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January 23, 2017
Human Rights activists, Burma Campaign UK delivered a petition to the British government to do more to help stop the rape of ethnic women in conflict...
January 23, 2017
A coalition of more than 40 human rights and civil society organisations have called for an international investigation into the situation in Rakhine...
January 21, 2017
Lately, the military bloc’s supporter, obviously made up of Union Solidarity Development Party (USDP) members, former and active soldiers in civil...
January 21, 2017
A Burmese army unit has exchanged small arms fire with the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) in the southern Shan State...
Members of the Mon National Day organising committee meet with Chief Minister (Photo: MNA)
January 21, 2017
The Mon State Government decided at its Wednesday conference that it would provide 15,000,000 Kyat for the 70th Mon National Day celebration, which...
January 21, 2017
The Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) from the Karenni State are not ready to attend the first National CSO Peace Forum, according to the Karenni...
Myanmar State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo: Min Min/Mizzima
January 21, 2017
The State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will attend the ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of Union Day on February 12 to be held in Panglong, Shan...
January 21, 2017
Although respective ministries have been informed concerning unqualified road, bridge, and building projects, which are being built and repaired with...
Photo by SHAN- A military checkpoint in Khojom village, Monghsu Township
January 20, 2017
The Burmese military today ordered the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) to immediately withdraw its troops from Monghsu Township...
People walk through a street market in Yangon. Photo: AFP
January 20, 2017
A new census report reveals that an estimated 4.25 million people who were born in Myanmar now live abroad, according to a press release by the...
Photo: Wai Phyo Han/Facebook
January 20, 2017
Two bus conductors were arrested and handed over to Insein Police Station for committing physical assault against a female passenger at Sawbwagyigon...
January 19, 2017
Fujitsu yesterday announced that it is conducting training for employees from across all 22 departments of Myanmar's government in order to...