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June 21, 2016
The Karen Women’s Organisation released a statement to commemorate the 2016 World Refugee Day and said that despite recent positive changes in Burma...
June 21, 2016
Soldiers from the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army, including a battalion commander, reunited with the Karen National Liberation Army 201 Battalion,...
June 21, 2016
The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) will, reportedly, oppose the proposed issuing of household documents to migrant citizens. The...
KNPP peace process meeting
June 20, 2016
The Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) will discuss with Burma's government how all ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) can be included in the...
June 20, 2016
The government film review committee’s prohibiting the screening of a movie that portrays the disappearance of Saohpa Sao Kya Seng, who was...
June 20, 2016
Ko Ko Gyi, one of the leaders of the 88 Generation Peace and Open Society has said that the public and youths can play an important role in solving...
Some of the villagers the Burma Army accused of being RCSS/SSA soldiers
June 20, 2016
The Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) says a group of villagers arrested last month by the Burma Army in eastern Shan...
June 20, 2016
The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) strongly opposes plans by Burma's new government to expand household list registration to migrant...
June 20, 2016
Maung Aye, the chairman of Kyauk Pru township rural development Association, with two other youths were brought to trial at the Kyauk Pru township...
June 20, 2016
Thirteen Arakanese youths, who were picked up from various parts of Arakan State in connection with their involvement with the banned Arakan Army,...
Mon State Chief Minister shakes hands with a representative of Toyo-Thai Company (Photo: Min Min Oo’s Facebook).
June 20, 2016
Mon State advocacy groups will continue to monitor the activity of the state government and Toyo Thai Corporation Public Company Limited (TTCL) after...
UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Ms Yanghee Lee, during a press conference in Yangon on January 16, 2015. Photo: Mizzima
June 20, 2016
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, will undertake an official visit to the country from...