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Participants of the peace conference meet on the third day of the Land and Environment session of the Union Peace Conference - 21st century Panglong in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 26 May 2017. Photo: Hein Htet/EPA
May 26, 2017
The Union Peace Conference— 21st Century Panglong (second session) discussed position papers in five sectors and reached agreement for the majority...
May 25, 2017
China can continue to bring "soft power" to Myanmar's peace process, Chinese experts said, as the Panglong peace conference began on Wednesday.
Activists Zaw Zaw Latt and Pwint Phyu Latt (back) released from Oe Boe prison in Mandalay on 24 May 2017. Photo: Bo Bo/Mizzima
May 25, 2017
Myanmar granted amnesty to more than 250 prisoners ahead of peace talks being held Wednesday with ethnic rebel groups, including two activists...
Activists Zaw Zaw Latt and Pwint Phyu Latt (back) released from Oe Boe prison in Mandalay on 24 May 2017. Photo: Bo Bo/Mizzima
May 25, 2017
Myanmar granted amnesty to more than 250 prisoners ahead of peace talks being held Wednesday with ethnic rebel groups, including two activists...
May 25, 2017
“The opening of the second session of the 21st Century Panglong Union Peace Conference on 24th May marks another important step in the advancement of...
A Rakhine ethnic man collects oil on the shore of Kyauk Phyu, Rakhine state, western Myanmar. Photo: EPA
May 23, 2017
About 600 residents of the deep-water port town of Kyaukphyu in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state on Monday protested against Chinese oil tankers...
May 18, 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping has told State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi that China would continue to help the country achieve peace, and called...
1st Myanmar-China Think Tank Forum held on 11 May 2017 at Mangshi, Dohong of China.
May 15, 2017
The first Myanmar-China Think Tank Forum was held in Mangshi which is in the Dohong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of China from 9 May to 11...
Arakan National Party (ANP) Chairman Dr. Aye Maung. Photo: Mizzima
May 12, 2017
The Arakan National Party (ANP) Chairman Dr. Aye Maung confirmed to Mizzima that they would demand national-level political dialogue in Rakhine State...
Bogyoke Aung San Bridge. Photo: Ministry of Construction
May 11, 2017
The inauguration ceremony of the Bridge Museum and the controversial Bogyoke Aung San Bridge linking Mawlamyine and Chaungzone townships was held...
May 8, 2017
The Committee for Shan State Unity (CSSU) agreed on six points to be presented at the forthcoming 21st Century Panglong Conference. This six-point...
JMC-U Secretary (2) Col. Wunna Aung. Photo: Mizzima
May 5, 2017
Joint Monitoring Committee – Union level (JMC-U) Secretary (2) Col. Wunna Aung told Mizzima that the Tatmadaw (Defence Services) would lead demining...