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Myanmar President Htin Kyaw. Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
May 6, 2016
Human Rights Watch has sent a letter to Myanmar President Htin Kyaw, outlining human rights challenges that Myanmar has faced and making...
Gayle Smith, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), talks during a news conference at the US Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar, 03 May 2016. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
May 6, 2016
The new Ambassador of the United States of America Scot Marciel has emphasized his will to support Myanmar in a huge buildup process in his welcome-...
May 6, 2016
Mon State Hluttaw [Parliament] will re-evaluate the proposed coal-fired plant that Mawlamyine Cement Limited (MCL) has intended to run its factory in...
UNA Leaders
May 5, 2016
The United Nationalities Alliance (UNA) alliance of eight ethnic political parties will accept six more ethnic political parties who have applied for...
Protestors in Sittwe
May 5, 2016
Thousands of people protested against ongoing fighting in Arakan State in towns across the state on 1 May.
May 5, 2016
Camps for displaced Kachin refugees located along the Chinese border that were damaged by strong winds on 19 April have not yet received badly needed...
Anti-war protesters in front of the UN HQ in New York
May 5, 2016
Around 100 ethnic people, including Arakan nationalists, staged a protest in front of the United Nations (UN) headquarters on 30 April calling for a...
May 4, 2016
Residents of Saung Lawt village in Bawlakhe Township, Karenni State are worried because their waterholes have been drying up since a logging company...
Displaced Rakhine villagers who fled from a conflict area at a temporary shelter at Yay Soe Chaung village in Buthee Taung township, northern Rakhine State, Myanmar, 25 April 2016. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
May 4, 2016
In response to displacement following recent armed clashes, around 500 people who took refuge in Buthidaung and Kyauktaw Townships are receiving...
May 4, 2016
A human rights advocacy organisation has led calls to release three prominent religious tolerance activists. The activists, Zaw Zaw Latt, Pwint Phyu...
May 4, 2016
Reports are emerging of a series of small scale attacks by Burma Army forces against Kachin Independence Army positions throughout Kachin State, and...
May 4, 2016
May Day 2016, workers around the world took to the streets and city parks to rally and march to show their solidarity and support for their workplace...