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Arakan Army fighters. Photo: Arakan Army/Facebook
April 26, 2017
Amnesty International has called for urgent action to be taken after journalist Nay Min Aung (known as Min Min) received death threats after...
April 26, 2017
Civil society groups have pledged not to rest until the government ensures the education system takes into account the language, history and culture...
April 26, 2017
A nine-year-old child was killed and her two sisters were left injured after a landmine exploded on a farm near a Tatmadaw camp in Kachin State on...
April 25, 2017
Around 100 Burmese military vehicles full of soldiers and weapons have arrived in the northern Shan State on 22 April, according to local residents.
April 25, 2017
Shan State politicians and ethnic armed organizations are furious that preparations for the state’s political dialogue were left to the last minute...
Representatives from political parties and organizatins in Shan State are seen at the Shan State National Level Political Dialogue. Photo: IPRD
April 25, 2017
Shan State started a three-day State-level political dialogue in Taunggyi yesterday, a meeting described as a milestone and a significant step taken...
The Joint Implementation Coordination Meeting (JICM) and the second Panglong conference held in Nay Pyi Taw on Monday. Photo: Myanmar State Counsellor Office
April 25, 2017
Myanmar’s government, military, and eight signatory armed groups to the Nationwide Ceasefire Accord (NCA) agreed on Monday on eight points with their...
April 25, 2017
The New Mon State Party (NMSP), is holding a biannual meeting of its Central Committee this week, as leadership considers important decisions before...
April 25, 2017
Several delegates have criticized the Shan State regional-level dialogue as a hastily arranged and unprepared event.
April 25, 2017
Following a meeting at the powerful Wa Army’s summit, the four Northern Alliance members announced they will no longer meet with the government...
Brigadier General Nyo Tun Aung, deputy chief of staff of the Arakan Army.  (internet)
April 25, 2017
The Arakan Army was established in April 2009, declaring its mission as safeguarding the Rakhine (Arakan) peoples right to self-determination, and...
April 24, 2017
The Myaing Gyi Ngu shelter for internally displaced persons has run out of all food except rice, leaving the 5,000 residents without enough to eat,...