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September 1, 2017
Failing to find a sympathetic ear in the Shan State government office, 150 farmers have taken their land complaints to the state Hluttaw instead.
A local-level Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Committee office in Hpapun township was launched with an opening ceremony on August 30. (Photo: the Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief Office)
September 1, 2017
Supporting the nuts and bolts of implementing the peace process, a local-level committee was formed with an office in Hpapun township, Kayin (Karen)...
September 1, 2017
Thailand has asked Myanmar to upgrade a high traffic border checkpoint in Kayin (Karen) State that was closed in July due to flooding. They also...
September 1, 2017
Two reporters surrendered at Aunglan police station, Magway Region and were granted bail.
August 31, 2017
<p>The Karen Unity and Peace Committee (KUPC) convened a summit of Kayin (Karen) State political parties on August 29 to discuss the formation...
August 31, 2017
<p>Two years after the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement was signed in October 2015, the country&rsquo;s peace process has only become more...
August 31, 2017
<p>Residents of a Yunnan border town are accusing Chinese police of beating to death a Myanmar man while he was in custody for an undisclosed...
August 31, 2017
<p>More than 6,000 Shan refugees, currently living in six camps along the Thai-Burmese border, are suddenly faced with the prospect of...
August 31, 2017
Over five dozen members of the Mon National Party (MNP) have resigned en masse in a show of no confidence.
August 31, 2017
The Mon State Civil Society Organizations’ Network has issued a statement condemning the ongoing violence in northern Rakhine State and calling for...
August 30, 2017
<p>Boosting ethnic voices in media is a necessary element of national reconciliation and will contribute to de-escalating conflicts, said...
August 30, 2017
Keeping Karen traditions alive overseas, a Bangkok-based organization held a wrist-tying ceremony on August 27 that was attended by nearly 3,000...