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March 6, 2019
The Burmese government’s peace commission canceled a bilateral ceasefire proposed with four members of the Northern Alliance of ethnic armed groups,...
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March 5, 2019
No children were hurt, but villagers in the northern Shan State community have since fled. Stray bullets from clashes between the Restoration Council...
The IrrawaddyAA Brig-Gen Tun Myat Naing attends a peace conference for ethnic armed groups in Kachin State in July 2016. / The Irrawaddy
March 5, 2019
On February 25 representatives from Northern Alliance – Burma (NA-B) and the government’s National Reconciliation and Peace Center (NRPC) met for...
A man speaks on his mobile phone in front of a building with Ooredoo telecom advertising at downtown area in Yangon. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
March 5, 2019
Ooredoo, one of the world’s leading ICT providers, is bringing the immense benefits of digital technology to millions of previously unconnected...
March 5, 2019
Confiscated ivory and other animal parts are destroyed during a ceremony to mark World Wildlife Day at Yangon Zoological Gardens in Yangon, Myanmar,...
March 4, 2019
Auntie Anne’s, the world’s largest hand-rolled soft pretzel franchise, officially launches in Myanmar today. Myanmar’s first Auntie Anne’s is located...
March 4, 2019
Internally displaced people (IDPs) from Awng Lawt village in Tanai Township, Kachin State, have said they only want to return to their homes once a...
Photo by SHAN/ CSSU will hold its annual meeting in the Shan State capital of Taunggyi
March 4, 2019
Outgoing chair Sai Aik Pao says he wishes the coalition could have ended fighting between Shan armed forces. The Committee for Shan State Unity (CSSU...
March 4, 2019
Suspects involved in the killing remain at large. A retired military captain was killed at about 7 pm yesterday in Kyaukme in Myanmar’s restive...
March 4, 2019
The UN group said it didn’t specify which armed group is involved in the drug trade. The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) disputed...
March 4, 2019
Volunteers helping displaced villagers worry food rations will run out. As fighting continues with no end in sight, villagers displaced by clashes...
March 4, 2019
If the State Counsellor wants peace she needs to take back her statement instructing the military to “crush” the Arakan Army. Arakan Army’s (AA)...