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December 14, 2015
Two Chin sub-tribes erected a pillar of reconciliation on 25 November to show that they have no hard feeling over wrongs committed over 100 years ago.
Loong Sarm, the farmer killed by Burma Army soldiers at a gold mine in eastern Shan State in October (Photo: Shan Farmers’ Network)
December 14, 2015
Over 300 farmers from 18 townships attended a memorial ceremony on 7 December for a farmer shot and killed by Burma Army soldiers at an eastern Shan...
December 14, 2015
Thuta Linn — The National League for Democracy’s (NLD) chairperson Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has instructed newly elected members of Parliament to use the...
December 14, 2015
Htoe Myar — Karenni State residents say they want teachers who teach their school subjects after hours to the students for a fee to stop doing so.
December 14, 2015
Thuta Linn — Newly elected members of the Parliament from the National League for Democracy (NLD) led a trash pickup program in many areas of Kachin...
December 14, 2015
Khine Nwe Oo — Newly elected members of Parliament from the National League for Democracy (NLD) will continue to work with philanthropic...
December 14, 2015
Ko Htwe — The media should give more coverage to the voices of ethnic leaders from ethnic areas, says the Chin Progressive Party’s (CPP) joint...
December 14, 2015
Thuta Linn — The chairman of the Kachin State Democracy Party (KSDP), Dr Tu Ja, has submitted a request to meet the National League for Democracy (...
December 14, 2015
Htoe Myar — The country will become developed after the National League for Democracy (NLD) takes power suggests respected journalist and writer U...
December 11, 2015
Graffiti is a perfect art form for Myanmar. It’s quick and cheap, yet it can be seen by thousands of people daily. It can be many things at once –...
December 11, 2015
Myanmar Shipyards has announced it will build 30 merchant vessels in a $175 million deal that will be completed in 2017.
Myanmar president Thein Sein (L) shakes hand with a member of the Karen delegation (R) before a meeting with ethnic armed groups leaders to discuss the signing of a Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) at the Myanmar International Convention Center (MICC) in the capital Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 9 September 2015. Photo: Lynn Bo BO/EPA
December 11, 2015
Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) Vice-Chairman Thu Wai told Mizzima on December 9 that President Thein Sein will announce the...