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General Pang Fa, the Chairman of the Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA).
July 5, 2016
The Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) has sent President U Htin Kyaw and other senior government officials a letter calling for...
The UN is concerned about the continued displacement of people by fighting, among other concerns. UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee, right, seen here on a recent visit to Zion Baptist IDP camp at Myitkyina Kachin State. Photo: UNIC Yangon
July 5, 2016
Myanmar is under the spotlight of the UN in part due to the recent 12-day visit of UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee to the country.
July 5, 2016
Not less than one thousand gallon of locally made alcohol from palm fruit juice was seized in Murwin village, Klantay track under Kyauk Phyu township...
July 5, 2016
During these few days Aung San Suu Kyi’s initiated 21 Century Panglong Conference (21CPC) has gained momentum, as could be seen by her peace chief...
Problems with overflow at the dam. Photo: Ko B. Soe
July 4, 2016
The dam that is being built in Tonzang Township, Chin State overflowed on the weekend, so people in some villages nearby were evacuated on Sunday...
Myanmar’s record on women rights will be reviewed on July 7 in Geneva by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Photo: Mizzima
July 4, 2016
Myanmar’s record on women rights will be reviewed on July 7 in Geneva by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, which...
July 4, 2016
The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) will meet State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon in mid-July, according to a statement...
July 4, 2016
A state-level Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Committee (JMC-S) responsible for overseeing that signatories of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA)...
July 4, 2016
The All Mon Regions Democracy Party (AMDP) has sent a letter to the President opposing the issuing of household documents to migrant workers, a...
July 4, 2016
The use and sale of illicit drugs in Karen State is a new obstacle that needs to be overcome, said a state-level MP calling for an anti-drug program...
July 4, 2016
An elementary school headmaster in northwestern Shan State has been accused of land grabbing by residents from Kutkai Township’s Loi Kung village,...
July 4, 2016
During a visit to the United States earlier this month, Christian leaders from the Kachin community informed American government officials in...