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January 31, 2019
The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) issued a position statement dated January 30, 2019, calling for enacting a law relating to the...
Christine Schraner Burgener (C), United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Myanmar, visits a Hindu temple of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 23 January 2019. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
January 31, 2019
The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar visited the country from 18 to 29 January. According an official statement, she oversaw the...
January 31, 2019
She was speaking at the ‘Invest Myanmar Summit 2019’ opening ceremony held at Myanmar International Convention Centre 2 (MICC 2) in Nyapyitaw on...
January 31, 2019
The chairman of Myanmar’s investment commission on Tuesday suggested alternatives such as downsizing or relocating a stalled Chinese-backed dam...
January 30, 2019
2019 marks an important year for Karen armed struggle for self-autonomy in many ways. On January 31st, we will celebrate 70th anniversary of the...
January 30, 2019
Armed clashes in January 2019 between troops from the Karen National Liberation Army and Burma Army soldiers in Northern Papun District of Karen...
January 30, 2019
The Karen State Social Welfare Department announced the Myanmar government will give support to pregnant mothers and their children (under two)...
January 30, 2019
Mon State elected 466 new ward/village tract administrators last year. However, five administrators from across four townships now face legal action...
January 30, 2019
Mon State Government’s 100-day traffic safety enforcement project, the Linn Yone Project, has led to cases of injustice and has had negative impacts...
January 29, 2019
The Union-level Ministry of Ethnic Affairs has donated 3.5 million Kyats for the 72nd annual celebration of Mon National Day (Central), which will...
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January 29, 2019
SHAN speaks with an RCSS/SSA spokesperson about a recent meeting with Sun Guoxiang. China’s Special Envoy on Asian Affairs Sun Guoxiang met with a...
A file photo of an Arakan Army unit from the group’s Facebook page.
January 29, 2019
Myanmar soldiers and Arakan Army troops exchanged fire for four hours Monday morning near Ohn Chaung village in Rakhine state’s Rathedaung township,...