity / Facebook)

Singer Chaink K Ko, known by his stage name Banana, has been arrested for violating Covid-19 rules after singing at a child’s birthday party in Mandalay region.

A security guard stands next to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Ayeyarwady Covid Centre at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, amid the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. (Photos by Ye Aung Thu / AFP)

The stadium once roared with fans during Myanmar's top football games, but now bustles with workers wrapped in protective gear who are battling the coronavirus pandemic.

The AA said the aspiring legislators would be freed only if those 'detained unlawfully' by the government and the army were released.

The militant group confirmed the release, adding that the three NLD members were kidnapped "for the purpose of war, politics and revolution".

Medical personnel prepare personal protective equipment (PPE) before conducting medical test for domestic airline passengers at the Covid-19 coronavirus rapid diagnostic testing centre in central Yangon ahead of their scheduled travel on December 21, 2020. (Sai Aung Main / AFP)

On December 26 we ran a story on Myanmar lifting stay-at-home orders for most of Yangon and several townships across the country, as announced by the Ministry of Health and Sports.

The Shan State Progress Party said the death penalty was 'the only option' for the 30-year-old, who assaulted the girl before throwing her body off a cliff. (Shwe Phee Myay News Agency)

A rebel ethnic minority group that unofficially controls a swathe of eastern Myanmar has sentenced a man to death for the kidnap, rape and murder of a six-year-old girl.

The whale shark, a female, was discovered in Myeik District, Tanintharyi Region. (Photos: Department of Fisheries)

Authorities are investigating the death of an endangered whale shark that washed ashore on a beach in Myeik Archipelago.

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