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November 8, 2016
Burma objected to Thailand’s application to put Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex on the UNESCO World Heritage List because Burma claims four per cent of...
November 7, 2016
The Karen political community in the Rangoon region has criticised a proposal by some Karen National Union (KNU) leaders to postpone the 16th KNU...
Youths participating in the KYO Youth Empowered Society Camp
November 7, 2016
The Karen Youth Organisation (KYO) ran a short course at a ‘Youth Empowered Society Camp’ to train youths on how to effectively participate in the...
Renata Lok-Dessallien (left), United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Myanmar, boards a military helicopter with diplomats on board to take off for a trip to Maungdaw town's fighting area at the Sittwe airport in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 3 November. Foreign diplomats led by Renata, visit Sittwe and Maungdaw conflict area on 02 November and 03 November 2016 for the Human Rights accusations to the Muslims. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
November 7, 2016
Several international human rights groups have spoken out over what they allege is Myanmar government obstruction and harassment of journalists...
Myanmar State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi (R) shakes hands with Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) prior to their talks at a hotel in Tokyo, Japan, 03 November 2016. Suu Kyi is in Tokyo on her first visit since she assumed office as the Foreign Minister in 2016. Photo: EPA
November 5, 2016
Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Myanmar’s State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi agreed yesterday to cooperate in efforts to end ethnic...
Photo: Patrick Brown/Panos
November 4, 2016
A new report launched today by Human Rights Watch called “‘The Farmer Becomes the Criminal’: Land Confiscation in Burma’s Karen State” documents how...
Mon State Youth Policy Affair Workshop (Photo: Ma Khine/Facebook)
November 4, 2016
The Mon State Youth Network will hold a forum on November 5-6, to draft a Mon State Youth Policy and select youth representatives, according to the...
Phil Robertson Deputy Director, Asia Division, Human Rights Watch. Photo: HRW
November 4, 2016
In light of the release of the report, ‘The Farmer Becomes the Criminal’: Land Confiscation in Burma’s Karen State,” Mizzima talked to Phil Robertson...
Deputy speaker Dr. Aung Naing Oo was discussing at the Hluttaw (Photo: MNA)
November 3, 2016
The Mon State Hluttaw has received over 700 complaint letters from the public within almost 9 months since it has taken office.
November 3, 2016
Ethnic people will not tolerate being cheated again, and they must see the signs of a true federal union before the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (...
People protesting against the KIO/KIA in Myikyina
November 3, 2016
As public and religious organisations across Burma call on the Burma Army to halt its offensives a protest against the Kachin Independence...
A quarry project site on Kaylatha Mountain nature conservation area (Photo: Eleven News)
November 2, 2016
Union Minister of the Natural Resource and Environment Conservation Ministry has stopped Rock Well Mining Co., Ltd from preparing its rock and quarry...