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The arrested men with the Thai authorities (photo from the AEC News Facebook page)
September 22, 2016
The Thai authorities arrested five men from Mae La refugee camp, located in Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province, on 17 September for alleged illegal...
Meeting of the national level political talk’s TOR drafting work group (Photo: Hla Maung Shwe).
September 22, 2016
In the aftermath of the Union Peace Conference, national level political dialogues will be held in respective areas, by respective nationalities, and...
PSLF/TNLA Troops (From PSLF/TNLA Facebook page.)
September 22, 2016
The Burma Army has increased its military activity in areas controlled by the Palaung State Liberation Front/Ta’ang National Liberation Army (PSLF/...
September 21, 2016
Government troops claim they have now taken control of the Mae Tha Waw area in Karen State following weeks of intense fighting. The fighting was...
September 21, 2016
The Karen traditional Don Dance has been included in the Burma National Performing Arts competition that has been held for over 20-years.
Photo: Mizzima
September 21, 2016
The 2016 World Forum for Media Development, entitled Decoding the Future: Rethinking Media for a New World, opened today in Jakarta, Indonesia.
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova (left) meets with Myanmar State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo: Irina Bokova via twitter
September 21, 2016
On the margins of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova pledged support to Myanmar's democratic reform...
September 20, 2016
The Karen Unity and Peace Committee (KUPC) called for negotiations to be held to halt the fighting in the Mae Tha Wor area of Hlaingbwe Township,...
Min Min/Mizzima
September 20, 2016
Myanmar’s parliament approved yesterday a bill to repeal a law allowing authorities to conduct warrantless searches of private homes, the Anadolu...
Children at Myaing Gyi Ngu IDP Camp
September 20, 2016
Three temporary schools have opened for children living in Myaing Gyi Ngu internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Karen State said the Tha Wor...
KIA Soldier
September 20, 2016
The Burma Army continuously attacked Kachin Independence Army (KIA) outposts in Kachin State with heavy weapons from 13 to 18 September.
Location of KIA and Burma Army bases near to the the Chinese border in Kachin State
September 19, 2016
About 300 Burmese soldiers wearing civilian clothes have allegedly entered China in small groups since 3 September as part of a planned offensive...