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June 30, 2017
<p>A recent crackdown by Thai authorities against illegal foreign workers has resulted in the closure of several Myanmar migrant schools in Tak...
June 30, 2017
<p><strong>The leaders of the Chin National Democratic Party (CNDP) and the Chin Progressive Party (CPP) met on June 15 to sign an...
The Say Taung area.
June 30, 2017
<p>A new wildlife sanctuary in Mon and Kayin (Karen) States will aim to cover some 110,580 acres of land, according to the Ye Township Forestry...
June 28, 2017
Participants of the Fifth Ethnic Media Conference have submitted an open letter to the President, the State Counsellor and the Tatmadaw’s Commander-...
June 28, 2017
Mawlamyine Cement Limited (MCL) failed to meet with local residents while completing its latest environmental impact assessment (EIA) for its $400...
June 28, 2017
Small and medium enterprise (SME) owners in Mon State are struggling with a lack of bank loans and technological assistance, according to the Mon...
The Fifth Ethnic Media Conference (Photo – MNA)
June 27, 2017
The Fifth Ethnic Media Conference got underway in Loikaw, Kayah (Karenni) State on June 26.
June 27, 2017
Two ethnic Shan armies, the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) and the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA...
Aye Naing and Pyae Bone Naing from the Democratic Voice of Burma and Thein Zaw, also known as Lawi Weng, from The Irrawaddy
June 27, 2017
The Myanmar authorities must immediately release three journalists, who were detained while carrying out their work in conflict-afflicted northern...
June 27, 2017
<p>Over 3,400 household member lists have been issued to some 10,000 migrant workers residing in Mon State since the new government took office...
June 27, 2017
The Border Guard Police arrested five alleged terrorists in Tin Sat Village in Buthidaung Township, Rakhine (Arakan) State on June 22.
June 25, 2017
<p>The Voice daily newspaper chief editor U Kyaw Min Swe, who is being prosecuted under the Telecommunications Law section 66(d), has had a...