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July 8, 2019
The Mon State Parliament approved the formation of a new Human Resources Ministry on July 2, 2019. The Human Resources Ministry will be combined with...
July 8, 2019
Companies granted licenses by the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) that have not implemented their projects will not be granted permission to...
July 8, 2019
Unesco has inscribed Bagan as a World Heritage site, nearly a quarter of a century after the complex of Buddhist temples was first nominated for...
July 8, 2019
Local peace talks were reportedly held at April Mon Hall at 1 p.m. on 6 July in Tamu town, Sagaing Region. Firstly lower house MP Naing Naing Win...
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
July 8, 2019
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, will visit Thailand and Malaysia from 8-18 July. “...
July 8, 2019
A military column under No.22 Brigade set fire to houses in Amyet Taung village in Rathedaung Township on the afternoon of 5 July at about 2 p.m.,...
July 8, 2019
The meeting was reportedly to overcome deadlock in talks with the government, Burma Army, and other EAOs. In an attempt to overcome the deadlock in...
July 6, 2019
Investors can apply for permission to mine, with priority given to locals, Kachin State’s natural resources and environment minister says. The Kachin...
July 6, 2019
‘It’s like the visitors are suing the owners,’ the chair of the Karenni State Farmers Union says. A total of 14 Karenni farmers are facing charges...
Arakan Army. Screengrab from YouTube
July 6, 2019
Rakhine National Party (ANP) Vice-Chairperson Aye Nuu Sein told Mizzima that the top leaders of Arakan Army (AA) have been charged under section 52(a...
July 5, 2019
Chin State locals fear losing both their land and their customary land management system, due to Burma’s Vacant, Fallow and Virgin (VFV) Land...
July 5, 2019
Children must understand how to protect themselves and how to respond to dangerous situations, a member of the parliamentary organizing committee...