News

March 8, 2016
Police arrested 28 people illegally removing earth from the Mrauk-U archaeological site in Arakan State on 5 March, according to U Nyein Lwin, the...
March 8, 2016
The third annual meeting of the Committee of Shan State Unity (CSSU) ended abruptly on 3 March after only the first day of a planned three day...
March 8, 2016
Over 50 people were killed in 138 road traffic accidents in Mon State during the months of January and February this year according to a Mawlamyine...
Seized Drugs
March 8, 2016
Drugs worth over 20 million kyats were seized from two men in Sittwe Township, Arakan State on Tuesday 1 March.
Daw Tin Ei, the Mon State Hluttaw Speaker
March 7, 2016
Daw Tin Ei, the Mon State Hluttaw (parliament) Speaker from the National League for Democracy (NLD) party said that members of parliament (MPs) from...
March 7, 2016
Thirteen Arakanese youths, who were picked up from various parts of Arakan were produced before the Sittwe township court on Friday in connection...
March 7, 2016
The Burma Army is preparing to launch a large military offensive codenamed ‘Operation Moe Pyar’ (Operation Sky-Blue) against the Kachin Independence...
CSSU Conference in Rangoon
March 7, 2016
The Committee for Shan State Union (CSSU), a coalition of Shan political parties, Shan armed groups, and Shan social organizations is holding its...
Free Mon literature learning CDs being given out.
March 4, 2016
Mon literature learning CDs are being given out for free to make Mon language learning and learning about Mon literature easier the CD’s distributor...
March 4, 2016
Over two-thirds of the Karen State Hluttaw (parliament) civilian members of parliament (MPs) have not been paid for working last month Nan Khin Htwe...
Local residents sign a petition against MCL cement factory's use of coal. (Photo: Sandar Non’s Facebook)
March 4, 2016
Over 4,000 residents have signed a petition against the use of coal to power a cement factory owned by Mawlamyine Cement Limited (MCL) in the Pyar...
March 4, 2016
The trial of six men accused of having ties with the Arakan Army (AA) started in Mrauk U District Court, Arakan State on Tuesday 1 March said a...