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Myanmar soldiers, arriving back from the unrest area in Rakhine state, march in Sittwe city, capital of Rakhine State, Myanmar, 31 October 2012. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
February 11, 2019
The U.N. refugee agency says it is worried by reports of people fleeing escalating violence in Myanmar's southern Chin State and Rakhine State,...
February 11, 2019
Kachin Political Leaders Meet Norwegian Delegation in Myitkyina on Feb. 8, 2019 In a meeting with Norway’s deputy head of mission to Burma on Friday...
February 11, 2019
A delegation from the Burmese government will meet with four members of the Northern Alliance of ethnic armed groups this week, according to the...
February 8, 2019
The former Kachin State minister of natural resources and the environment was appointed the chairperson of the state’s ethnic affairs committee in...
February 8, 2019
Two jade pickers have yet to be found after a landslide occurred on Monday in a mining block in Kachin State’s Hpakant Township. The incident...
February 8, 2019
In the first demonstration on Myitkyina’s Manau grounds, around 7,000 locals demonstrated against the Myitsone hydropower dam, calling for a...
People from Kachin State shout slogans and hold placards during a protest held to show opposition to the Irrawaddy Myitsone Dam project in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Myanmar, 07 February 2019. Photo: Si Thu MKN
February 8, 2019
About 10,000 people in northern Myanmar’s Kachin state staged a massive protest Thursday against the controversial Chinese-backed Myitsone Dam and...
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, South Korean university professor Yanghee Lee, addresses the media in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 25 January 2019. Photo: Monirul Alam/EPA
February 8, 2019
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar has welcomed the establishment of a parliamentary committee to amend the...
February 7, 2019
The Kachin Democratic Institute (KDI) opened its first learning center in the state capital of Myitkyina on Tuesday. The center marks KDI’s fourth...
February 7, 2019
It seems Shan State’s stigma of being the epicenter of narcotics production won’t go away easily even after nearly three decades of Afghanistan took...
Burmar MilitaryPhoto Credit to KNG
February 7, 2019
Tatmadaw presence is expanding in southern and northern Shan State and in Karenni State, sources say. Ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) say that the...
Photo Credit to Myanmar State Counsellor Office
February 7, 2019
The State Counsellor reportedly emphasized the people’s role in assisting the government in its duties. State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi...