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The ceremony held to mark the 71st anniversary of Myanmar's Union Day at Maha Bandula Park, in Yangon on 12 February 2018. Photo: Thet Ko/Mizzima
February 12, 2018
Events in recognition of Myanmar’s 71st Union Day were held throughout the country today.
February 11, 2018
The Tatmadaw has refused to recognize the existence of Kachin Independence Army (KIA) Division 4 and 6 in the northern Shan State, according to the...
 Arakan nationalists have been charged with high treason. Photo: RiA
February 10, 2018
Sittwe district court announced February 9 that two accused, House of Representatives MP from Ann constituency Dr. Aye Maung and writer and charity...
Journalists at work in the news room of of Myanmar Times weekly journal, Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
February 9, 2018
Today, the Nordic diplomatic missions of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden celebrate the Nordic Day. It is the third year we organize this event,...
February 9, 2018
Around 500 residents have fled from the fighting between the Tatmadaw and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in Kutkai Township in the...
February 9, 2018
Local residents said over 300 people are still trapped amid the fighting in the Kachin State’s Tanai area.
February 9, 2018
The Rakhine State has more than 100,000 disabled people, and it ranks top among 14 states and regions in the country since it represents 5.3 percent...
Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee Republican Senator from Arizona John McCain. Photo: Michael Reynolds/EPA-EFE
February 9, 2018
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has passed legislation authored by U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services...
February 8, 2018
The 70th Kayin (Karen) National Day ceremonies will be held in the Ayeyarwaddy and Yangon regions and the Mon State on February 11, according to the...
February 8, 2018
Ethnic representatives of signatories and non-signatories of the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) attended a grand ceremony marking the 71st Shan...
KIA soldiers. Photo: Mizzima
February 8, 2018
Kachin State Legislative Assembly, legislator Zaw Win from Tanai constituency said that almost all amber miners trapped in the conflict between the...
February 8, 2018
A free all-round vocational training school will be opened in Mon State's Mawlamyine capital for the blind and visually impaired people living in the...