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June 14, 2016
At least four women were drowned in the recent wave of flood at Web Kyit village southern Arakan. Heavy downpour was reported in the western coast of...
June 14, 2016
Burma News International (BNI) urges the Myanmar government at Nay Pyidaw to review the case related to a senior journalist working for British...
June 14, 2016
The Panglong Agreement was signed on February 12, in 1947 by Kachin, Chin and Shan leaders partnering with the General Aung San-led Burmese [Barmar]...
June 14, 2016
Mon State has regained its top-place in university exam admission results boasting a 39.37% success rate in 2016. The results were announced on...
Photo: Global New Light of Myanmar
June 13, 2016
An agreement has been reached on the revision of the framework for political dialogue at the meeting of the Preparatory Subcommittee-1 for the Union...
June 13, 2016
The key words of house speaker are mutual understanding, trust and respect, in order to be able to amend the constitution. Let us look at them word...
June 13, 2016
As the Kachin Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and over a hundred Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), local and international, called for peace...
Flooding in Kawlin, Sagaing Region on 9 June, 2016. Photo: Nanda (Kawlin)
June 13, 2016
The local residents from Kawlin said that the rising water level in Daungmyu creek flooded Kawlin town and inundated over 4,000 houses and later...
Students and teacher in group photo at Ramonnyarattha Buddhist University (Photo: Ramonnyarattha Academic Center Facebook)
June 13, 2016
Ramonnyarattha Buddhist University, a newly established university in Mon State, will conduct a Diploma in Buddhism in August, 2016, in the capital...
Child workers in Yangon carry sandstones in Pazundaung. Photo: Mizzima
June 13, 2016
On the World Day Against Child Labour, UNICEF is calling for more protection of children in Myanmar. More than 1.5 million children aged 10-17 or 21...
June 13, 2016
Day Two. Wednesday, 8 June 2016 History happens twice Because people don’t listen at the first time. Russian History Quotes, quateaddicts.com The...
Sao Yawdserk shaking hands with Gen Gun Maw on arrival to the meeting, June 2016. (Photo: Tai Freedom)
June 13, 2016
On 7-8 June 2016, three ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) — Kachin Independence Organization/Army (KIO/KIA), Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan...