Independent Mon News Agency

October 22, 2015
U Ye Htut, the Minister of Information announced that the Ministry of Information (MOI) will, in future, support ethnic media groups as much as...
October 14, 2015
Mon teachers at ethnic Mon national schools in Kyaikmayaw Township still only receive a monthly salary of 20,000 kyats (approx. $15.50 USD) from the...
October 13, 2015
The Union government has ignored local's wishes and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Thoyo Thai Company allowing them to construct...
October 5, 2015
Despite agreeing with the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) the New Mon State Party (NMSP) will not sign it on 15 October as the government wants...
NMSP Chairman Nai Htaw Mon meets with minister U Aung Min at a local monastery in Thanbyuzyat Town (Photo: Minn Latt, Facebook)
September 30, 2015
The New Mon State Party (NMSP) has been told that if it does not sign the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) it will only be able to observe but...
September 28, 2015
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Khaplang (NSCN-K) will not sign the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) because of political issues...
September 28, 2015
Civil society organisations (CSOs) must cooperate so that true peace can be achieved according to a statement issued by the Burma Southeast Region...
September 25, 2015
Though police security reports say there could be violence at some polling stations on election day, 8 November, the Mon State Chief of Police, Bo Bo...
September 24, 2015
The Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and Burma Army have been fighting in Northern Shan State since June.
Union Peace-making Working Committee meeting with 8 ethnic groups (photo: MPC)
September 23, 2015
Representatives from the government and ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) will meet on 3 October to set a date for signing the nationwide ceasefire...
September 22, 2015
Though it looks likely that the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) will be signed in the first week of October the National Socialist Council of...
September 22, 2015
The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) has recommended that RCSS and government troops exchange information during the 2015 elections to help...