Mizzima

December 24, 2015
The North Dagon Township city development committee recently sent eviction notices to people living in dwellings built along Ngamoeyeik Creek in Ward...
December 23, 2015
Myanmar’s parliament should reject a proposed law that would shield former presidents from prosecution for crimes committed during their terms in...
Damaged Buddha statues in Tarlay on 26 March 2011 after the 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit in eastern Shan State.
December 23, 2015
With earthquakes, flooding and cyclones an ever-present danger, the importance of DRR or Disaster Risk Reduction education is growing in importance...
Polio alert by WHO. Here is a measles vaccination initiative. Photo: Measles Initiative
December 23, 2015
The World Health Organization has issued an alert that two cases of polio have been found in Rakhine State, according to a press release on December...
December 22, 2015
Although clashes between the Shan State Progress Party (SSPP) and government troops have subsided, about 2,000 displaced persons who fled from the...
December 22, 2015
The EU announced on December 21 that they would provide Euro 70 million (US$ 76.09 million) to Myanmar for promotion of food security, the rule of...
December 21, 2015
The Parliament Joint affairs committee for Projects and Financial Development has suggested,in a report submitted to the Union parliament, that the...
A session of the East Asia Summit (EAS) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 22 November 2015. Photo: EPA
December 18, 2015
International Migrants Day, on 18 December, has its roots in Asia. This year, it falls on the heels of news from the World Health Organization (WHO...
Temporary displacement site in Mong Hsu Township, Shan State on 4 December 2015. Credit: OCHAtime
December 18, 2015
Recently, there have been a series of armed clashes between the Shan State Army - North and government troops in Mong Hsu Township, Shan State. Along...
Myanmar migrants work in a garment factory in Mae Sot, Thailand. Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
December 18, 2015
Today, 18 December 2015, marks the 25th anniversary of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and...
The accused in the Rohingya calendar case appear for the third time at Yangon’s Pazundaung Township Court on 16 December 2015. Photo: Zaw Kham Hein/Mizzima
December 18, 2015
Five people who were sent to jail for their involvement in printing a calendar that stated that Rohingya Muslims are an ethnic-religious minority in...
December 18, 2015
While many people are eagerly awaiting Christmas holidays, Myanmar citizens, human right organizations, international observers, and media are...