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November 17, 2015
Welcoming the recent elections in Myanmar as ‘a new chapter in the country’s history,’ United Nations Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee today reaffirmed...
November 16, 2015
The Myanmar peace process is so complicated and involves so many actors that even those involved in the process sometimes turn to the Myanmar Peace...
November 13, 2015
The National League for Democracy (NLD) has won an absolute majority in Parliament in the results sent in so far for the November 8 election. This...
November 13, 2015
President Obama spoke last night by phone with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to congratulate her on her campaign and the success of the National League for...
November 13, 2015
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic issued a statement yesterday calling Myanmar’s elections “a historic milestone.”
November 12, 2015
British PM David Cameron praised the Myanmar electorate in the November 8 elections, noting their clear voice for change, in a statement made on...
November 12, 2015
“I would like to congratulate Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, the National League for Democracy, on what appears to be an impressive election victory...
November 12, 2015
A survey carried out between 14 and 31October 2015 found that a majority of voters have a positive outlook for the country, but this optimism had...
November 8, 2015
To discuss an initiative resulting from a previously signed MOU, the Head of the Gender Election Observation Mission (GEOM), Ms. Sabra Bano, met with...
National League for Democracy party leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to local and foreign media during a press conference for the upcoming general elections at her residence in Yangon, Myanmar, 5 November 2015. Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
November 8, 2015
Myanmar is a small country in Southeast Asia, isolated from the rest of the world for over half a century until recently. But thanks to Aung San Suu...
November 8, 2015
The people of Burma will vote in the country’s national elections on Sunday November 8. In the build-up to the election international onlookers were...
November 6, 2015
JJ-Pun, in partnership with First Myanmar Investment Co Ltd (FMI) and Philips Lighting, celebrated the opening of Myanmar’s first ever Community...