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August 3, 2015
Actress Angelina Jolie, a special envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, met with Kachin war refugees in Myitkyina, Kachin State, on...
August 3, 2015
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Eamonn Murphy has expressed his concern for the victims of recent flooding in Myanmar.
August 3, 2015
The number of political prisoners that have been released since 2014 is incredibly low given the number of overall prisoners released during that...
August 3, 2015
A report by Free Burma Rangers has recorded renewed offensives by government forces in Northern Shan State and Mali Yang in Kachin State.
August 3, 2015
A report said that due to heavy rain last month nearly 8000 people have been affected by flooding in Kalaymyo, Sagaing Region.
July 31, 2015
Parents on the Thai Burma border have good reason to be worried that their children will become infected with the dengue virus.
July 31, 2015
The release of at least 11 prisoners of conscience in a mass prisoner amnesty in Myanmar on 30 July is a step in the right direction, but authorities...
July 31, 2015
The United Nation’s special envoy Angelina Jolie’s visit to Arakan State (also known as Rakhine State) has been postponed due to heavy rain &...
July 31, 2015
Aung La N Sang, the US based Kachin mix martial arts (MMA) fighter says he was unable to take part in the “Kingdom of Warriors” MMA event held in...
July 28, 2015
The Zomi Democracy Party (ZCD) selected its candidates for the upcoming 2015 general election in Myanmar on 8 November. The selection was made in the...
Representatives of the Union Peace-making Working Committee and the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team – Senior Delegation(SD) (photo: MPC)
July 28, 2015
No agreement was reached on the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) draft when the Union Peace-Making Working Committee (UPWC) and the Nationwide...
July 27, 2015
Concerns have been voiced by human rights groups over the arbitrary arrest of leader of the Myanmar Farmers Union, Daw Su Su Nway.