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Hsenwi welcome sign
October 15, 2019
A 20-year-old pregnant woman and her 25-year-old husband were injured when an artillery shell hit Hsenwi town in northern Shan State on Friday...
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October 15, 2019
Tourists from six countries, Australia, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Russia, can now enter Myanmar with no requirement for pre-arranged...
October 15, 2019
Locals refused to meet officials on Thursday from a company set to build a hydropower dam on the Nam Ma River in Hsipaw, northern Shan State. The...
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October 15, 2019
A landmine explosion on a tea farm killed a woman and injured her husband this week in Kyaukme Township. The couple—Nang Nguen and Sai Thein—...
October 15, 2019
Ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) signatory to Burma’s Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) have agreed in principle to resume official peace...
October 15, 2019
At least five locals were injured by the firing of artillery shells during fighting between the Burma Army and members of the Northern Alliance of...
Photo: Action for Shan State Rivers
October 15, 2019
This week local residents blocked the entrance to Nam Ma village to stop UNIENGERY company staff from coming to promote the building of a...
October 15, 2019
Locals in northern Shan State’s Hsipaw Township say that they are ready to stand against a planned hydropower dam on the Nam Ma River because of its...
Ministry of Transport (Upper Myanmar) Deputy General Manager and Joint Feasibility Committee for Mandalay-Muse electric locomotive rail project secretary (1) Htay Hlaing. Photo: Mizzima
October 15, 2019
Ministry of Transport (Upper Myanmar) Deputy General Manager and Joint Feasibility Committee for Mandalay-Muse electric locomotive rail project...
October 15, 2019
A bomb exploded near a construction site of the NLD’s new office located east of Pan Zin bridge in Buthidaung Township on Thursday morning, said U Ye...
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October 15, 2019
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that they will submit an appeal letter to the King of Thailand on October 21 to reduce the punishment for...
Mon Unity Party Headquarters (Photo: NMG)
October 14, 2019
The Mon Unity Party (MUP) is calling for the election commission to collect the names of eligible voters for the 2020 national election, at the ward...