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NNDP Chairman Thein Nyunt.
September 15, 2017
New National Democracy Party (NNDP) Chairman Thein Nyunt said that the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) government should respect and...
Myanmar Vice President U Henry Van Thio speaks during a ceremony marking Anti-Human Trafficking Day in Nay Pyi Taw on 13 September 2017. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
September 15, 2017
Vice President U Henry Van Thio has called for eliminating armed conflicts in Myanmar to address human trafficking, stressing that eliminating armed...
Myanmar's state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (not pictured) at the presidential house in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 06 September 2017. Photo: Hein Htet/EPA
September 13, 2017
<p>Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not attend the United Nations General Assembly later this month, her spokesman said Wednesday, as the...
The United Nations Security Council holds vote on sanctions resolution against North Korea at United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 11 September 2017. Photo: Andrew Gombert/EPA
September 12, 2017
The United Nations Security Council will meet Wednesday to discuss the violence in Myanmar that has sent more than 300,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing...
September 11, 2017
Union Solidarity and Development Party Chairman Than Htay said that since Myanmar is situated among three populous countries with high population...
Aye Chan Naing, executive director of the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) (Photo: Subir Bhaumik)
September 9, 2017
<p>"Come what may, regardless of who likes us or not, we will report the truth," Aye Chan Naing, executive director of the Democratic...
Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Photo: EPA
September 8, 2017
<p>Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on Thursday afternoon broke his vow to remain silent on public affairs out of &lsquo;profound sadness...
Journalists Aye Nai (L) and Lawi Weng speak to journalists from inside a prisoner transport vehicle outside the courthouse in Hsipaw in Shan State on July 28, 2017. Photo: AFP
September 8, 2017
<p>In an open letter to State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, Reporters Without Borders (RSF, also known under its French name Reporters sans...
September 8, 2017
<p>Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) Chairman Gen. Yawd Serk said that he would meet State Counsellor Aung San Suu...
Civilians cross the Bangladesh-Myanmar frontier near Rakhine to the sound of gunfire on August 26, 2017. Photo: Sam Jahan/AFP
September 7, 2017
The Myanmar government is planning to mend and expand border fencing in troubled Rakhine State along the border with Bangladesh.
September 6, 2017
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday.
September 6, 2017
Eight ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) which signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) are holding a meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand to adopt...