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War victims who fled from the conflict zone, receive clothes and footware as they gather in a monastery which is being set up as a temporary refugee camp in Kyaukme, northern Shan State, Myanmar, 20 February 2016. Photo: Hein Htet/EPA
May 11, 2016
On 7-8 May 2016, an estimated 1,600 people left their villages in Kyaukme and Hsipaw townships in Shan State following heightened tensions between...
Theingi Htun/Mizzima
May 11, 2016
Residents in the Myitsone Dam project area have urged President Htin Kyaw and the new government to end the Myitsone project so that relocated...
Thai Foreign Minister Pramudwinai (L) and Myanmar Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi (R) at a joint press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Myanmar) in Nay Pyi Taw on 9 May 2016. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
May 11, 2016
Myanmar Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi said the Government has plans to take care of Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand.
Rohingya children play during rain at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp near Sittwe of Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 22 March 2016. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
May 10, 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama should renew sanctions authority on Myanmar for at least another year due to ongoing egregious human rights violations...
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi chairs the coordination meeting on the formation of the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC). Photo: MNA
May 10, 2016
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has stressed the need to focus on the participation of all stakeholders in the country’s national reconciliation...
May 9, 2016
Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) has urged the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Restoration Council of Shan State...
May 9, 2016
The following is a statement of the 4th Myanmar Opium Farmers’ Forum held in Loikaw, Kayah State on 9 May 2016.
Villagers protest against Chinese mining company Wanbao in Letpadaung on 5 May 2016. Photo: Manza Myay Mon/Mizzima
May 6, 2016
More than 300 villagers from villages in Monywa on Thursday staged a protest against Chinese mining company Wanbao because it had failed to follow...
Myanmar President Htin Kyaw. Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
May 6, 2016
Human Rights Watch has sent a letter to Myanmar President Htin Kyaw, outlining human rights challenges that Myanmar has faced and making...
Gayle Smith, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), talks during a news conference at the US Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar, 03 May 2016. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
May 6, 2016
The new Ambassador of the United States of America Scot Marciel has emphasized his will to support Myanmar in a huge buildup process in his welcome...
Displaced Rakhine villagers who fled from a conflict area at a temporary shelter at Yay Soe Chaung village in Buthee Taung township, northern Rakhine State, Myanmar, 25 April 2016. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
May 4, 2016
In response to displacement following recent armed clashes, around 500 people who took refuge in Buthidaung and Kyauktaw Townships are receiving...
Arakan Army
May 4, 2016
The Second Upper House approved an urgent motion to end fighting in Rakhine State, the Global New Light of Myanmar reported on 8 May.