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Myitsone dam project at Tanghpre, 27 miles north of Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, northern Burma.
January 18, 2020
More than 50 Kachin organizations have called on Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is currently visiting Burma, to permanently cancel the China-...
January 17, 2020
Tatmadaw soldiers have completely withdrawn from a base that they seized from the Mon National Liberation Army (MNLA) near Three Pagodas Pass,...
January 17, 2020
Leaders of the Lahu Democratic Union (LDU) have said that they discussed regional development issues and future meetings with the Lahu public during...
January 17, 2020
The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) organized a meeting this week with Shan civil society organizations (CSOs) based both within Burma and...
January 17, 2020
31 stranded residents from Nyaug Pinhla village under Rathidaung township in Arakan were rescued by local activists on Wednesday with the help of...
An armored fighting vehicle of the United Wa State Army (UWSA) drives in a downtown area of Panghsang, also called Pang Kham, autonomous Wa region, north-eastern Myanmar, 17 April 2019. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
January 17, 2020
The United Wa State Party (UWSP) says that they expect the solution for resolving fighting between government troops and northern Myanmar based...
January 17, 2020
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi met with ethnic Karenni youth in eastern Kayah state Wednesday to discuss local grievances there, the latest step...
The proposed Kachin jade center in Hpakant, Kachin State, northern Burma.
January 17, 2020
A jade market is being built in Hpakant town in Kachin State at a cost of 6 billion kyat (more than US$4 million), the state’s ministry of natural...
January 17, 2020
A foundation created in the memory of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s mother is building 50 houses for Chin internally displaced people (IDPs) in...
January 17, 2020
Maungdaw District administrator U Soe Aung says authorities will check whether 155 Muslims who were detained in waters off southeastern Myanmar and...
January 17, 2020
Win Nyunt — Hundreds of wartime refugees at a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) near War Taung village in Minbya Township, Arakan State,...
January 17, 2020
The number of wartime refugees taking shelter in Sittwe has risen due to recent fighting in the state, according to Bhadanta U Rarzeinda, abbot of...