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Kokang Refugee Camp
May 2, 2016
A new report released recently by the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) alleges that an ongoing mobilization of army troops in northern Shan State...
Ngan Tay Power Plant (IMNA)
May 2, 2016
Ye Township in Mon State will not get connected to the national power grid this financial year said the Mon State Electric Power and Industry...
A young child carries sand, Hintada township, Ayeyawaddy region on 13 August 2015. Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
May 2, 2016
The Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population issued a statement yesterday, International Workers’ Day, stating its commitment to promoting and...
Photo: Ye Min/Mizzima
May 2, 2016
On the face of it, Myanmar appears to have turned the page on locking up journalists. One of the first acts of the new Aung San Suu Kyi-Htin Kyaw...
May 2, 2016
Refugees responded to a senior Tak Province official speaking about the repatriation of the more than 100,000 refugees from Burma living in camps...
May 2, 2016
Approximately 200 teachers will be added to work as daily wage teachers in Mon State’s primary schools during the 2016-2017 academic year, according...
May 2, 2016
The new Mon State Hluttaw has received the largest number of petition letters regarding land issues and projects, according to the analyzing...
May 2, 2016
The Mon State’s Department of Rural Development called for tenders on three rural development projects on Tuesday [April 26]. The projects will focus...
The Authorities Checking Vehicles on 27 April (Photo Narinjara)
April 30, 2016
Because of ongoing fighting in Arakan State security has been tightened since the third week of April to prevent illegal weapons entering through...
Min Lwin Mountain
April 30, 2016
The Karen National Union (KNU) has decided to suspend the feasibility study for a cement factory being carried out by the Phyu Min Tun Company near...
April 30, 2016
Villagers in Doo Tha Htoo District Karen State are demanding to be paid full compensation for their lands they allege were illegally taken by one of...
Photo: UMFCCI
April 30, 2016
“You have come a long way”, U Zaw Min Win, Vice President of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce (UMFCCI), pointed out at his...