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(File) Htin Lynn, ambassador of the Permanent Representative Mission of Myanmar to Geneva, addresses his statement on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, during the 34th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, March 13, 2017. Photo: Salvatore Di Nolfi/EPA
March 26, 2018
Myanmar has rejected a draft resolution on the situation of human rights in the country, tabled by the European Union (EU), according to state media.
March 23, 2018
In his greeting to the House of Representatives yesterday, newly elected speaker T Khun Myat assured them he would do his best in striving for...
March 23, 2018
U.S. Ambassador to Myanmar Scot Marciel congratulated three recipients of the annual U.S. Embassy Women of Change Award yesterday. This award...
USDP spokesman Dr. Nandar Hla Myint.
March 22, 2018
Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) spokesman Dr. Nandar Hla Myint said that the resignation of President Htin Kyaw would have no impact on...
Shan State Army - South (SSA-S) soldiers training at their headquarters in Loi Tai Leng, in Myanmar's northeastern Shan State. Photo: KC Ortiz/AFP
March 21, 2018
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) and local charity organizations, the number of people...
(FILE) - Myannar president Htin Kyaw, member of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party. Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
March 21, 2018
Myanmar’s President Htin Kyaw has resigned his position this morning saying he wanted to take a rest from his current work.
March 20, 2018
Private TV channels, including Mizzima, will broadcast via MRTV starting from March 24 according to an Information Department announcement.
March 20, 2018
To encourage ethnic entrepreneurs and sustainable development in their regions, the Myanmar Ethnic Entrepreneurs Association (MEEA) was formed last...
Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) troops. Photo: Mizzima
March 18, 2018
At least two villagers were killed and over 1,000 fled their villages to Kyaukme due to fighting between the Reunion Council of Shan State (RCSS) and...
Daw Khin Than Htwe, Cheery Zahau, and Ko Swe Win received Schuman Award for Human Rights (Photo: European Union in Myanmar/Facebook)
March 16, 2018
The European Union in Myanmar honoured Cheery Zahau, Ko Swe Win and Daw Khin Than Htwe with this year's Schuman Award for Human Rights, according to...
A Myanmar ginger farmer walks through a ginger field on the outskirts of Aung Pan, Shan State, in Myanmar, 19 May 2017. Photo: Hein Htet/EPA-EFE
March 16, 2018
The Myanmar government has returned some 385 acres (156 hectares) of land out of 1,081 acres, confiscated by the Ministry of Defense, to 82 farmers...
Electric power pylon at Biluchaung Hydropower Station in Kayah State, Myanmar. Photo: Ye Min/Mizzima
March 15, 2018
The government is planning to spend 9 million euros on an electrification project for 253 villages in Shan State (South), said Dr. Soe Soe Ohn, the...