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The Joint Implementation Coordination Meeting (JICM) and the second Panglong conference held in Nay Pyi Taw on Monday. Photo: Myanmar State Counsellor Office
April 25, 2017
Myanmar’s government, military, and eight signatory armed groups to the Nationwide Ceasefire Accord (NCA) agreed on Monday on eight points with their...
April 21, 2017
Adviser Aung Soe from the Government’s Peace Commission (PC) has told Mizzima that the Peace Commission would meet northern alliance, which fiercely...
A staffer of Thuriya Naywin (The Sun) journal, Wai Yan Heinn, 27, was found dead with stab wounds at office in Yangon on April 16 morning. He was believed to be killed a few days ago. Earlier this year, the publisher of the journal was arrested for reporting in the journal on business of Thura Shwe Mann's family in 2015. Credit - Wai Yan Heinn/Facebook
April 21, 2017
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) was shocked to learn that news weekly publisher Wai Yan Heinn was found stabbed to death in Rangoon on 16 April, and...
April 19, 2017
A Myanmar publisher whose magazine has criticised the military, political and business establishment was found stabbed to death in his office at the...
Myanmar ethnic armed groups leaders attend a meeting at the headquarters of United Wa State Army (UWSA) in Pangsan of Myanmar's northern Shan State on May 1, 2015. Photo: AFP
April 18, 2017
The New Mon State Party (NMSP) will not attend the summit meeting of ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) scheduled to be held in Pangkham, the general...
A general view of Shwe Gas terminal in Kyaukphyu, Rakhine state, western Myanmar. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
April 10, 2017
A pipeline pumping crude oil from Myanmar ’s Rakhine coastline into Yunnan Province in China will finally be operational in May after several delays...
Amnesty calls for the release of Lahpai Gam. Screenshot: YouTube/Htoi Aung
April 10, 2017
Amnesty International is calling for the immediate release from prison of Lahpai Gam, who is suffering from health problems, who the NGO refer to as...
Delegates vote to elect a new leadership at the KNU Congress in Law Khee Ler, Kayin State, on 6 April 2017. (PHOTO: KNU)
April 7, 2017
Sixty nominations for new leaders to represent the Karen National Union (KNU) were reportedly cast by secret ballot yesterday at KNU headquarters in...
April 7, 2017
A two-day meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand, concludes on Thursday between two ethnic negotiating teams – the Delegation for Political Negotiations (...
Representatives of EEOP pictured at a press conference in Yangon on 3 April 2017. (PHOTO: Ben Dunant/ Mizzima)
April 5, 2017
Domestic and international observer groups have commended the orderly, fair and transparent conduct of the 1 April by-elections in Myanmar, while...
April 5, 2017
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the European Union, EU Ambassador Roland Kobia organised a ceremony in Yangon to grant the first ever “Schuman...
A demonstration during the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action at Mingalar Thiri Hotel, Nay Pyi Taw on 4 April. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
April 5, 2017
Myanmar needs to take about 30 years to eradicate landmines in the entire country, said the Humanitarian Mine Action Initiative (Myanmar) chairman...