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September 21, 2016
World Forum for Media Development opens in Jakarta
The 2016 World Forum for Media Development, entitled Decoding the Future: Rethinking Media for a New World, opened today in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova (left) meets with Myanmar State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo: Irina Bokova via twitter
September 21, 2016
UNESCO Director-General pledges support for democratic refor...
On the margins of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova pledged support to Myanmar's democratic reform...
Karen Information Center
September 20, 2016
KUPC Urges Negotiations to Resolve Mae Tha Wor Fighting
The Karen Unity and Peace Committee (KUPC) called for negotiations to be held to halt the fighting in the Mae Tha Wor area of Hlaingbwe Township,...
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September 20, 2016
Bill approved to end warrantless household inspection
Myanmar’s parliament approved yesterday a bill to repeal a law allowing authorities to conduct warrantless searches of private homes, the Anadolu...
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Children at Myaing Gyi Ngu IDP Camp
September 20, 2016
Three Temporary Schools for IDPs Open in Myaing Gyi Ngu
Three temporary schools have opened for children living in Myaing Gyi Ngu internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Karen State said the Tha Wor...
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September 20, 2016
Burma Army Launches Attacks Against KIA
The Burma Army continuously attacked Kachin Independence Army (KIA) outposts in Kachin State with heavy weapons from 13 to 18 September.
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Location of KIA and Burma Army bases near to the the Chinese border in Kachin State
September 19, 2016
300 Burma Army Soldiers Enter China Disguised as Civilians
About 300 Burmese soldiers wearing civilian clothes have allegedly entered China in small groups since 3 September as part of a planned offensive...
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UPDJC meeting at NRPC in Yangon on 17 September 2016. Photo: Soe Thu Aung/Mizzima
September 19, 2016
National-level dialogue expected to start in January
The Framework for Political Dialogue (FPD) was reviewed at the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre in Yangon Saturday as part of ongoing efforts...
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Workers in a jade mining area in Hpakant, Kachin State.
September 19, 2016
Myanmar’s jade industry needs reform, says Global Witness
After announcing that all economic sanctions on Myanmar will be lifted, the U.S. must urgently set out its plan to support fledgling reforms in the...
ethnic groups’ flags seen flying by one another at Mai Ja Yang summit (Photo: Kachinland News)
September 19, 2016
Nationalism, federalism and ethnic-centered political framew...
The 21st Panglong Peace Conference has been completed in Myanmar. The public expects genuine peace, unity, liberty and equity by the end of the...
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September 17, 2016
Myanmar military proposes Karen State as a pilot area for re...
Representatives of the Myanmar Military proposed to set Karen State as a pilot area for removing landmines at the Union Joint Ceasefire Monitoring...
Kantarawaddy Times
September 17, 2016
Draft Youth Policy for Karenni State Released
After a three day conference the Karenni State Youth Policy Drafting Forum has released a draft version of the Karenni State Youth Policy.