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Unilever CEO Paul Polman speaks speaks during the Gaidar Economic Forum in Moscow, Russia, 12 January 2017. Photo: Yuri Kochetkov/EPA
September 17, 2017
Unilever CEO Paul Polman is one of a growing number of “global citizens” calling for an end to the violence in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine State.
September 16, 2017
<p>A group of Karen residents in Minnesota are trying to keep their traditions alive among the diaspora by teaching the Karen language and...
Minzayar Oo and Hkun Lat were assigned by GEO magazine. Photos: GEO
September 16, 2017
<p>The German magazine GEO has expressed concern over the detention by Bangladesh of two Myanmar journalists who were working in Cox&rsquo;...
September 16, 2017
<p>Around 300 residents from a village in northern Shan State have fled into the jungle after a Tatmadaw patrol reportedly began shooting in...
September 16, 2017
<p>Reckless, high-speed drivers are leading to preventable accidents and road fatalities in southern Shan State&rsquo;s Hsipaw township,...
September 15, 2017
<p>What was supposed to be a public forum on the peace process in Bago Region this week turned into more of a lecture when the question and...
NNDP Chairman Thein Nyunt.
September 15, 2017
New National Democracy Party (NNDP) Chairman Thein Nyunt said that the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) government should respect and...
Workers tend to a community mangrove forest in An Din village (Photo – MNA)
September 15, 2017
Efforts to establish community forests in Mon State’s Ye township are facing setbacks due to misunderstandings of land laws as well as a lack of...
Myanmar Vice President U Henry Van Thio speaks during a ceremony marking Anti-Human Trafficking Day in Nay Pyi Taw on 13 September 2017. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
September 15, 2017
Vice President U Henry Van Thio has called for eliminating armed conflicts in Myanmar to address human trafficking, stressing that eliminating armed...
September 14, 2017
<p>Over 1,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in Tanai, Kachin State since June say they are too afraid of soldiers to return home...
Journalists were invited to join the newly created Mon State True News and Information Committee (Copy)
September 14, 2017
The government and Tatmadaw have jointly launched a local offshoot of the True News and Information Committee in Mon State, according to journalists...
Kabyar Wa Beach has become an increasingly popular dry season domestic tourism destination. (Photo – MNA)
September 14, 2017
Before the crowds begin descending on the sea shore this coming dry season, local activists are calling on the government to help manage tourism and...