Poe U, Author at Myanmar Now

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Poe UMay 24, 2023

Northern Rakhine State townships face water shortage in aftermath of Cyclone Mocha

As five townships lack fresh water following the massive storm, bottled water doubles in price

News

Poe UMarch 9, 2023

20 children missing after fire at Rohingya refugee camp

The fire destroyed some 2,000 shelters, leaving 50 people injured and many hundreds homeless and without access to sufficient food

News

Poe UMarch 6, 2023

Regime seeking out Rohingya witnesses for Myanmar’s ICJ defence

The junta is attempting to induce survivors of military massacres in Rakhine State to help Myanmar’s case in an ongoing international genocide trial, local sources say

Interview

Poe UJanuary 18, 2023

‘I would call it a fake election staged by the junta’

Veteran Rakhine politician Pe Than discusses the junta’s election plans and what they will mean for his home state and the country

News

Poe UJanuary 17, 2023

Myanmar military and Arakan Army exchange prisoners in Rakhine State

The swap is the second in recent weeks and took place along a highway in Ponnagyun Township

Poe U

Northern Rakhine State townships face water shortage in aftermath of Cyclone Mocha

20 children missing after fire at Rohingya refugee camp

Regime seeking out Rohingya witnesses for Myanmar’s ICJ defence

‘I would call it a fake election staged by the junta’

Myanmar military and Arakan Army exchange prisoners in Rakhine State

SE Asian navy officers gather in Naypyitaw for ASEAN meeting

Myanmar air force bombs AA-controlled Rakhine State town, killing four civilians

Despite ban, regime officials continue to represent Myanmar at ASEAN meetings

Clashes ongoing in Madaya Township as resistance pushes towards Mandalay

Despite ban, regime officials continue to represent Myanmar at ASEAN meetings

SE Asian navy officers gather in Naypyitaw for ASEAN meeting

Myanmar air force bombs AA-controlled Rakhine State town, killing four civilians

Clashes ongoing in Madaya Township as resistance pushes towards Mandalay

Suspected ‘informants’ detained in Lashio as Myanmar junta continues airstrikes

Myanmar junta authorities arrest prominent protest leader

Virginia Tobacco Company shuts down amid boycotts over ties to Myanmar’s military

Myanmar regime tightens rules on importing pharmaceuticals

More than 25,000 businesses have closed in Myanmar since the coup

Japan supermarket director detained in Myanmar released: junta

China-owned company wins contract to expand Shwe gas project off Myanmar’s west coast

Thai officials call on Myanmar regime to crack down on fraud, trafficking gangs on Thai-Karen State border

Myanmar military continues to lose ground to anti-junta forces in northern Shan State

Despite escalating violence, Myanmar junta leader says elections will proceed

NUG-founded bank set to sell shares to meet ‘emergency needs’

Myanmar’s junta bears ‘sole responsibility’ for Suu Kyi’s health—NLD

Karenni youth fight for freedom at the cost of their lives and limbs

The mothers of the Magway resistance

A Myanmar artist finds freedom behind bars—by portraying prisoners’ oppression

As Myanmar’s revolution beckons, a new breed of activist photographers heeds the call

The man behind the Myanmar junta’s campaign of terror in Sagaing

Authorities tighten restrictions on passport process for Myanmar nationals in Thailand