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April 11, 2017
The UN has called on Myanmar to immediately release Rohingya children who are being detained in Buthidaung prison.
April 11, 2017
Getting a diverse array of organizations to agree to anything is a challenge, but getting all ethnic armed groups on the same page about a ceasefire...
April 11, 2017
Eleven members of the Karen National Union (KNU)’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) and department heads have been elected on Saturday afternoon (8...
Ethnic Armed Organizations’ (EAO) leaders' meeting on 8-9 April in Chiang Mai
April 11, 2017
If you want to know who’s really running the show in Myanmar, look no further than the Tatmadaw, Lieutenant General Yawd Serk said at a summit this...
April 10, 2017
Three civilians were shot dead in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township during armed clashes between Burmese government forces and the Ta’ang...
A general view of Shwe Gas terminal in Kyaukphyu, Rakhine state, western Myanmar. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
April 10, 2017
A pipeline pumping crude oil from Myanmar ’s Rakhine coastline into Yunnan Province in China will finally be operational in May after several delays...
Amnesty calls for the release of Lahpai Gam. Screenshot: YouTube/Htoi Aung
April 10, 2017
Amnesty International is calling for the immediate release from prison of Lahpai Gam, who is suffering from health problems, who the NGO refer to as...
April 10, 2017
Help us eradicate drugs by providing information, the Karen National Union’s police have told members of the public.
Karen representatives selected for Union-level CSO forum
April 10, 2017
Ten representatives have been vetted and approved to represent Kayin (Karen) State civil society organizations at an upcoming Union-level peace...
April 10, 2017
Families in Maungdaw have no food and are being prevented by government officials from fishing and farming, according to a local elder and an...
April 10, 2017
The 14 parties, which include the former ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) issued a joint statement saying that the decision to...
Thanlwin (Chaungzon) Bridge has been embroiled in a naming controversy since the government suggested a moniker in honor of Bogyoke Aung San. (Photo: MNA)
April 8, 2017
A Mon State bridge mired in a naming debacle again has raised local ire this week amid rumors that the divisive project could be officially launched...