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March 17, 2017
A bridge naming controversy in Mon State continues as ethnic Karen leaders weighed in this week, cautioning that the decision could have far-reaching...
March 17, 2017
The first thing I would like to say is my sincere thanks to Ms Yun Sun for writing this report. She certainly knows more than us (that means me)...
March 17, 2017
Maj-Gen Than Hlaing, the commander of Eastern Central Command, has accused two ethnic Shan armies – the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (...
March 16, 2017
The Lower House has approved a controversial motion urging the government to rename a bridge over the Thanlwin (Salween) River between Mawlamyine and...
March 16, 2017
As protests over the bridge’s name continue in Mon State, the new Chief Minister urged acceptance. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the Mon...
March 16, 2017
In downtown Mawlamyine Capital of Mon State, a crowd of 200 gathered on March 14 to stage a protest against hydropower projects in conflict zones...
March 16, 2017
To mark International Rivers Network day which fell yesterday a protest was held at Myitsone with participants calling for a stop to all hydropower...
March 16, 2017
The armed conflict in Kokang that started out on March 6 and at this writing is still continuing has captured major attention domestically and as...
March 15, 2017
A bill that will name a new Mon State bridge for the independence leader easily passed Tuesday’s vote in the Pyithu Hluttaw, the lower house of...
March 15, 2017
A number of Burmese environmental organizations, including Burma Rivers Network, Save the Salween Network and The Burma Environmental Working Group (...
March 15, 2017
A man was hospitalized in eastern Shan State’s Mong Khark Township after he was beaten by a Burmese soldier at a checkpoint last Monday [March 6],...
March 15, 2017
The second conference of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), an alliance of ethnic armed organisations that did not sign the Nationwide...
