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September 16, 2015
Foreign embassies have issued a joint statement calling for a credible, transparent, and inclusive election.
Buddhist nationalist groups set off on September 14 to begin two weeks of celebrations of the four controversial race and religion bills recently signed into law. The rally of monks and lay people, including representatives of the Ma Ba Tha, began their prayers and celebrations at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
September 16, 2015
The Committee for the Protection of Nationality and Religion, or Ma Ba Tha, held a celebration for the approval ofthe last of four “Race and Religion...
September 16, 2015
Local people from Kunhing Township have written an open letter to the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation (SMEC) asking them to stop all...
September 16, 2015
President U Thein Sein said in his message on the International Day of Democracy on Tuesday that democracy is an administrative system in which each...
Sai Dong,40, critically injured in the Burma Army attack, now lies in hospital in Taunggyi.
September 15, 2015
An elderly woman was killed and six villagers were seriously injured in an artillery and knife attack on a Buddhist temple by the Burma Army in...
September 14, 2015
Police seized 21 motorcycles belonging to Rohingyas travelling to and from Maungdaw Town, Arakan State on 7 August because the drivers allegedly did...
September 14, 2015
Even if the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) is finally signed there is no evidence that the fighting will completely stop according to the...
Lawyers with yellow ribbon in Moulmein ( Photo: Yadanar Lay)
September 14, 2015
Mon State lawyers have organised a “yellow ribbon” campaign to protest against the recent appointment of former military officers to judicial...
The President and Ethnic Armed Organisation Leaders
September 11, 2015
Though the government refuses to recognise or allow certain ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) to sign the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) the...
September 11, 2015
President U Thein Sein has set 29 September as the date for the signing of the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA).
September 11, 2015
Training for the 1029 special police officers who have been recruited to oversee the upcoming Burma elections in nine townships in Chin State started...
September 11, 2015
More campaign speeches from three political parties were broadcast on Thursday the Global New Light of Myanmar reported on 11 September.