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Global split over Rakhine crisis as China backs Myanmar crackdown
AFPCategory: NewsFeaturesThe United Nations Security Council. Photo: Andrew Gombert/EPAInternational divisions emerged on Tuesday ahead of a UN Security Council meeting on a worsening refugee crisis in...
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Freedom fighter or curse? The man behind the Rohingya insurgency
Gohar AbbasCategory: NewsFeaturesScreen grab of Youtube video show Att Ullah AKA Attaullah seated.To his foes, Ata Ullah is a reckless amateur who has brought untold misery to hundreds of thousands of...
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Myanmar’s freedom of speech being curtailed
Eduard FernándezCategory: NewsFeaturesThiha Saw, Secretary of Myanmar Press Council, talks to media during the press conference about the two arrested journalists in Yangon, Myanmar, 20 December 2017....
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Youth take a break on Independence Day
Eduard FernándezCategory: NewsFeaturesPhotos: MizzimaMakeshift football fields, old loudspeakers and kids playing barefoot gave a festive atmosphere to the streets of Yangon this 4th of January, as the...
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Trishaws keep rolling on Myanmar’s clogged streets
AFPCategory: NewsFeaturesTrishaws are a regular aspect of Yangon city life. Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFPSurrounded by a trove of tools and spare parts, trishaw maker Aye Zaw works on his latest model of...
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Myanmar’s press freedom in freefall
AFPCategory: NewsFeaturesMyanmar journalists pray and release birds and balloons outside the court during the trial of the two Reuters journalists in Yangon on 10 January 2018. Photo: Thet...
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Myanmar LGBT festival goes public for first time
AFPCategory: NewsFeaturesPeople attending the "&Proud" LGBT festival in Yangon on 08 January, 2018. Photo: Hong Sar/MizzimaFluorescent wigs askew and leaving broken stiletto heels and a cloud of...
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Behind the scenes of Shan National Day at Loi Tai Leng
Mark InkeyCategory: NewsFeaturesEvery year the Restoration Council of Shan State Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) holds a massive celebration for Shan National Day on 7 February at their mountaintop...
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Myanmar farmers going against the grain with apps
AFPCategory: NewsFeaturesThis photo taken on December 27, 2017 shows farmer San San Hla using a mobile app as she works in a rice field on the outskirts of Yangon. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFPA free app on...
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China’s poverty alleviation efforts in Myanmar help ease Rakhine State situation
Zhang Yiqian/Global TimesCategory: NewsFeaturesA man walking past a tree house in Taik Kyi village on the outskirts of Yangon. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFPChina has been paying close attention to the Rakhine...
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Verdict for Reuters journalists delayed amid UN report, Facebook bans
Evan EricksonCategory: NewsFeaturesReuters journalist Wa Lone talks to media as he leaves Insein township court, in Yangon, Myanmar, 27 August 2018. Photo: Thet Ko/MizzimaAfter 258 days in custody, two...
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International outrage after Reuters journalists get 7 years for ‘just doing...
Evan EricksonCategory: NewsFeaturesUS Ambassador Scot Marciel attends the trial of the two Reuters journalists. The US embassy has expressed its dismay with the verdict. Photo: Thura for MizzimaForeign...
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