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April 25, 2016
The past few weeks have seen a resumption of fighting in Kachin state between government forces and troops from the Kachin Independence Army's (KIA...
U Gambira at a court in Maha Aungmye Township on 30 March 2016. Photo: Bo Bo/Mizzima
April 25, 2016
Burma Campaign UK yesterday called for the immediate and unconditional release of U Gambira, and all the remaining political prisoners in Myanmar.
Many Kokang refugees are elderly and children. Photo: SHRF
April 25, 2016
Myanmar Army expansion and ongoing abuses since last year in mountainous areas along the Kokang-China border is making it impossible for tens of...
Danish Ambassador Peter Lysholt Hansen. Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
April 25, 2016
Denmark has a proven track-record of successfully combining economic growth, high employment and social security and so it is fitting that there...
April 25, 2016
A Burma Army attack on a village on the Shan-Kachin State border has seen civilians targeted and killed, according to a report by the front line...
Myanmar-Bangladesh Border. Photo: Narinjara
April 22, 2016
Bangladesh’s border guard this month deported at least 340 Muslim Myanmar nationals – more commonly known as Rohingyas – without any resistance from...
April 22, 2016
A trial run of the Min Lwin Mountain cement factory project in the Pein Hne Taw Village Group in Thaton Township, Mon State has harmed the natural...
General Saw Mo Shay the new DKBA Commander-in-Chief
April 21, 2016
General Saw Mo Shay has been officially appointed as the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA) Commander-in-Chief following the death of the...
April 21, 2016
An official delegation from the Chin State Government visited Thantlang and Falam townships and met up with local people to find out about their...
Workers in an industrial zone in Yangon. Photo: Mizzima
April 21, 2016
Today, U Thein Swe, Union Minister of Labour, Immigration and Population of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar welcomed Mr. Peter Lysholt Hansen,...
Asia World port at Strand road in Yangon. Photo: Mizzima
April 21, 2016
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has provided a 40 million U.S. dollar long-term loan to boost development of Myanmar Industrial Port(MIP...
Photo: Mizzima
April 21, 2016
Following an outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farming zone in upper Myanmar, the Ministry of Health has urged farmers nationwide yesterday to carry...