Archive Two

November 1, 2012
Police arrested two Rohingya youths from Bomu Para, in the evening, on Oct. 30, according to an...
November 1, 2012
The Burmese government and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) have agreed to begin...
November 1, 2012
Despite efforts to stem poppy growth in Burma and Laos, production increased for the sixth straight...
October 31, 2012
Refuting earlier reports by SHAN and other news agencies that the United Wa State Army (UWSA), if...
October 31, 2012
One Rakhine man was shot dead and two were wounded by Burmese security forces on Tuesday as several...
October 31, 2012
Kawkareik, Karen State: Two mosques were attacked with grenades in Kawkareik, according to a Muslim...
October 31, 2012
Asean Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan told the media on Tuesday that he tried to create a...
October 31, 2012
Burmese officials on Tuesday said thousands of security officers are trying to restore order in...
October 31, 2012
A motorboat with 137 people believed to be from Burma on board has capsized in the Bay of Bengal...
October 31, 2012
Jack Dunford, the long-time executive director of the Thailand-Burma Border Consortium, is stepping...
October 31, 2012
Myanmar Airways International (MAI) has received a leased Airbus A320-200 to expand its fleet of...
October 31, 2012
Burma’s lawmakers are looking to save the remaining one-fifth of the country’s total area to manage...
October 31, 2012
Burma’s President Thein Sein spoke to local rice farmers and officials on Sunday in Alyinlo Village...
October 31, 2012
Burma is looking at turning its rice-growing sector into a major source of income over the next...
October 31, 2012
The Burmese government, the UN Office of Drug Control (UNODC) and the Restoration Council of Shan...
October 31, 2012
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called on Bangladesh to open its borders to...