Independent Mon News Agency

September 22, 2017
In order to clampdown on backyard livestock breeding and the disease outbreaks that can fuel, the Mon State government is in search of land for...
Chaungzone township 2 officials say upgrading the Ka Mar Kay-Taw Pa Kauk Road on Bilu Island would help bring investment and job opportunity to the area. (Photo – MNA)
September 19, 2017
Townships in Mon State say they are struggling to achieve much in the way of development due to the limited budget allocated to rural development in...
Workers tend to a community mangrove forest in An Din village (Photo – MNA)
September 15, 2017
Efforts to establish community forests in Mon State’s Ye township are facing setbacks due to misunderstandings of land laws as well as a lack of...
Journalists were invited to join the newly created Mon State True News and Information Committee (Copy)
September 14, 2017
The government and Tatmadaw have jointly launched a local offshoot of the True News and Information Committee in Mon State, according to journalists...
Kabyar Wa Beach has become an increasingly popular dry season domestic tourism destination. (Photo – MNA)
September 14, 2017
Before the crowds begin descending on the sea shore this coming dry season, local activists are calling on the government to help manage tourism and...
The press conference held at the end of the sixth meeting between the Peace Commission and the Delegation for Political Negotiation (DPN) (Photo – MNA)
September 13, 2017
<p>Continued peace negotiations between the government and representatives of an ethnic alliance have been delayed, likely until next month,...
The classroom of elementary-level Mon students (Photo – MNA)
September 12, 2017
<p>A Mon State MP has called for boosting government support and funding for Mon national schools.</p> <p>During the September 11...
September 9, 2017
<p>Amid rumors about boats with undocumented nationals coming to shore, and countrywide warnings of terrorist plots, Mon State authorities have...
Mon State Chief Minister U Aye Zan (Photo – MNA)
September 8, 2017
<p>The Mon State Chief Minister has poured cold water on the idea of appointing a Mon ethnic affairs minister.</p> <p>Mon State...
Mon State Chief Minister U Aye Zan (Photo – MNA)
September 7, 2017
<p>Mon State Hluttaw approved a motion on September 6 to take action against a cement factory for generating electricity without permission...
Members of the former Independent Mon National Restoration Force, a small militia, say they were given the Ah Baw Village plot to settle on. (Photo – Nai Thet)
September 7, 2017
<p>A plot of land in Mon State has sparked contention between township officials who want to use it as a location for an electricity substation...
A man pretends to fish out of a pothole in a section of the Mawlamyine-Thanbyuzayat road. (Photo – Facebook)
September 5, 2017
One of the main arteries through Mon State – a pot-hole ridden, corroded road connecting Mawlamyine to Thanbyuzayat – is currently in the process of...