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February 18, 2018
The Karen Department of Health and Welfare (KDHW) under the Karen National Union (KNU) has set down future plans to upgrade the health system within...
February 17, 2018
Every year the Restoration Council of Shan State Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) holds a massive celebration for Shan National Day on 7 February at their...
Entrance sign of Hopong Town, southern Shan State
February 16, 2018
The trial of eight residents of Hopong Township in southern Shan State will end soon after being detained by the Tatmadaw since mid-July last year.
February 16, 2018
The Karen Women Organization (KWO) of Mu-Traw (Hpapun) District held its seventh congress on February from 8 to 10, and elected new executive members...
Free Expression Myanmar meet local journalists in Taunggyi Capital, Shan State
February 15, 2018
Free Expression Myanmar met with local journalists from the Shan State’s capital Taunggyi on February 13 and conducted a survey on their concerns on...
The PPST meeting held in January
February 15, 2018
Ten ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) that have already signed the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) will meet on the Thai border in the fourth...
Kayah state, Myanmar. Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
February 15, 2018
The U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) US$70-million Shae Thot – or The Way Forward – project is ending in March having reduced...
February 15, 2018
The Peace Process Working Team (PPST) representing eight signatories of the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) met with China’s Special Envoy for...
February 15, 2018
The U.S. Consul General visited Koung-Jor Shan refugee camp in Chiang Mai Province at the Thai-Myanmar border on Tuesday (February 13) to inquire...
Rock quarrying seen at Kyain Mountain in Minbya
February 15, 2018
Rock quarrying will be banned in Kyain Mountain in the west of Minbya Township, Rakhine State to protect the spring, natural beauty, and plant...
Myanmar migrant workers from Gold File gem-polishing workshop in Bang Wang Takhian Village in Mae Sot (Photo – JACBA)
February 15, 2018
Over 1,000 Myanmar migrant workers from Golden File gem-polishing workshop in Bang Wang Takhian Village in the Thai border town of Mae Sot launched a...
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing speech during the ceremony for singing of Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) at the Myanmar International Convention Center-2(MICC-2) in Nay Pyi Taw on 13 February 2018. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
February 15, 2018
Tatmadaw (Defence Services) Commander-in-Chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing said that only the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) could give the...