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KNU 16th Congress, Law Khee Lar, KNU Headquarters. Photo: KNU-HQ
March 15, 2017
The Karen National Union’s 16th Congress began yesterday at Law Khee Lah (Lay Wah), Karen State, with the organisation expected to form a new...
U Hla Myint, seated, with Sean Turnell. Photo: Sean Turnel
March 13, 2017
U Hla Myint, economic visionary and forefather of Myanmar’s modern economics, has passed away at the age of 97. In reflection of his pioneering work...
(File) A woman walks along a deserted road in self-administered Kokang capital Laukkai, northern Shan State, Myanmar, 16 February 2015. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
March 13, 2017
The escalation of a long-running conflict between Myanmar army and a Chinese-speaking ethnic armed group in Northern Shan State is affecting people...
Dr. Thet Thet Khaing (right).
March 9, 2017
House of Representatives MP Dr. Thet Thet Khaing said that domestic women laws should be enacted and enforced to enable Myanmar women to attend UN...
Myanmar Now Chief Reporter Swe Win speaks to journalists at a press conference held in the Myanmar Now office in Yangon. Photo: Mizzima
March 9, 2017
‘Myanmar Now’ Chief Reporter Swe Win, who is being sued under section 66(d) of the Telecommunications Act, said that he has no plan to apologise to U...
‘Creating Inclusive Growth’ Forum was held at Kempinski Hotel in Nay Pyi Taw on 06 March 2017. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
March 9, 2017
On the first day of ‘Women’s Week-Myanmar’ jointly organized by Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Yangon Region Government and...
Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during a ceremony on International Women's Day at MICC-2 in Nay Pay Taw on 08 March 2017. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
March 8, 2017
Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Myanmar, Wouter Jurgens, has sent an open letter to State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi calling for...
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi gives speech during the opening day of Myanmar Women’s Week Forum at the Kempinski Hotel, Nay Pyi Taw on 6 March 2017. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
March 7, 2017
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi urged everyone to take the rule of law into consideration when thinking about rights for women, stressing the...
The ongoing peace process.​ Photo: Min Zaw Oo/Facebook
March 6, 2017
The UNFC and the government agreed in principle on proposal which could be acceptable by both parties after discussion of a 9-point proposal...
Photo: Myitkyina News Journal
March 3, 2017
Farmers who were victims of land expropriations in the Hukaung region of northern Myanmar’s Kachin state protested yesterday against a company that...
Myanmar Peasants Union Chairperson Su Su Nway. Photo: Mizzima TV
March 3, 2017
Myanmar Peasants Union Chairperson Su Su Nway told Mizzima that March 2, Peasants’ Day, is the day that dictator Ne Win seized power in a coup d'état...
Rice farmers in Rakhine State face problems as the paddy price has dropped. Photo: RiA
March 3, 2017
Rakhine State Agricultural Bank manager Aye Thein says farmers should call on the Rakhine State government to buy paddy rice rather than urging the...