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November 7, 2017
The Karen Department of Health and Welfare (KDHW) is prepared to assist the Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS) in a nationwide drive to vaccinate...
November 7, 2017
Karen organizations are accusing the government of abusing the ceasefire process to take advantage of investment opportunities with little regard for...
A copy of the MNP’s reply letter to the AMDP
November 7, 2017
The two largest Mon political parties will meet informally this week against the backdrop of recent mass resignations and a growing chorus of support...
Police stands guard near the military transport helicopter at Maungdaw township in Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 27 September 2017. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
November 6, 2017
It is commonly reported that the ‘international community’ is outraged by the ongoing crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Indeed, Myanmar’s handling...
Myanmar police on the street at Alel Than Kyaw village in Maungdaw township, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 07 September 2017. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA-EFE
November 6, 2017
The US wants a diplomatic solution to the Rohingya crisis but is not ruling out sanctions to pressure Myanmar if needed, a senior State Department...
Burned villages are seen from the air near Maungdaw, north of Myanmar's Rakhine state on September 27, 2017. Photo: AFP
November 6, 2017
Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement has invited youth volunteers to work in Rakhine State starting on November 9 with the motto ’20...
A picture made available on 21 October 2016 shows cars drive on a narrow hill-side road near Tedim city, Chin State, Myanmar, 12 October 2016. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
November 2, 2017
The World Bank has declined to fund the rehabilitation of the Kalay-Hakha road in Chin State due to the authorities in Myanmar failing to adhere to...
An aerial view showing the burnt-out village near Maungdaw township in Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 27 September 2017. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
November 2, 2017
The Myanmar Institute for Peace and Security (MIPS), in a preliminary assessment based primarily on open source information entitled “Attack, Arson...
Photo: RiA
November 2, 2017
State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has visited Rohingya villages during her one-day visit to Rakhine , the first to the violence-hit state since...
November 2, 2017
A Namhsan townshp teenager has been sentenced to two years in prison under the Unlawful Association Act for alleged links to the Ta’Ang National...
State Counsellor Daw Aung Sann Suu Kyi attends the UPDJC’s 12th meeting on October 30. (Photo – State Counsellor’s Office)
November 1, 2017
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has set a 2018 deadline for drawing the hotly contested fault lines of ethnic political autonomy in Myanmar’s future federal...
The entrance road to Kha Yon Cave (Photo – kean suri)
October 31, 2017
Heritage and environmental research will be conducted at the natural limestone caves in Kyaikmaraw township, Mon State, a members of the local...