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March 31, 2017
Over a dozen journalists are being taken on a heavily criticized and government-supervised media tour of northern Rakhine (Arakan) State. The trip...
March 31, 2017
Results from a survey conducted by a domestic observer group among voters for the 1 April by-elections indicate a strong intention to vote, and a...
March 31, 2017
Sai Leik, the spokesperson for the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), today urged voters going to the polls in by-elections on Saturday...
March 31, 2017
In a last-ditch effort to whip votes before the April 1 by-election, members of a Shan political party met with residents in Kengtung Township on...
March 30, 2017
A total of 75,828 voters will be able to vote in 137 polling stations in Ann Township for a vacant seat in the Pyithu Hluttaw, the Arakan State...
March 30, 2017
A ceremony for the transfer of Kisspanadi 1 ferry by the Japanese government was held at Port No. 1 in Sittwe at 9:30 am on 29 March.
March 30, 2017
A request by the National League for Democracy (NLD) to cancel by-election voting at three polling stations in Mong Hsu Township, southern Shan State...
March 30, 2017
By-election candidates say they are facing an uphill battle motivating voters in Mon State to come out to the April 1 polls.
Photo caption: A billboard in Thai and Myanmar languages announces the Thai government’s plan to waive travel fees for migrant workers over Thingyan.
March 29, 2017
Thailand has announced a Thingyan gift for Myanmar migrant workers. Those heading home for the April holiday can do so without paying travel fees,...
Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi arrives at Mai Na internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp near Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State on 28 March 2017.  Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
March 29, 2017
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday visited Myitkyina in Kachin State, one of the most war-torn regions in the country.
March 29, 2017
A 26-year-old man from Maungdaw Town was arrested for smuggling methamphetamines across the border in Bangladesh on March 27, according to border...
March 29, 2017
Speaking to crowds assembled in the capital for Armed Forces Day on March 27, Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing insisted that Muslim...