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The ceremony held to mark the 71st anniversary of Myanmar's Union Day at Maha Bandula Park, in Yangon on 12 February 2018. Photo: Thet Ko/Mizzima
February 12, 2018
Events in recognition of Myanmar’s 71st Union Day were held throughout the country today.
 Arakan nationalists have been charged with high treason. Photo: RiA
February 10, 2018
Sittwe district court announced February 9 that two accused, House of Representatives MP from Ann constituency Dr. Aye Maung and writer and charity...
Journalists at work in the news room of of Myanmar Times weekly journal, Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
February 9, 2018
Today, the Nordic diplomatic missions of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden celebrate the Nordic Day. It is the third year we organize this event,...
Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee Republican Senator from Arizona John McCain. Photo: Michael Reynolds/EPA-EFE
February 9, 2018
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has passed legislation authored by U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services...
KIA soldiers. Photo: Mizzima
February 8, 2018
Kachin State Legislative Assembly, legislator Zaw Win from Tanai constituency said that almost all amber miners trapped in the conflict between the...
February 7, 2018
Deputy Leader of the Delegation for Political Negotiations (DPN) of United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), Nai Aung Ma Nge, said that the...
Janelle Saffin, a long-term friend of Burma/Myanmar, a practicing lawyer
February 6, 2018
Access to justice in general would be improved significantly if a complete administrative law system were to be put in place. However, there are some...
State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi talks to media during their press briefing with New Mon State Party and Lahu Democratic Union, at National Reconciliation and Peace Centre in Nay Pyi Taw on 23 January 2018. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
February 6, 2018
The New Mon State Party (NMSP) and the Lahu Democratic Union (LDU) will sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) in Nay Pyi Taw on 13th February...
February 2, 2018
The Home Ministry issued a press statement saying Min Than Htay (aka Min Than Htike), one of the accompanying persons with Bo Bo Min Thike, was...
 No.1 Border Guard Police Command (Inndin Station) (Aye Chan Khaing/Mizzima)
January 31, 2018
Ministry of Home Affairs, Deputy Minister Maj. Gen. Aung Soe said on January 30 that there was no need yet to recruit for people’s militias in...
January 31, 2018
Rakhine State Legislative Assembly legislator Tun Thar Sein from Mrauk-U constituency said that the ‘Mrauk-U Incident Inquiry Committee’, formed by...
January 30, 2018
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi said that advocate Ko Ni and taxi driver Nay Win sacrificed their lives for truth and justice.