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July 11, 2017
<p>Over 1,000 signatures have so far been collected on a petition against building a coal-fired power plant in Kayin (Karen) State, according...
Drivers arrive at a wheel tax gate at the entrance of Paung. (Facebook)
July 11, 2017
<p>Mon State&rsquo;s Municipal Affairs Department has pledged to put the &ldquo;wheel tax&rdquo; collected at city entrances to...
Yanghee Lee (C), UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, seen here on a previous trip to Rakhine State in January. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
July 11, 2017
UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Myanmar Ms. Yanghee Lee will arrive in Sittwe, Rakhine State on July 12 and looks set to face protests at...
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at the unveiling of the Civil Service Reform Strategic Plan for Myanmar event in Nay Pyi Taw. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
July 11, 2017
Although the government knows that the pay rate of the civil servants is lower than other workers from different fields, there is no solution to...
July 11, 2017
FHI360 and USAID have started a joint programme to provide fellowship opportunities in news media organizations and civil society organizations in...
July 10, 2017
The Karen National Union lauded female participation in a recent, local political training after the course attained a 30 percent quota.
July 10, 2017
Over 11,000 rural households in Kayin (Karen) State are set to newly receive electricity thanks to a long-awaited solar panel program.
Irrawaddy reporter Thein Zaw. Photo: Facebook
July 8, 2017
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is concerned about the increase in media freedom violations in Myanmar and, in particular, reiterates its call for...
Ms Yanghee Lee, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, talks to the media during a press conference after she presented her report to the 34th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 13 March 2017.  Photo: Salvatore Di Nolfi/EPA
July 8, 2017
According to the State Counsellor office, United Nations Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee will shortly be coming to Myanmar for her sixth visit.
July 7, 2017
Over 300 Karenni refugees have been made homeless after a fire destroyed 71 houses in their camp in Mae Hong Son Province on July 5.
July 7, 2017
Fourteen National League for Democracy executives have been expelled from the Taunggyi office in the latest instalment of the fractious relationship...
July 7, 2017
Cynthia Maung, a doctor who has spent nearly three decades working with refugees along the Thai-Myanmar border, was honored this week with the 2017...