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May 5, 2017
Villages under Kyain Seikgyi Township in the Karen State will submit a letter to the Karen State Chief Minister to immediately install solar panels...
May 5, 2017
The Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) has selected 25 representatives from among its ranks to attend the long delayed second session of the...
JMC-U Secretary (2) Col. Wunna Aung. Photo: Mizzima
May 5, 2017
Joint Monitoring Committee – Union level (JMC-U) Secretary (2) Col. Wunna Aung told Mizzima that the Tatmadaw (Defence Services) would lead demining...
May 5, 2017
Since October 15, 2015, Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA)-based peace process has been the only game in town. Principally, Ethnic Armed...
TNLA’s foreign relation officer Tar Parn La
May 5, 2017
Freelance reporter Min Tayza Aung recently sat down with Tar Parn La, the joint secretary and foreign relations officer of the Palaung State...
May 5, 2017
In an attempt to settle a debate ignited by the 2014 census, the Karen Affairs Committee on May 3 announced the seven sub-tribes that officially make...
May 5, 2017
Kayah (Karenni) State is struggling to curb illicit logging networks.
U Wirathu is traveling with security in Maungdaw township.
May 5, 2017
U Wirathu, a monk infamous for his anti-Muslim campaigns, met with Border Guard Police Chief Thura San Lwin in Maungdaw township on May 4.
May 5, 2017
Two areas of Kayin (Karen) State have been prioritized for land mine clearance this year, a state official said.
Union-level Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC-U) Chairman Lt. Gen. Yar Pyae.
May 4, 2017
Union-level Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC-U) Chairman Lt. Gen. Yar Pyae urged NCA signatory ethnic armed organizations not to have engagements...
Protestors say they have no way to support themselves after the Taung Zun rock quarry was closed in March.
May 4, 2017
Over 200 Belin township workers staged a protest on May 2, angered at their sudden loss of livelihoods after a rock quarry was shuttered in March.
May 4, 2017
A monk has criticized an unlawful associations trial for lacking transparency after members of the public were barred from entering the Mrauk-U Court...