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January 23, 2026
Casualties rise to 50 in Kawngjar Village airstrike
January 23, 2026
Myanmar junta’s Air Force graduates new pilots
January 23, 2026
Rakhine traditional textile weaving sector encounters diffic...
November 7, 2015
Waekali Artillery Regiment Cast Advance Votes
Sai Mon — Members of Waekali Artillery Regiment and families cast their advanced votes at the Ward and Village Commission office in Walthonchaung...
November 7, 2015
Some Polling Stations Won’t Have Observers
San Maung Than — Arakan State election observation groups admitted they won’t be able to observe all of the polling stations. Partly due to funding...
November 7, 2015
People’s Militia & Burmese Army Providing Security
Thuta Linn — Forty-five polling stations will be opened in Chipwi Township in Kachin State; twenty-two of which will be guarded by the People’s...
Shan Herald Agency for News
The U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai Refuses to Accept the Shan CBOs Anti-War Statement
November 7, 2015
Burmese and U.S. Chiang Mai Consulates Refuse to Accept Shan...
Both the Myanmar Consulate General and U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai refused to officially accept an open letter from a delegation demanding an end to...
Shan Herald Agency for News
Primary school in Kunhing Township, near the areas of active conflict in Loilem District, where 14 schools have been closed (Photo credit: Shan Youth Power)
November 7, 2015
Burma Army Attacks Close 14 Schools in Shan State
About 1,250 children have been affected by the closure of 14 schools due ongoing conflict in three townships in Loilem District, central Shan State...
Karen Information Center
November 7, 2015
Ba U Gyi Daughter Labels Burma’s Vote “a Comedy Act…”
Thelma Gyi, the daughter of the charismatic Karen political leader, Saw Ba U Gyi, has called for the country’s ethnic people to stand up for their...
Independent Mon News Agency
November 7, 2015
Over 20,000 Migrant Workers Eligible to Vote in Mon State
Of the 1,510,000 eligible voters in Mon State more than 20,000 are migrant workers from elsewhere in Burma who have registered to vote using Form (3-...
November 6, 2015
“People Will Get Respect If They Develop Their Knowledge Bas...
Salai Kyaw Moe — The BNI Election Newsroom recently spoke with Pu No Than Kap, chairman for Chin Progressive Party (CPP). He is currently serving as...
November 6, 2015
No Disturbances During Recent Campaigning, Opposition Partie...
Mya Wun Yan — Shan political parties didn’t experience any new problems during recent campaigning in southern Shan State. Although signs for the...
November 6, 2015
Villagers Uneducated About Voting Process
Salai Kyaw Moe Tun — Even though the election is only days away, some residents of Chin State’s Mindat Township are still lacking crucial knowledge...
November 6, 2015
CNF Endorses All Parties That Support Peace
Moe Kyaw — The Chin National Front (CNF) pledged its support this Wednesday to any political parties working for peace between the current government...
Mizzima
November 6, 2015
Myanmar’s first ever ‘Community Light Centre’ opened
JJ-Pun, in partnership with First Myanmar Investment Co Ltd (FMI) and Philips Lighting, celebrated the opening of Myanmar’s first ever Community...