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September 11, 2018
A solo walker who advocates for peace in Myanmar has arrived in the Kayah (Karenni) State’s capital Loikaw via Pekon-Moebyel Road on September 8.
Dr Aye Maung (C), Ann Township MP and former Arakan National Party leader, talks to members of the media while being escorted out of court by police officers after a hearing on his trial at Sittwe court, in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 13 August 2018. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
September 11, 2018
Sittwe Township court passed an order to charge former Chairman of Rakhine National Party (RNP) Dr. Aye Maung and writer Wai Hin Aung with two counts...
September 10, 2018
Skirmishes have broken out between the Tatmadaw and the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) in the KNU Brigade 5 area in the Karen (Kayin) State,...
The first day of the NCA-S EAOs’ third summit (Photo – NCA-S EAO)
September 10, 2018
The participation of non-signatories of the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) is indispensable in negotiating common goals and standards for the...
A Naga tirbeswoman weaving cloth in Lahal township, in the remote Sagaing region. Photo: Phyo Hein Kyaw/AFP
September 10, 2018
Seasonal influenza has killed seven and infected almost all in some villages in Nanyun Township, Naga self-administered Zone.
September 10, 2018
The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw approved US$8.984 million loan from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on September 6 to develop the...
September 10, 2018
Although the Myanmar government’s National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC) and the Kachiin Independence Organization (KIO) were scheduled to...
Flooding in Ei Tu Hta camp (Photo - Sawporlie Kalihlia)
September 10, 2018
Some homes have been inundated and some local residents were forced to flee to safe ground in Ei Tu Hta Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camp due to...
September 10, 2018
Border-based Back Pack Health Worker Team (BPHWT) said suspected measles outbreak has been reported in Htee-tha-ba-lu-hta Village Group in Dwe-lo...
(Photo: NCA-S EAO)
September 7, 2018
An Ethnic meeting of Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) which have signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) is being held in Chiang Mai.
September 7, 2018
Battalions under the Tatmadaw’s 33rd Light Infantry Division (LID-33) Kamaing strategic base have detained two residents of Kahtan Yang Village Group...
September 7, 2018
Ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) that have signed the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) will negotiate the differences and set down common ground...