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Organizers of the upcoming Rakhine Youth Conference held a press briefing in Yangon on March 12 to explain their aim and preparations.
March 15, 2017
Rakhine youth are laying the groundwork for a conference that will seek to politically engage the state’s population of young people.
KNU 16th Congress, Law Khee Lar, KNU Headquarters. Photo: KNU-HQ
March 15, 2017
The Karen National Union’s 16th Congress began yesterday at Law Khee Lah (Lay Wah), Karen State, with the organisation expected to form a new...
March 15, 2017
Protest leaders said they were planning another protest for March 19 even as the Union Parliament voted earlier today to approve the name change.
March 14, 2017
Two women found many ancient Arakan coins while they were digging for yams on a hill near Ngan Taung Village of Ngan Taung Village Tract in Myebon...
March 14, 2017
A press conference was held at Hotel Grand United in Rangoon on 12 March to explain the Arakan youths’ attempt to hold an all-inclusive conference...
March 14, 2017
More young female visitors have been getting themselves photographed in traditional Arakan costume in the ancient city of Mrauk U in the Arakan State.
March 14, 2017
The Mon State government has preliminarily green-lit a spate of projects, including a deep-sea port, an electric power station and an industrial zone...
March 13, 2017
A Japanese nonprofit has unveiled the largest rehabilitation program to date in Kayin State, with 1250 homes built to resettle conflict-affected...
March 13, 2017
Police noted an uptick in murder cases in Rakhine State last year, with the majority of recorded cases involving alcohol.
March 13, 2017
The public does not trust the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) carried out by the Shwe gas project for failing to include civil society...
U Hla Myint, seated, with Sean Turnell. Photo: Sean Turnel
March 13, 2017
U Hla Myint, economic visionary and forefather of Myanmar’s modern economics, has passed away at the age of 97. In reflection of his pioneering work...
(File) A woman walks along a deserted road in self-administered Kokang capital Laukkai, northern Shan State, Myanmar, 16 February 2015. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
March 13, 2017
The escalation of a long-running conflict between Myanmar army and a Chinese-speaking ethnic armed group in Northern Shan State is affecting people...