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US Ambassador Mr Scot Marciel. Photo: Thura/Mizzima
December 22, 2017
US Ambassador Mr Scot Marciel sat down with Mizzima Editor in Chief Soe Myint this week for an exclusive interview to examine Washington’s views on...
December 21, 2017
A suspected landmine blast in northern Shan State has killed one child and left another four injured.
Local residents protest the use of coal power at the MCL cement factory. (Photo – MNA)
December 20, 2017
Company representatives from Thai-based Siam Cement Group (SCG) will meet with Kyaikmaraw township residents to discuss the controversial coal-...
December 20, 2017
Nay Pyi Taw is investigating the previous government’s sale of state-owned gas stations to the private sector after suspicions were flagged over...
December 20, 2017
Rice transports will once again be permitted to Chin State’s Pawleta Township beginning on January 20 provided village and township administrators...
December 19, 2017
A meeting between two ethnic armed groups that have repeatedly exchanged blows was postposed until the end of January, according to officials.
December 19, 2017
A Kachin Independence Army base in Tanai has reportedly been under siege this week, with particularly heavy fighting reported on December 17.
December 19, 2017
Rakhine State will convene a youth conference next May in Taunggok to promote networking and community building, according to organizers.
December 19, 2017
Mon State’s beans and pulses merchants are suffering a 70 percent drop in stock prices, according to officials from the state pulses, beans &...
This photo taken on June 26, 2017 shows members of the United Wa State Army jumping off from a car as they arrive in Poung Par Khem region, near the Thai and Myanmar border. Photo: Ye Aung Thu/AFP
December 19, 2017
A new briefing by the Myanmar Insititute for Peace and Securitys (MIPS) has further highlighted the current conflicts taking place in the country, in...
88-Generation student Ko Ko Gyi
December 19, 2017
88-Generation student Ko Ko Gyi said that after making a decision on the party’s name which will be the ‘Four Eights Party’, they would register it...
December 16, 2017
Two of the largest conglomerates in Myanmar – Kanbawza (KBZ) Group of Companies and Shwe Taung Group – have joined hands with VOICES FOR MOMOS,...