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UPDJC chairperson meeting with Mon political parties members (photo: Facebook)
November 9, 2016
Mon political parties are planning to cooperate in order to hold ethnic-based political talks, according to Dr. Min Nwe Soe, member of the Union...
Photo by SHAN- Sai Ai Pao, the chairman of the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP).
November 9, 2016
The Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) will win next April’s by-elections in Shan State, according to party chairman Sai Ai Pao.
Villagers carry belongings as they prepare to flee from fighting at Aung Mingalar village near Maungdaw town of Bangladesh-Myanmar border, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 13 October 2016. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
November 9, 2016
The Myanmar government’s recently announced plan to enlist civilians as a ‘regional police force’ in Myanmar’s troubled northern Rakhine State is...
November 9, 2016
Thirteen ethnic political parties based in Shan State last Thursday formed a new alliance aimed at promoting Shan State unity, according to Sai Ai...
November 8, 2016
Burma objected to Thailand’s application to put Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex on the UNESCO World Heritage List because Burma claims four per cent of...
November 7, 2016
The Karen political community in the Rangoon region has criticised a proposal by some Karen National Union (KNU) leaders to postpone the 16th KNU...
Youths participating in the KYO Youth Empowered Society Camp
November 7, 2016
The Karen Youth Organisation (KYO) ran a short course at a ‘Youth Empowered Society Camp’ to train youths on how to effectively participate in the...
Renata Lok-Dessallien (left), United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Myanmar, boards a military helicopter with diplomats on board to take off for a trip to Maungdaw town's fighting area at the Sittwe airport in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 3 November. Foreign diplomats led by Renata, visit Sittwe and Maungdaw conflict area on 02 November and 03 November 2016 for the Human Rights accusations to the Muslims. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
November 7, 2016
Several international human rights groups have spoken out over what they allege is Myanmar government obstruction and harassment of journalists...
Myanmar State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi (R) shakes hands with Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) prior to their talks at a hotel in Tokyo, Japan, 03 November 2016. Suu Kyi is in Tokyo on her first visit since she assumed office as the Foreign Minister in 2016. Photo: EPA
November 5, 2016
Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Myanmar’s State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi agreed yesterday to cooperate in efforts to end ethnic...
Photo: Patrick Brown/Panos
November 4, 2016
A new report launched today by Human Rights Watch called “‘The Farmer Becomes the Criminal’: Land Confiscation in Burma’s Karen State” documents how...
Mon State Youth Policy Affair Workshop (Photo: Ma Khine/Facebook)
November 4, 2016
The Mon State Youth Network will hold a forum on November 5-6, to draft a Mon State Youth Policy and select youth representatives, according to the...
Phil Robertson Deputy Director, Asia Division, Human Rights Watch. Photo: HRW
November 4, 2016
In light of the release of the report, ‘The Farmer Becomes the Criminal’: Land Confiscation in Burma’s Karen State,” Mizzima talked to Phil Robertson...