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June 6, 2016
The following report is the outcome of the 1 ½ hour meeting between the 21st Century Panglong Conference Preparatory Committee (21 CPCPC) headed by...
June 6, 2016
The Amyotha Hluttaw has approved changes to the Ward and Village-tract Administration Bill 2012 that will remove the guest registration requirement.
Myanmar Gems and Jewellery Entrepreneurs Association member Kyaw Kyaw Oo speaks during a press meeting on Myanmar Gems Expo Committee's funds at Thiri Hall, Royal Rose Restaurant in Yangon on 2 June, 2016. Photo: Thura/Mizzima
June 6, 2016
Myanmar Gems and Jewellers’ Association Executive Committee member Kyaw Kyaw Oo said that they did not have trust in the inquiry commission which was...
June 6, 2016
Karen representatives from various parts of Burma and overseas got together in move to prepare for forthcoming national peace talks pointed out that...
June 6, 2016
Mae Tao Clinic located in the Thai border town of Mae Sot in Tak Province officially moved to a new purposed built hospital in an effort to keep...
June 6, 2016
Burma Army soldiers fired their weapons when sawmill workers refused their demands for logs and sawn wood in the Waw Lay area of Myawaddy Township,...
June 4, 2016
The Burma Army tortured and killed civilians close to the Upper Yeywa dam project site in Kyaukme Township, Shan State during May according to a Shan...
Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA). Photo: Theingi Tun/Mizzima
June 2, 2016
The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) and Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) had a meeting on 1June in Chiang Mai...
June 2, 2016
The Nationalities Brotherhood Federation (NBF), an alliance of ethnic political parties, released a statement calling on the Burmese Government to...
Ethnic Organisations Workshop in Chiang Mai
June 2, 2016
Draft ethnic policies to assist in the upcoming political dialogue were finalised at an ethnic organisations workshop held in Chiang Mai, Thailand on...
June 2, 2016
The new peace negotiating team created by the NLD-led government will have an informal meeting with the ethnic armed organisations that did not sign...
Internally Displaced Villagers
June 2, 2016
Residents from nine villages in Hsipaw Township, Shan State who fled their homes in early May due to fighting claim that their livestock was stolen...