Japan urged military authorities on Monday to free from Insein Prison a Japanese journalist accused of spreading “fake news”.
BY AFP
Fishermen working on rafts off the coast of Ayeyarwady Region share stories of beatings and exploitation at sea. With no legal paperwork or identification, they are struggling to get their voices heard.
The government’s struggle to increase testing capacity amid shortages of equipment and staff is beginning to pay off and will leave Myanmar much better prepared for future pandemics.
More than 260 Rohingya arrived by boat in Malaysia on Monday, despite authorities' efforts to fight the coronavirus by stopping entry of the Muslim minority.
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