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July 10, 2018
Over 5,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Myaing Gyi Ngu in Hlaingbwe Township, Karen (Kayin) State have run out of food since July 6 and...
July 10, 2018
The Myawaddy-Kawkareik Asia Highway in the Karen (Kayin) State has been temporary closed on Monday (June 9) after heavy rain caused a landslide on...
(File) Four Eights Party (8888 party) leader Ko Ko Gyi (C) talks to the media after starting the party's registration process at the Union Election Commission (UEC) Office in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 19 December 2017. Photo: Hein Htet/EPA
July 10, 2018
After the third plenary meeting of the Party Forming Committee held on July 8 in Mandalay, the members decided to change their party’s name to ‘...
July 10, 2018
A Tatmadaw soldier and a young woman have been injured after a time bomb set up by an unknown armed group struck the Tatmadaw convoy in Hseni...
The AMDP, the MNP, and the 21-member group have lunch together after the meeting (Photo/Facebook)
July 9, 2018
The Mon National Party (MNP) and the All Mon Region Democracy Party (AMDP) are yet to agree to the 21-member Mon National Representative Party...
A former armed group, which collected extortion money from the public, surrendered to Ye-based 19th Military Operations Command (MOC-19) in 2016  (Photo – MNA)
July 6, 2018
A 20-member armed band has been extorting money from local plantation owners in southern Ye area, Mon State, which only started to become stabilized...
Authorities are inspecting the seized drugs (Photo: Ye Zarni)
July 6, 2018
The border guard police seized methamphetamine pills worth over Ks 3 billion in Buthidaung Township, Rakhine State on July 4.
July 6, 2018
All members of the Northern Alliance will attend the third session of the Union Peace Conference – 21st Century Panglong next week.
July 6, 2018
The National Ethnic Youth Alliance (NEYA) released a statement on July 4 to denounce the government for taking action and using violence in the...
A surveillance plane of the Thai army crash on Thailand-Myanmar border area (Photo: Khao Sod)
July 6, 2018
A surveillance plane of the Thai army crash-landed in the Thailand-Myanmar border area on Thursday, an army officer said.
Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
July 6, 2018
The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has decided to contest for the majority of vacant seats in the by-election to be held in November.
Dr Aye Maung’s son U Tin Maung Win (Photo – Ko Kyaw Zaw Oo)
July 5, 2018
Dr Aye Maung’s son U Tin Maung Win will run for a seat in the Rakhine State Hluttaw in the upcoming by-election while his father is facing a trial on...