Mizzima

June 7, 2019
Union Health and Sports Minister Dr. Myint Htwe said that he would resign from his post unless Mandalay herbal medicine factory achieves GMP (Good...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 14, 2018 Buddhist monk Wirathu speaks during a rally to show the support to the Myanmar military in Yangon. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP
June 6, 2019
Abbot U Wirathu has said in an audio file posted on VK social media that he is not a fugitive but just waiting for call from State Sangha Maha Nayaka...
Kyauktaw Township, Rakhine State, Myanmar. Photo: Harri Suvisalmi/Flickr
June 6, 2019
Over 40 village administrators in the Kyauktaw township of Myanmar’s Rakhine state resigned their posts on Tuesday to protest the arrests of...
President U Win Myint delivers the opening speech at the event to mark the World Environment Day for 2019 in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. Photo: Myanmar President Office
June 6, 2019
The Government of Myanmar yesterday announced its vision for the country’s environmental protection and climate action, launching two new policies...
photo: CCDAC
June 5, 2019
Myanmar authorities seized narcotic drugs worth over 178.8 million kyats (119,240 U.S. dollars) in northernmost Kachin state, Xinhua reported. A...
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June 5, 2019
As the police could not find abbot U Wirathu, who is wanted under section 124(a) of Penal Code (sedition), to bring before the court, Yangon West...
(File photo) National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
June 4, 2019
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) is firm on not signing the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) with the Myanmar Army...
June 3, 2019
The Tatmadaw said it will continue its operations against the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and Indian insurgent groups...
Drug addicts in rehabilitation at the rehabilitation center in Myitkyina, Kachin State. Photo: Seng Mai/EPA
June 3, 2019
Part 3 The various ways in which the armed conflict and illegal drug production intertwine are not new. They have evolved alongside political...
June 3, 2019
(Part - 2) As the International Crisis Group (ICG) report “Fire and Ice: Conflict and Drugs in Myanmar’s Shan State” makes clear, drugs are big...
June 3, 2019
Myanmar’s Ministry of Home Affairs was ordered Friday to arrest and prosecute Buddhist monk Wirathu for sedition after he made inflammatory comments...
President Office spokesman Zaw Htay. Photo: Aung Shine Oo
June 3, 2019
President Office spokesman Zaw Htay said that they would take stern action in accordance with the law if the U Wirathu sedition case affects peace...