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July 23, 2015
The senior delegation negotiating the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement on behalf of Burma’s ethnic armed organisations said in a statement that its...
July 23, 2015
Community-based-organizations in Karen State are coming together to increase their efforts to educate people about voting in the national elections...
July 23, 2015
General N'ban La Awng, Vice-Chairman of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) met with the Burmese government's chief negotiator in the northern...
July 23, 2015
Land confiscation in Karen state has continues to increase according to a new report from the Karen Human Rights Group.
July 22, 2015
Transparency a major concern in maintaining Inlay Lake A change in Myanmar’s second largest lake was noticed by 35-year-old fisherman, Ko Yan Naing,...
July 21, 2015
Coincidentally, an International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies is being held in Chiang Mai on 24 to 26 July as the city plays host to the...
July 21, 2015
By curious coincidence, the International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies, the first in Chiangmai, 24-26 July, is due to be held on the same days...
July 21, 2015
Myanmar’s historical Government Building, known to some as the “Secretariat,” was open to the public to view and pay their respects to fallen Martyrs...
July 21, 2015
A senior member of the Hpa-an based, Plone-Sgaw Democratic Party (PSDP), a Karen political party, said that they are planning to contest all...
July 21, 2015
The Committee to Protect Journalists urged the Burma government and relevant authorities to “prosecute the perpetrators” of an attack on the owner of...
July 20, 2015
More than 1,000 Kachin civilians have been forced to flee their homes since the Tatmadaw (Burma's armed forces) carried out airstrikes on positions...
British rights activist for migrant workers, Andy Hall (C) arrives for his trial at the Phra Khanong Provincial Court in Bangkok, Thailand, 29 October 2014. Photo: Narong Sangnak/EPA
July 20, 2015
Thai authorities should drop charges against a prominent migrant worker rights activist, Human Rights Watch said today. The charges violate the free...