Burma army redeploys troops to Kachin frontline
MUSE, Burma — Less than a week after peace talks between the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) and the Burmese government ended unsuccessfully, the Burmese army began a large scale troop redeployment, sending fresh soldiers to relieve those alre...
Thein Sein urged to investigate human rights violation in Namkham
A Palaung rights group has demanded Thein Sein government to investigate the recent killing which have resulted in a Palaung villager tortured to death by the Burmese army in Namkham Township, northern Shan State.
Meeting Suu Kyi was ‘quite a moment’: McConnell
A top U.S. lawmaker, in an address to his colleagues in the U.S. Senate, said he never thought he would get to meet Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in person.
Suu Kyi addresses World Economic Forum
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Up to 900 political prisoners may remain in Burmese jails
As many as 918 political prisoners may still be locked up in Burmese prisons, bu...
Internal refugees need help: KNU
It’s past time to offer direct aid to tens of thousands of internal refugees in ...
Rubber prices will increase soon according to traders
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Burma ‘has a high growth potential’: IMF
After a two-week assessment period, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team sa...
Bangladesh May Link Undersea Cable Through Burma
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EU looking at 150 million euro aid package
EU diplomats are talking about an aid package to Burma, perhaps reaching 150 mil...
Hotel chains eyeing Burma as new market
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Aiming to accelerate Mon national activates, two prominent Mon political parties agree to unite.
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SSA peacemakers discuss proof of the pudding
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Taileng plans to contest April election
4 former members of Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) and 14 Taileng (R...
Burmese army shoots pregnant Kachin teacher: BCUK
Burma Campaign UK (BCUK) said it has confirmed reports that a pregnant Kachin wo...
Rubber prices will increase soon according to traders
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Agent collects toll from pebble breaker
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Mon Women Network accepts the refugee women and children
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Chin peace delegation leaves for Hakha
The delegation chosen by the Chin National Front (CNF) to meet with state-level government officials...
Bangladesh May Link Undersea Cable Through Burma
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Thein Sein urged to investigate human rights violation in Namkham
A Palaung rights group has demanded Thein Sein government to investigate the recent killing which ha...
Burma army redeploys troops to Kachin frontline
MUSE, Burma — Less than a week after peace talks between the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) ...
Security Tightened in Pruso since the Establishment of a Military Training Ground
According to locals, security has visibly tightened in Pruso Township since construction began on th...
KNU wants a transparent peace process
Following ceasefire talks with the Burma Government last week in Pa-an the Karen National Union issu...
Meeting Suu Kyi was ‘quite a moment’: McConnell
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Half of surrendering Shan rebels are actually civilians
Half of the purported rebels of the Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) who recently surrendered to the B...
Eight fishermen missing in Naff River
Eight Bangladeshi fishermen including Rohingya fishermen have gone missing in the Naff River from J...
Education: A Better Life for Shine Moon
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Smuggling of Yaba tablets increasing day-by-day in Bangladesh
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Preserving Zomi Culture Through the Khua Do Festival
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One Year on, Giri Victims Continue to be Neglected
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President Thein Sein: Real Reformer or Pretender?
President Thein Sein seems to be on the right track, when he ordered or instructed the military on D...
NO EASY ROAD: A Burmese Political Prisoner’s Story – Part 3
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A Karenni Refugee Laments Her Painful Past and a Future Without Hope
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Ethnic groups test Burma’s new media freedoms
A group of ethnic journalists inside Burma is to launch a weekly journal called “The Union” in the las...
Moses dreams of reversing Jewish exodus
(Feature) – Moses Samuels dreams about the “Golden Age” for Jews in Burma. Like most Jews everywhere...
Nwe Ni’s long and difficult path
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Straightening the Dog’s Crooked Tail: One Man’s Opinion
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Human rights document to be judged by universal standards
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Comedian Zarganar, Khin Nyunt hold meetingThe Burmese comedian Zarganar; director and actor Zin Wine; directors Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi and Kyi Phyu Shin and former intelligence chief and prime minister Khin Nyunt met for ... Thursday, 19 January 2012 . |
‘They ordered me to renounce my monkhood’Abbot Ashin Wayponela, aka Win Tin of Shwebonetha monastery in Mandalay, was released from Yamethin Prison under the recent amnesty. He was arrested in connection with a communal riot case ... Monday, 16 January 2012 . |
I am ‘on the road’(Interview) – The abbot of Maggin Monastery, U Einda, 52, has been a monk for 32 years. He was released from Lashio Prison on Friday. He was arrested in connection ... Friday, 13 January 2012 . |
88-generation leaders meet with Suu Kyi
(Interview) – 88-Generation Students met with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday to talk about their statement: “The Attitude of 88-Generation Students on the current political
SSA South: We still support the UNFC
The following are the excerpts from the interview with the Restoration Council of Shan State / Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) spokesman Maj Lao Hseng on Monday, 19 December:
Derek Mitchell: Burma policy point man
(Interview) – Derek Mitchell, the special representative and policy coordinator for Burma, talked with reporters at the U.S. embassy in Beijing on Tuesday, at the end of his visit to brief C
Interview: 62nd anniversary of anti-feudalist revolution
A ceremony marking the 62nd anniversary of the Pa O people’s revolution against feudalism was held on 11 December in Kawng Moong Mong, opposite Maehongson. The following is the interview wit
Burmese deputy FM: Human rights essential
The Burmese deputy foreign minister Maung Myint tells Mizzima that human rights and press freedom are essential to democracy and the National Human Rights Commission plans to provide assista
Burma-U.S. talk about establishing military cooperation
(Interview) – U.S. Special Representative and Policy Coordinator for Burma Derek Mitchell met with Commander in Chief of the Burmese Defense Forces Lt. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing during his third
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