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August 23, 2016
The Karen National Union (KNU) said it is taken action to curb the sale and use of drugs in its controlled area.
Members of the Alliance for Gender Inclusion in the Peace Process (left) meet with Peace Commission chairperson Dr Tin Myo Win (second from right) at the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre office in Rangoon.
August 23, 2016
A gender equality network has pressed the chief government peace mediator to ensure that the Union Peace Conference (also called 21st Century...
August 23, 2016
Concerned about a series of dams planned along the Salween River, the Save the Salween Network has raised objections to the formation of the...
August 23, 2016
The Chin state government has made a letter of warning again to the illegal settlers in Sihzang reserve forest area those who are assumed as refugees...
August 23, 2016
As Aung San Suu Kyi’s first visit, outside of the ASEAN countries, her call on China is an important undertaking in shaping, reiterating and...
August 22, 2016
The exiled leader of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), Peng Jiasheng, released a statement last Monday, saying that the Kokang...
August 22, 2016
Arakan Liberation Party (ALP) leader U Khaing Myo Tun was produced before the Sittwe Township Court on Friday to hear a case, but the trial postponed...
NSCN-K. Photo: Burma Link
August 22, 2016
The Myanmar military has denied there was a recent exchange of gunfire on Myanmar soil between the Indian army and an ethnic armed group, state media...
AGIPP representatives meet with MPC chairman Dr. Tin Myo Win (Photo: AGIPP)
August 22, 2016
The Alliance for Gender Inclusion in the Peace Process (AGIPP) has pushed for an increase in women participating in the upcoming 21st Panglong...
August 22, 2016
Arakan State in western Burma is the second poorest state in the country, with a staggering high poverty rate of 78 percent, said Maung Maung Swe, an...
August 22, 2016
Residents of Hpa-an gathered for a rally to show their support for the upcoming Union Peace Conference (called 21st Century Panglong Conference).
August 22, 2016
Representatives of 13 ethnic groups have concluded a five-day meeting in Shan State capital Taunggyi, where they discussed how a future Shan State...