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Chinese Foreign Minister Mr Wang Yi, left, and Myanmar's foreign minister Aung San Suu Kyi at a joint press in Nay Pyi Taw on 5 April. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
April 7, 2016
Myanmar's foreign minister Aung San Suu Kyi met her Chinese counterpart Tuesday in the first diplomatic foray of her new pro-democracy government,...
Canadian Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion. Photo: Canadian Government
April 7, 2016
The Canadian Embassy in Yangon says Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion is due to set foot in Myanmar for a two-day visit to meet with the new government.
Delegates at last month's meeting in Chiang Mai. Photo: Phanida/Mizzima
April 5, 2016
Ethnic armed group leaders say another possible “summit” meeting of groups that have not signed the Myanmar National Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) may be...
Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) soldiers. Photo: Mizzima
April 5, 2016
The elusive road to peace remains entrenched in Shan State, as Myanmar’s first democratically elected civilian government took office last week.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gestures as he answers a question from a reporter during a press conference on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China, 08 March 2016. Photo: How Hwee Young/EPA
April 5, 2016
The Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay an official visit to Myanmar from Tuesday to Wednesday, according to Chinese media.
Myanmar refugee Myat Win, 27, who lost both her legs after stepping on a landmine inside Myanmar, near the Thai border area, walks into the Mae Tao clinic grounds in the Thai - Myanmar border city of Mae Sot, Thailand. Photo: EPA
April 4, 2016
The UN Secretary General Mr Ban Ki-moon has called for action around the world to get rid of mines used as weapons of war.
Myanmar migrant workers, who are accused of the killing two two British tourists, Zaw Lin (R) and Wai Phyo (L) are escorted by a Thai police officer after they were sentenced to death at the Samui Provincial Court, on Koh Samui Island, Thailand, 24 December 2015. Photo: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA
April 4, 2016
An international report on the murder trial which convicted two Myanmar migrant workers in the beating death of a British man and woman has been...
December 24, 2015
Before the devastating 2015 earthquake hit Nepal, the small, underdeveloped country had made some of the right moves to prepare for a quake disaster...
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo. Photo: Mizzima
December 24, 2015
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Myanmar’s newly appointed Roman Catholic cardinal, issued a Christmas message on Tuesday, naming the National League for...
Myanmar Peace Center (MPC) delegation meet with Aung San Suu Kyi and a NLD delegation in Nay Pyi Taw on 23 December 2015. Photo: NLD Chairperson
December 24, 2015
The Myanmar Peace Center (MPC) delegation met with Aung San Suu Kyi and a NLD delegation for about one hour on Tuesday in Nay Pyi Taw, to brief her...
Pensioners at Yangon Region Govt office Photo: Mizzima
December 24, 2015
More than 500 pensioners were waiting in line at Gate No. 4 of the Yangon Region Government Office on Tuesday to submit flat and plot applications...
Found guilty - Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin (front) and Wai Phyo (back) arrive for their murder case verdict at the Samui Provincial Court on Koh Samui Island, Surat Thani province, southern Thailand, 24 December 2015. Photo: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA
December 24, 2015
Two Myanmar migrant workers have been found guilty and sentenced to death on Thursday for the murder of two British tourists on the Thai island of...