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July 24, 2017
Myanmar is still using the same "tactics" to silence its people as the former junta, the UN's rights envoy said Friday, urging the government to...
July 21, 2017
Over 100 Myanmar nationals were rescued this week after Thai authorities busted a human trafficking ring on the outskirts of Bangkok, Myanmar state...
July 21, 2017
Growing tension between government soldiers and Ta’ang National Liberation Army troops in northern Shan state has forced hundreds of people from...
Myanmar State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi pays her respects to her late father as Myanmar marks the 70th anniversary of Martyrs' Day in Yangon on July 19, 2017. Photo: Thura/Mizzima
July 20, 2017
Myanmar officially observed Martyrs’ Day yesterday, the 70th anniversary of the assassination of independence heroes including General Aung San,...
A reporter raises his hands while wearing chains during a demonstration held to demand the Myanmar government and Myanmar military release detained journalists, in front of Yangon City Hall, Yangon, Myanmar, 30 June 2017. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
July 20, 2017
Three Myanmar journalists who are facing jail for their reporting accused the army on Tuesday of trying to silence the media, as fears grow for free...
Workers lift teak logs with a crane at a timber area on the outskirts of Yangon. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
July 14, 2017
A member of parliament urged the Union government to enforce the laws against the illegal trade of timber in Myanmar during yesterday’s Pyithu...
July 13, 2017
The Myanmar Army allege the recent remarks of the Chief Minister of Yangon Phyo Min Thein are insults and this can lower the image of both the head...
July 12, 2017
Human Rights Watch has expressed concern over the Myanmar government refusing to grant visas to members of a United Nations fact-finding mission.
July 12, 2017
The UNFPA is celebrating World Population Day on July 11 under the theme “Family Planning: Empowering People, Developing Nations”.
Yanghee Lee (C), UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, seen here on a previous trip to Rakhine State in January. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
July 11, 2017
UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Myanmar Ms. Yanghee Lee will arrive in Sittwe, Rakhine State on July 12 and looks set to face protests at...
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at the unveiling of the Civil Service Reform Strategic Plan for Myanmar event in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
July 11, 2017
Although the government knows that the pay rate of the civil servants is lower than other workers from different fields, there is no solution to...
July 11, 2017
FHI360 and USAID have started a joint programme to provide fellowship opportunities in news media organizations and civil society organizations in...