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The late Aung Kyaw Naing, aka Ko Par Gyi
October 7, 2019
The fact that five years have passed since journalist Ko Par Gyi’s killing highlights need to reform the 1959 law that facilitates military impunity...
A billboard stating that Myanmar’s military does not recruit children under the age of 18 / The Irrawaddy
October 7, 2019
As the civil war raged on in northern Shan and Rakhine or Arakan States, with no end in sight and ongoing bilateral ceasefire between the National...
The Irrawaddy /Security personnel stand guard at an intersection in Naypyitaw on 19 Sept 19
October 1, 2019
These days, Burma or Myanmar security threat is being discussed as an issue within the government that has to be tackle seriously and not just a...
Saint Joseph refugee camp in Myitkyina city
October 1, 2019
Refugee camps are not an unfamiliar place for reporters like me. This was, however, my first time to have been in IDP camps in Kachin State. First, I...
September 25, 2019
Flooding occurs in wards of Arakan State’s capital Sittwe when it is raining continuously, especially in low-lying areas. Local residents relocate...
facebook.com/nrpc.myanmar: NRPC holds peace dialogue with ethnic armed groups in Kengtung 17 Sep, 2019
September 23, 2019
On September 17, the Northern Alliance – Burma (NA-B) and the National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC), which included the military or...
September 16, 2019
Many were really surprised when they heard of the Tatmadaw’s withdrawal of lawsuit on Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) Chairman Reverent Dr Hkalam...
Hkalam Samson, chairman of the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC), (Right). Screenshot: White House Video
September 10, 2019
It is indeed a welcome move from the part of military or Tatmadaw to withdraw its lawsuit on Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC) Chairman Reverend Hkalam...
September 5, 2019
The armed conflicts between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army (AA) that started in early December 2018 in Arakan State have been escalating. They...
Representatives of National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC) and representatives of the four groups KIO, PSLF, MNTJP and ULA met at Shan State Kengtung Town Amazing Kentong Resort
September 3, 2019
The much awaited meeting between government’s National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC) and National Alliance – Burma (NA-B) took place on...
A tribal baby is carried in a basket as her parents head to pick up their rice and yuan payment after labouring in the fields, in north-eastern Myanmar. Photo: EPA
September 2, 2019
After years of discussion and debate, Myanmar has finally enacted a law to protect the rights of children. Consistent with the United Nations...
Photo credit : Karenni State Farmer Union ; Facebook page
August 29, 2019
On August 20, a 45-page “Federal land administration still a long way in the country’s land reform sector report” was released by Kayah Human Rights...