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Heavily armed Myanmar army troops patrol Kyinkanpyin area in Maungdaw town located in Rakhine near the Bangladesh border on October 16, 2016. Photo: Khine Htoo Mrat/AFP
February 10, 2017
The Tatmadaw (Defence Services) issued a news release dated 9 February stating it was forming an Investigation Committee to investigate alleged human...
CNDP Secretary Salai Ceu O Bik Thawng. Photo: Chin Youth Organization of North America
February 9, 2017
The Chin National Democratic Party (CNDP) Secretary Salai Ceu O Bik Thawng has told Mizzima that their party issued a Statement on February 8...
Union Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Ministry Deputy Minister Hla Kyaw.
February 8, 2017
The President’s Office has agreed to the dissolution of the Myanmar International Cooperation Agency (MICA) which was authorized to rent and manage...
Methamphetamine tablets. Photo: EPA
February 6, 2017
Myanmar Police seized 200,000 methamphetamine drug tablets in Myomakanyintan village in Maungdaw Township, Rakhine State, according to a statement by...
An informal meeting between UPC and DPN held in Chiang Mai, Thailand on 13 January 2017. Photo: Mizzima
February 3, 2017
United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) Joint Secretary (1) Twan Zaw said that a proposed meeting between their Delegation for Political...
February 2, 2017
The government’s Peace Commission has invited the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) to separately meet in Yangon, Dr. Min Zaw Oo, member of the...
Armed guards of honor march during a military parade and flag-raising ceremony held to mark the 69th Myanmar Independence Day in Naypyitaw on 04 January 2017. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
February 1, 2017
The first budget estimate presented by the Ministry of Defence to parliament after the NLD took power is lower than estimates requested in the two...
Photo: Mizzima
January 30, 2017
Branding the Northern Alliance - Burma, which includes Kachin Independence Army, Ta’ang National Liberation Army, Myanmar National Democratic...
Prominent lawyer and NLD's legal advisor U Ko Ni​. Photo: Mizzima
January 30, 2017
A prominent lawyer and legal advisor of Myanmar's ruling party was shot dead along with a taxi driver outside Yangon's international airport on...
Myo Yan Naung Thein, secretary of the NLD's central research committee.​ Photo: Mizzima
January 26, 2017
Myanmar’s government should act to end the prosecution of peaceful critics in violation of their right to free speech, Human Rights Watch said today...
Myanmar State Counsellor Office
January 25, 2017
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi held talks with the Peace Process Steering team (PPST) of armed ethnic organisations in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday over...
Yanghee Lee (R), the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, visits the Mai Nar KBC camp in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Myanmar, 10 January 2017. Photo: Myitkyina News Journal/EPA
January 23, 2017
The United Nations has released Ms Yanghee Lee's end of mission statement following her 12-day visit to Myanmar, a visit with special focus on rights...