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May 14, 2017
In exchange for giving China land for oil storage tanks and not making a fuss about the implementation of a deep-sea port for the nearby special...
May 12, 2017
Twenty-three landmines have been discovered, planted near the temple compound where a blast occurred on Monday, causing serious injury to eight...
Arakan National Party (ANP) Chairman Dr. Aye Maung. Photo: Mizzima
May 12, 2017
The Arakan National Party (ANP) Chairman Dr. Aye Maung confirmed to Mizzima that they would demand national-level political dialogue in Rakhine State...
Burmese army accused of land seizure in Mong Nong
May 12, 2017
Residents in southern Shan State’s Mong Nong sub-township are claiming that their lands have been seized by the Burmese military.
May 12, 2017
An outbreak of dengue fever has affected at least a dozen villagers in Rakhine State’s Pauktaw township, according to local health workers.
May 11, 2017
The latest registration process aiming to regularize the status of Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand has gotten off to a sluggish start thanks to...
May 11, 2017
As many as 74 Bangladeshi fishermen have been detained in Myanmar for the past six months, according to Nurul Islam, a fellow fisherman from Teknaf.
May 11, 2017
Three Rohingya women were beaten by police in Nayapara camp following a neighborhood dispute, according to camp residents.
May 11, 2017
Japan has supplied US$2 million to UN agencies that are helping support Rohingya refugees who recently fled to Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh.
The demonstrators protested outside the Guildhall, as Aung San Suu Kyi arrived at Guildhall for the award ceremony of Honorary Freedom of the City of London
May 11, 2017
A small group of demonstrators gathered in London on May 8 as State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was being presented an honorary award during an...
May 11, 2017
The peace process that is scheduled to pick up again on May 24, known as Union Peace Conference – 21st Century Panglong (UPC-21CP), now seems to be...
Bogyoke Aung San Bridge. Photo: Ministry of Construction
May 11, 2017
The inauguration ceremony of the Bridge Museum and the controversial Bogyoke Aung San Bridge linking Mawlamyine and Chaungzone townships was held...