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Pakistan-China jointly developed JF-17 fighter jets perform during Pakistan Day celebrations in Islamabad, Pakistan, 23 March 2016. Photo: EPA
June 11, 2016
The Thailand-based Kachin National Organization (KNO) urged the Pakistan government on June 8 not to sell military equipment including JF-17 fighter...
A muddy road near Tedim winds through the hills of Chin State. Photo: Mizzima
June 10, 2016
Chin State Industrial Inspection Department Deputy Director Tin Nyo has told Mizzima that a master plan would be drawn up for the development of...
Manipuri rebels on India-Myanmar border. Photo: Subir Bhaumik
June 8, 2016
Satyendra Garg, Joint Secretary of India's Home Ministry in charge of the Northeast, said Delhi was alarmed by the recent ambush of Assam Rifles...
June 6, 2016
Myanmar’s new government has invited non-ceasefire signatory ethnic armed groups to participate in the forthcoming political dialogue framework...
Photo: Khun Aung
June 6, 2016
Around 50 residents in Myitkyina Township, Kachin State, staged a protest against Chinese Ambassador Hong Liang over attempts to negotiate the...
June 6, 2016
The Amyotha Hluttaw has approved changes to the Ward and Village-tract Administration Bill 2012 that will remove the guest registration requirement.
Myanmar Gems and Jewellery Entrepreneurs Association member Kyaw Kyaw Oo speaks during a press meeting on Myanmar Gems Expo Committee's funds at Thiri Hall, Royal Rose Restaurant in Yangon on 2 June, 2016. Photo: Thura/Mizzima
June 6, 2016
Myanmar Gems and Jewellers’ Association Executive Committee member Kyaw Kyaw Oo said that they did not have trust in the inquiry commission which was...
Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA). Photo: Theingi Tun/Mizzima
June 2, 2016
The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) and Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) had a meeting on 1June in Chiang Mai...
June 2, 2016
The new peace negotiating team created by the NLD-led government will have an informal meeting with the ethnic armed organisations that did not sign...
A security personnel walks past European countries flags during the opening ceremony of European Union office in Yangon, Myanmar, 28 April 2012. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
June 2, 2016
The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission yesterday adopted a Joint Communication that sets out a...
June 1, 2016
Social enterprise Proximity Designs launched a report on 31 May titled ‘Paddy to Plate: the Rice Ecosystem in Myanmar,’ which aims to identify the...
A general view of Yangon city with a Myanmar flag flying on a building in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
May 31, 2016
The Myanmar Parliament should repeal legal provisions that empower authorities to conduct warrantless searches of private homes and require all...