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A quarry project location in Mon State (Photo: MNA)
October 3, 2016
40 stone-mining production projects for road paving have been proposed to the respective departments of the Mon State government, according to the...
Locals organizing a protest event against mining companies (Photo: MNA)
October 3, 2016
There are 88 mining companies producing gravel for road paving permitted by the Union Government to operate in Mon State, according to Major General...
October 3, 2016
Implementation of the power lines and power substation project of Moulmein-Ye-Tavoy will begin if the government receives loans from the Asian...
October 3, 2016
Villagers claim that as a result of the recent armed conflict between the Palaung and Shan armed groups in Kyaukme Township of Shan State has been...
October 3, 2016
Representatives of the Karen National Union are holding a series of meetings with refugees at the nine Thai border camps to inform them about the...
KWO Organised Meeting on Refugee Resettlement
October 3, 2016
A group led by the Karen Women’s Organisation (KWO) met with residents of ten villages in Htantabin Township in the Karen National Union (KNU)-...
September 29, 2016
The Karen Women Organisation (KWO) called for an end to fighting between the Burma Army supported by Border Guard Forces (BGF) and the Democratic...
September 29, 2016
The Karen Women Organisation (KWO) called for an end to fighting between the Burma Army supported by Border Guard Forces (BGF) and the Democratic...
September 29, 2016
During his first visit to Kachin State the U.S. Ambassador, Scot Marciel, told internally displaced persons (IDPs) that he would report to the U.S...
AAPP Discussion on Prison Reform
September 29, 2016
The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) launched its report on reforming the prison system at a ceremony held at the Royal Rose...
Meeting Between the Peace Commission and the DPN in Chiang Mai
September 28, 2016
A Burmese government Peace Commission delegation met with the Delegation for Political Negotiation (DPN), which represents members of the United...
ntrance to Heinda Mine in Tanintharyi Region where mining has been suspended due to environmental damage caused by the mine
September 28, 2016
Padoh Saw Kae Le, the head of the Karen National Union (KNU) Mining Department called for close supervision of mining in KNU areas.