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May 19, 2017
An ethnic coalition organization has called on the government to help support minorities by allowing them to hold national-level political dialogues.
May 19, 2017
Rakhine officials are concerned the state is losing its best and brightest to the lure of better-paid jobs elsewhere.
May 18, 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping has told State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi that China would continue to help the country achieve peace, and called...
Manpang People’s Militia soldiers.
May 18, 2017
Manpang People’s Militia, a military-back armed group, has been accused of forced recruitment in several villages in northern Shan State, according...
The New Mon State Party chair speaks at central committee meeting. (Photo – NMSP)
May 18, 2017
The Mon State government is pressuring the local ethnic armed group to swiftly sign the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA).
May 18, 2017
A Tatmadaw official has pledged to do what he can to secure the release of two detained Karen National Union soldiers.
May 18, 2017
Youth organizers are annoyed with the Rakhine (Arakan) State chief minister after he said the state’s support for the Arakan Youth Conference is...
May 18, 2017
Myanmar needs a conflict prevention network, religious and civil society leaders in Tanintharyi Region announced at a conference this week.
May 17, 2017
More than 300 civilians from eight villages in northern Shan State’s Namtu township have fled their homes amid simmering tensions between two ethnic...
Photo by Tai Tiger- Villagers were fleeing their homes to Namtu town on May 11.
May 16, 2017
A series of clashes between Burmese government forces and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) have compelled some 300 villagers in Namtu...
May 16, 2017
Clashes between the Tatmadaw and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army are taking place on a daily basis in northern Shan Shan State, according to an...
Sembcorp’s 225-megawatt factory is seen under construction in Thaungtha township. (Photo – Kyemon)
May 16, 2017
Construction of Myanmar’s largest natural gas power plant is set to finish up next year and give a much-needed boost to the country’s electricity...