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December 18, 2025
UN General Assembly keeps Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun as Myanmar’s UN...
December 17, 2025
Chin groups condemn Mrauk-U hospital attack by Myanmar junta as war crime
December 10, 2025
KPSN warns of rising attacks on civilians despite KNLA territorial gains
The KIA’s proclaimed capital, Laiza, which is directly split in half by the border with China’s Yunnan province in the background. Photo: Human Rights Watch
August 19, 2016
Heavy weapon shells reportedly fired on Laiza near KIO GHQ
Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) spokesman Lt. Col. Naw Bu said that the forthcoming 21st Century Panglong conference would be affected to some...
August 18, 2016
Jade entrepreneurs submit proposal to suspend jade mining
Jade entrepreneurs have united to submit a signed proposal to the Union Government to suspend jade mining and jade exports with the aim of creating a...
State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi (C) looks on as she and members of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) attend a meeting in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 15 August 2016. Photo: Hein Htet/EPA
August 17, 2016
Aung San Suu Kyi leaves for China
State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi left for China today at the invitation of Premier Li Keqiang.
Members of the Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) attend a meeting in Naypyitaw on August 16, 2016. Photo: Theingi Tun/Mizzima
August 17, 2016
National-level political dialogue to start after Union Peace Conference
The Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) continued its second-day meeting in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday with discussions on approved agendas for...
T Khun Myat. Photo: Nay Thar
August 17, 2016
T Khun Myat tells people not to worry about Myitsone dam
Myitsone project study and review commission Chairman T Khun Myat told people not to worry about the Myitsone dam construction project.
Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) meeting in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 15 August 2016. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
August 16, 2016
21st Century Panglong to be held every six months
The Union Peace Conference or 21st Century Panglong will be held every six months and non-signatories to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement will be...
Hostels built for Chinese workers near the Myitsone Dam site, photographed in January 2012. Photo: Mizzima
August 15, 2016
Myitsone dams commission formed to assess controversial project
The Myanmar government has formed a commission to examine the Ayeyarwady Myitsone up-stream river basin hydropower projects in Kachin State to review...
Photo: Phan Foundation
August 15, 2016
2015 Padoh Mahn Sha Young Leader Award goes to Hpa-an community worker
The Phan Foundation has announced that the winner of the 2015 Padoh Mahn Sha Young Leader Award has gone to Sa Shine, a community worker in Hpa-an,...
August 11, 2016
BBC Burmese radio programmes to be rebroadcast by state broadcaster
For the first time ever, BBC Burmese radio programmes will be rebroadcast by Myanmar’s state broadcaster Myanmar Athan (Myanmar Radio), thus...
Stakeholders and policy makers at the Policy Dialogue on Socio Economic Development of Myanmar being held in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: Mizzima
August 8, 2016
Poverty reduction and inclusive development comes down to better tax and...
The Myanmar government’s commitment to poverty reduction and inclusive development will be realized through an overhaul of the tax system and...
Khaing Myo Htun. Photo: ERI
August 5, 2016
Myanmar must free political activist - ERI
The Myanmar government should immediately free political activist Khaing Myo Htun and investigate allegations that the army has committed abuses...
Sittwe beach, Rakhine State. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
August 4, 2016
India plans to set up SEZ in Rakhine State
India plans to set up a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Sittwe, Rakhine State, where it has already built a port. The proposed SEZ by India will rival...